| Short Name: | John F. Burrowes |
| Full Name: | Burrowes, J. F. (John Freckleton), 1787-1852 |
| Birth Year: | 1787 |
| Death Year: | 1852 |
Born: April 23, 1787, London, England.
Died: March 31, 1852, Marylebone, London, England.
A student of organist William Horsley, Burrowes lived in London nearly 40 years, and played the organ at the Church of St. James, Westminster. He helped found the Philharmonic Society, and wrote an overture used as the concluding item at the Society’s concerts. He also composed piano pieces, and his Single Chant in E was included in Cathedral Psalter Chants (1875). His other works include:
Pianoforte Primer, 1818
Thorough-Bass Primer, 1819
Sources:
Nutter, p. 454
Reynolds, p. 261
Wikipedia, accessed 18 Nov 2016
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Tunes by John F. Burrowes (3) | As | Instances | Incipit |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEECHMONT | J. F. Burrowes (Composer) | 2 | 55316 15123 21232 |
| BURLINGTON (Burrowes) | John F. Burrowes (Composer) | 69 | 12342 36512 56576 |
| [Chant] (Burrowes 13516) | John F. Burrows, 19th cent. (Composer) | 6 | 13516 51321 |
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