Joseph Borremans (25 November 1775 in Brussels – 15 May 1858 in Brussels) was a composer, organist and conductor in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
In Brussels, he was Kapellmeister at the St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral (until 1835?), [1] organist of the Saint Nicholas' Church and second conductor of the Theatre of the Mint where, amongst others, the next works were performed:
- Klapperman ou le Crieur de nuit d'Amsterdam, Opéra comique in one act performed on 31 October 1804;
- La Femme impromptue, Opera buffa performed in 1808;
- Offrande à Vlujmen, scène lyrique performed on 31 October 1816.
As an organist, he was noted for his improvisational abilities. As a religious composer, he wrote Masses, Te Deum’s, motets, etc. with orchestral accompaniment.
The composer Charles Borremans was his eldest brother. [2]
References
- ^ Muziekhandschriften van Sint-Goedele. Tentoonstelling georganiseerd door de Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Afdeling Muziek, van 7 februari tot 5 maart 1997, exhibition catalogue, Royal Library of Belgium, Brussels, 1997, p. 27.
- ^ François - Joseph Fétis & Arthur Pougin, Biographie universelle des musiciens et de la musique bibliographie générale. Supplément et complément, Paris, Firmin-Didot, 1878.
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Joseph Borremans (25 November 1775 in Brussels – 15 May 1858 in Brussels) was a composer, organist and conductor in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
In Brussels, he was Kapellmeister at the St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral (until 1835?), [1] organist of the Saint Nicholas' Church and second conductor of the Theatre of the Mint where, amongst others, the next works were performed:
- Klapperman ou le Crieur de nuit d'Amsterdam, Opéra comique in one act performed on 31 October 1804;
- La Femme impromptue, Opera buffa performed in 1808;
- Offrande à Vlujmen, scène lyrique performed on 31 October 1816.
As an organist, he was noted for his improvisational abilities. As a religious composer, he wrote Masses, Te Deum’s, motets, etc. with orchestral accompaniment.
The composer Charles Borremans was his eldest brother. [2]
References
- ^ Muziekhandschriften van Sint-Goedele. Tentoonstelling georganiseerd door de Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Afdeling Muziek, van 7 februari tot 5 maart 1997, exhibition catalogue, Royal Library of Belgium, Brussels, 1997, p. 27.
- ^ François - Joseph Fétis & Arthur Pougin, Biographie universelle des musiciens et de la musique bibliographie générale. Supplément et complément, Paris, Firmin-Didot, 1878.
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