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BURLINGTON (Burrowes)

Composer: John F. Burrowes

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 © The Cyber Hymnal™. Used by permission. (www.hymntime.com)  Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: BURLINGTON (Burrowes)
Composer: John F. Burrowes (1830)
Meter: 8.6.8.6
Incipit: 12342 36512 56576
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain

Timeline

Media

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #549
  • Four-part harmony, full-score (PDF, NWC)
The Cyber Hymnal #1855
Text: A Glory Gilds the Sacred Page
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #3336
Text: Jesus, Immortal King, Arise
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #7515
Text: What Is the Thing of Greatest Price?
  • Adobe Acrobat image (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer score (NWC)
  • XML score (XML)
The Cyber Hymnal #9514
Text: How Long Shall Earth's Alluring Toys
  • PDF (PDF)
  • Noteworthy Composer Score (NWC)
Small Church Music #5363
Text: 聯於基督 (Joined to the Christ victorious)
  • PDF Score (PDF)

Instances

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ScoreAudio

Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary #549

Discipleship Ministries Collection #97

Sheng tu shi ge = Hymnary (聖徒詩歌) #403

Audio

Small Church Music #5363

TextPage Scan

The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #301

TextPage Scan

The A.M.E. Zion Hymnal #354

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #1855

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #3336

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #7515

TextScoreAudio

The Cyber Hymnal #9514

Include 70 pre-1979 instances
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