Joseph Borremans

Joseph Borremans (November 25, 1775 in Brussels May 15, 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:

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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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