Charles Borremans was a violin

Violin

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ist and conductor at the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie

La Monnaie

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 in Belgium

Belgium

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 from 1804 to 1825. The composer Charles-Louis-Joseph succeeded him as conductor of this opera house.

Borremans was born and died in Brussels

Brussels

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. The Borremans family was related to the Artot family. Joseph Borremans, he himself being a brother of Charles, had a sister who was married to Maurice Artot, father of the famous violinist Joseph-Alexander Artot.

A Quatuor for the pianoforte harpsichord or with accompaniment of bass and two violone in F, of which a part is missing, is mentioned as number 476 in the inventory of the archives of the House of Arenberg

House of Arenberg

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 at Edingen.