Donald Burrows (musicologist)
Encyclopedia
Donald James Burrows is Professor of Music at the Open University
, and a leading scholar of the music of George Frideric Handel
.
He read History and Music at Trinity Hall, Cambridge
(BA 1968; PGCE 1969; MA 1971).
He completed his PhD at the Open University
in 1981.
He is Vice-President of the Händel-Gesellschaft
, and Chairman of the Handel Institute.
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
, and a leading scholar of the music of George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Handel was born in 1685, in a family indifferent to music...
.
He read History and Music at Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.- Foundation :...
(BA 1968; PGCE 1969; MA 1971).
He completed his PhD at the Open University
Open University
The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
in 1981.
He is Vice-President of the Händel-Gesellschaft
Händel-Gesellschaft
Between 1858 and 1902, the Händel-Gesellschaft, or "German Handel Society," produced a collected 105-volume edition of the works of Georg Frideric Handel. Even though the collection was initiated by the society, many of the volumes were published by Friedrich Chrysander working alone...
, and Chairman of the Handel Institute.
Works
- "Reading the Metre", Musicology and sister disciplines, International Musicological Society. Oxford University Press, 2000, ISBN 9780198167341