About Donald Burrows
Born 1945. Donald Burrows is a British musicologist, university teacher, conductor, editor, music arranger and harpsichordist.
Donald James Burrows (born 28 December 1945, in London) is a musicologist and a leading scholar of the music of George Frideric Handel. Until his retirement, he was professor of music at the Open University.
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.
Awards 2000 Handel Prize
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British musicologist
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Donald Burrows was born on 28 December 1945 in London.
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Donald Burrows is a musicologist, university teacher, conductor, editor, music arranger and harpsichordist.
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