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Bishop (SIR HENRY ROWLEY an English)

SIR HENRY ROWLEY, an English composer, born in London in 1780; was trained under Bianchi, composer to the London Opera House. From 1800, he composed about 100 works for the stage-among others the music of "Guy Mannering," "The Slave," "The Miller and His Men," "Maid Marian," "The Virgin of the Sun," "Aladdin," "Hamlet," versions of operas by Rossini, Meyerbeer and others, "Waverley," "Manfred," etc. From 1810 to 1824 he was musical composer and director to Covent Garden Theater. He also arranged several volumes of the National melodies. In 1841 he became Professor of Music in Edinburgh University, and in 1848 in the University of Oxford. He died in London, April 30, 1855.