The British Musical Biography

[E] Knowles, George, amateur musician,
was born in 1749. He was educated at Mar-
ischal College, Aberdeen, and was licensed to
preach in 1771. He became minister of
Birse in Aberdeen, 1778-89. He died at Birse
on March 29, 1789. Composer of " Birse," or
" Balfour," a psalm tune, which appears in
Smith's " People's Tune Book," etc , and
other pieces of sacred music. There is a
reference to Knowles in Peacock's " Travels
in Scotland." He is perhaps best known as
author of a descriptive poem on Deeside,
which originally ajDpeared in tl:e " Scots''
Magazine," 1814.

[+] Another George Knowles published " Sa-
cred Music, consisting of thirty-two hymn
tunes, etc.," London, Goulding [1815].

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