George Butterworth

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Born
12 July 1885
Born In
Paddington, Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom
Died
5 August 1916 (aged 31)
George Sainton Kaye Butterworth (1885-1916) was an English composer, best known for his settings of A.E. Housman's poems. Born on 12th July 1885, he studied at Trinity College, Oxford, with fellow composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, going on to become a music critic for The Times while composing and teaching at Radley College, a public school in Oxfordshire. Between 1911 and 1912, he composed two of the most enduring cycles of British song: Bredon Hill and Other Songs and Six Songs from "A Shropshire Lad", both settings of Housman poems. His career was tragically cut sh… read more
George Sainton Kaye Butterworth (1885-1916) was an English composer, best known for his settings of A.E. Housman's poems. Born on 12th July 1885, he studied at Trinity College, Oxford, with fellow composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, going on to become a music critic for The Times while com… read more
George Sainton Kaye Butterworth (1885-1916) was an English composer, best known for his settings of A.E. Housman's poems. Born on 12th July 1885, he studied at Trinity College, Oxford, with fellow composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, going on to become a music critic for The Times while composing and teaching at Radley College, a public school in Oxfordshire. B… read more

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1 Play track 200 Masterpieces: Simply Classic - Simply Essential The Banks of Green Willow
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2 Play track Fantasia on Greensleeves A Shropshire Lad
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3 A Shropshire Lad (Rhapsody For Orchestra) A Shropshire Lad (Rhapsody For Orchestra)
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4 Fantasia on Greensleeves Two English Idylls
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5 BBC Music, Volume 24, Number 4: Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad Rhapsody / MacCunn: Land of the Mountain & the Flood Two English Idylls: No. 2
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6 I. Allegro scherzando I. Allegro scherzando
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7 No. 2, When I was one-and-twenty No. 2, When I was one-and-twenty
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8 Marriner & The Academy: 20th Century Classics A Shropshire Lad - Rhapsody
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9 6 Songs from A Shropshire Lad: No. 2. When I was one-and-twenty 6 Songs from A Shropshire Lad: No. 2. When I was one-and-twenty
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10 6 Songs From A Shropshire Lad: No. 6. Is My Team Ploughing? 6 Songs From A Shropshire Lad: No. 6. Is My Team Ploughing?
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  1. 2,606 listeners

    3 Jun 2016 · 19 tracks

    Butterworth: Orchestral Works & Works for Voice & Orchestra
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  2. 534 listeners

    1 Jan 2001 · 14 tracks

    Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad; The Banks of Green Willow, etc.
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  3. 121 listeners

    14 Sep 2018 · 1 track

    Requiem: The Pity of War - Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad: V. "The lads in their hundreds"
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  4. 84 listeners

    1 Jan 2013 · 30 tracks

    The Complete Butterworth Songbook
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