George Butterworth

George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, MC (12 July 1885 – 5 August 1916) was an English composer best known for the orchestral idyll The Banks of Green Willow and his song settings of A. E. Housman's poems from A Shropshire Lad.

Personal facts

George Butterworth
Alias (AKA)George Sainton Kaye Butterworth
Birth dateJuly 12, 1885
Birth nameGeorge Sainton Kaye Butterworth
Birth place
Paddington
Nationality
England
cause of death
Sniper
Battle of the Somme
Date of deathAugust 05, 1916
Place of death
Somme , Pozières
Education
Trinity College Oxford
Education
Aysgarth School
Parents
North East railway line

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External resources

  1. http://ltmrecordings.com/artistsriflesaudioCD.html
  2. http://www.rubecula.com/Butterworth/index.html