Arthur Butterworth

Arthur Eckersley Butterworth

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Birth

Saturday, 4 August 1923

Manchester

England

Groups

England

Modern composers

Conductors, Trumpeter, teachers

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Death

Thursday, 20 November 2014

Embsay, North Yorkshire

England

Age:

91

Composition list

Click a category to see all compositions of Arthur Butterworth in that category. Click a composition title to see more detailed information.

Chamber music

Sextet: piano-winds • (1956) • Chamber music piano-winds

Quartet: strings • Op.100 • Chamber music strings

Scherzo: brass quartet • (1958) • Chamber music winds

Trio 1: piano-violin-cello • Op. 73 • (1983) • Trios instruments identiques

Trio 2: piano-violin-cello • Op.121 • (2004) • Trios instruments identiques

Trio: winds • (1949) • Trios instruments identiques

Suite: viola-cello • (1953) • Duos instruments différents

Sonata: double bass-piano • (1973) • Duos instruments différents

Aubade: flute-piano • (1974) • Duos instruments différents

Fanfare et Berceuse: trumpet-piano • (1975) • Duos instruments différents

Symphonic music

Nocturnes "Nuits d'été du nord": orchestra • Op. 18 • (1959) • Nocturnes

Petit Lac Tranquille (Le): orchestra • Op. 21 • (1961) • Symphonic poems

Vent Vert (Le): orchestra • Op. 22 • (1961) • Symphonic poems

Suite "Dales": concert band • (1965) • Suites

Suite "Triton": instrumental ensemble • (1972) • Suites

Suite: strings • (1949) • Suites

Creatures in the Night - suite • (1969) • Suites de ballets

Gigues: orchestra • Op. 42 • (1967) • Folk dances

Sinfonia "Maoriana": brass • Op. 85 • (1990) • Symphony

Symphony 1 • Op. 15 • (1957) • Symphony

Symphony 2 • (1965) • Symphony

Symphony 3 • (1975) • Symphony

Symphony 4 • Op. 72 • (1986) • Symphony

Symphony 5 • Op.115 • (2002) • Symphony

Symphony 6 • (2009) • Symphony

Symphonie "Odin": concert band • Symphony

Concertante: orchestra • (1962) • Symphony concertante

Duo Concertante: orchestra • (1967) • Symphony concertante

Concertante music

Reverie "Adieu à Manchester": recorder-harp-string orchestra • (2000) • Autre pièces concertantes pour Corde et vent

Musique d'Ete: bassoon-orchestra • Op. 77 • (1985) • Other concertante pieces for 2 bassoons

Romance: French horn-strings • (1952) • Autres pièces concertantes pour cor

Concerto: viola-orchestra • Op. 82 • (1988) • Concertos pour alto

Concerto: organ-orchestra • (1973) • Organ concertos

Concerto: violin-orchestra • Violin concertos

Opera and lyrical music

Creatures in the Night: ballet • (1969) • Ballets

Trains in the Distance: Narrator-choir-orchestra • (1971) • Autres œuvres : soli-chœur-orchestre

Vocal music

Moorland Symphonie (A): choir-orchestra • (1967) • Choral pieces isolated with orchestra

Ancient Sorceries • (1973) • Mélodies isolées : voix-instruments

Night Wind (The): Soprano-clarinet-chamber orchestra • (1969) • Mélodies isolées : voix-orchestre

Nocturnes: Soprano-piano • (1947) • Song collections

Instrumental music

Nuits d'Ete dans la Terre des Lacs: piano • (1949) • Pièces à titre

Sonata: viola • Op. 78 • (1986) • “Sonates”

Compositions sorted on opus (if available)

Op. 15

Symphony 1 • (1957) • Symphony

Op. 18

Nocturnes "Nuits d'été du nord": orchestra • (1959) • Nocturnes

Op. 21

Petit Lac Tranquille (Le): orchestra • (1961) • Symphonic poems

Op. 22

Vent Vert (Le): orchestra • (1961) • Symphonic poems

Op. 42

Gigues: orchestra • (1967) • Folk dances

Op. 72

Symphony 4 • (1986) • Symphony

Op. 73

Trio 1: piano-violin-cello • (1983) • Trios instruments identiques

Op. 77

Musique d'Ete: bassoon-orchestra • (1985) • Other concertante pieces for 2 bassoons

Op. 78

Sonata: viola • (1986) • “Sonates”

Op. 82

Concerto: viola-orchestra • (1988) • Concertos pour alto

Op. 85

Sinfonia "Maoriana": brass • (1990) • Symphony

Op.100

Quartet: strings • Chamber music strings

Op.115

Symphony 5 • (2002) • Symphony

Op.121

Trio 2: piano-violin-cello • (2004) • Trios instruments identiques

Op.127

Coruscations • (2007)

Sheet music for Arthur Butterworth

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IAN BUTTERWORTH Fiesta for string orchestra — Ian Butterworth

String Orchestra — Score,Set of Parts — 21st Century,Contemporary Classical,Latin,South American,Recital
Composed by Ian Butterworth. 21st Century, Contemporary Classical, Latin, South American, Recital. Score, Set of Parts. 16 pages. Published by Ian Butterworth (S0.599761).
Price: $12.00

IAN BUTTERWORTH Go Lassie Go for string orchestra — Ian Butterworth

String Quartet,String Orchestra — Score,Set of Parts — 21st Century,Birthday,Wedding,Funeral
Composed by Ian Butterworth. 21st Century, Birthday, Wedding, Funeral. Score, Set of Parts. 9 pages. Published by Ian Butterworth (S0.612057).
Price: $6.00

Music:

Now on Land and Sea Descending
Organ Partita on a German chorale
German folk songs
4 nocturnal songs
Oboe Sonata
Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon
Sinfonietta
Lakeland Summer Nights
Legend
An Exmoor Suite symphonie
The Path across the Moors
The Quiet Tarn
The Green Wind
A dales Suite
The Journey of the Kings
The Castle of Perseverance
Warmonger
A Moorland Symphony
Haworth moor
Gog and Magog
The Gypsy Fiddlers
Arthur Butterworth has also written much music for brass bands.

Biography:

A much overlooked composer, Arthur Butterworth deserves much more recognition than he gets. In 1995 he was awarded the MBE (Member of the British Empire) for services to music.

Links:

http://www.lakelandcomposers.org.uk/a_butterworth.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Butterworth

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