George Butterworth (1885 - 1916) Royaume-Uni George Sainton Kaye Butterworth, né le 12 juillet 1885 à Londres, disparu le 5 août 1916 à Pozières (Somme), est un compositeur de musique anglais. Son père, Sir Alexander Butterworth, était avocat, directeur général de la North Eastern Railway à York où George a grandi avant aller à l'Eton College.
Au collège, son talent musical se révéla. En 1904, il alla au Trinity College à Oxford. Il y rencontra Cecil Sharp et Ralph Vaughan Williams. Après ses études, il enseigna pendant un an à Radley puis étudia pendant une courte période au Royal College of Music. Il se consacra ensuite à la recherche de chansons folkloriques avec Vaughan Williams.
Engagé volontaire dans l'armée anglaise (British Army) dès la déclaration de guerre en 1914, il est affecté au 13e Bataillon d'infanterie légère de Durham avec le grade de lieutenant. Il fut décoré de laMC et cité à l'ordre du bataillon, pour sa défense d'une tranchée.
Envoyé en France lors de la Bataille de la Somme. Il y fut tué le 5 août 1916, abattu par un tireur d'élite et son corps n'a jamais été retrouvé. Son nom fut gravé sur un des piliers du Mémorial de Thiepval, à quelques pas de Pozières. (Retracter) ... (lire la suite) Source de l'extrait biographique : Wikipedia
ORCHESTRE
3 partitions trouvées ordonnées par :
Partitions numériques (guide d'achat)
Recherche#George-Butterworth en #ORCHESTRE
Partitions (expédition des USA)
George Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad (Score) Orchestre [Conducteur] Music Sales
Orchestra SKU: HL.14002789 Composed by George Butterworth. Music Sales Am...(+)
Orchestra
SKU:
HL.14002789
Composed
by George Butterworth.
Music Sales America.
Classical. Score. Music
Sales #NOV950221.
Published by Music Sales
(HL.14002789).
This work is in
the nature of an
orchestral epilogue to
the same composer's two
sets of songs, the words
of which are taken from
Mr A.E. Housman's poem, A
Shropshire Lad.
$17.50 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 2 to 3 weeks
George Butterworth : The Banks of Green Willow Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] - Facile Hal Leonard
Composed by George Butterworth (1885-1916). Arranged by Robert Longfield. ...(+)
Composed by George
Butterworth (1885-1916).
Arranged by Robert
Longfield. MusicWorks
Grade
3. Softcover. Published
by
Hal Leonard
$65.00 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 24 hours - In Stock
Orchestral Works (XCII) [Conducteur] Stainer and Bell
Full Orchestra SKU: ST.MB92 Composed by George Butterworth. Edited by Pet...(+)
Full Orchestra
SKU:
ST.MB92
Composed by
George Butterworth.
Edited by Peter Ward
Jones. Library Volumes.
Edited by Peter Ward
Jones. First published in
2012.. Pages: 200.
Format: Hardback.
Dimensions (mm): 330 x
254 x 24. Full score.
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
#MB92. Published by
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.MB92).
ISBN
9790220223259.
In
his brief career George
Butterworth (1885-1916)
composed only a small
quantity of orchestral
works, but what he wrote
has never subsequently
been absent from the
repertoire. The two
English Idylls, the
Rhapsody 'A
Shropshire Lad' and
the idyll The Banks
of Green Willow are,
with the music of his
friend Ralph Vaughan
Williams and of Gustav
Holst, among the most
exquisite statements of
the English folk-song
idiom. This complete and
authoritative collection
includes an earlier
version of The Banks
of Green Willow , and
a fragment of an
Orchestral
Fantasia . Work in
progress in 1914 when
Butterworth enlisted to
serve in the Great War,
it suggests the composer
setting out in a bolder
direction, perhaps
inspired by the example
of Vaughan Williams's
A London
Symphony .
Orchestral parts are
available for rental.
$172.95 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 4 to 6 weeks
The Banks of Green Willow Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile Hal Leonard
Score Only Concert Band (Score) - Grade 3 SKU: HL.4004962 Composed by Geo...(+)
Score Only Concert Band
(Score) - Grade 3
SKU:
HL.4004962
Composed
by George Butterworth.
Arranged by Robert
Longfield. MusicWorks
Grade 3. Softcover.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.4004962).
UPC:
888680653521.
9.0x12.0x0.059
inches.
Written by
British composer George
Butterworth in 1913, this
classic work is based on
two folk songs -
“The Banks of Green
Willow†and
“Green
Bushes†(the latter
also appearing in works
by Grainger and Vaughan
Williams). Butterworth
died in World War I at
the age of 31, and this
composition remains his
most popular, regarded as
an anthem for
“Unknown
Soldiers.†Here is
a masterful setting for
winds adapted by Robert
Longfield. Dur: 3:50.
$7.50 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 24 hours - In Stock
Shropshire Lad, A (Rhapsody) Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur et Parties séparées] LudwigMasters Publications
Concert Band; Orchestra 2.2+EH.2+BCl.2: 4.2.3.1: Timp: Hp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set...(+)
Concert Band; Orchestra
2.2+EH.2+BCl.2: 4.2.3.1:
Timp: Hp: Str (9-8-7-6-5
in set)
SKU:
AP.36-A718902
Composed by George
Butterworth. Full
Orchestra, Conductor
Score & Parts. Kalmus
Orchestra Library. Score
and Part(s).
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A718902.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-A718902).
UPC:
659359730764.
English.
George
Butterworth (1885-1916),
an English composer whose
life was cut short at the
Battle of the Somme,
wrote two song cycles
based on A SHROPSHIRE
LAD, a collection of 63
poems by A.E. Housman.
Conceived as an epilogue,
the orchestral rhapsody
to A SHROPSHIRE LAD is
widely considered to be
his masterpiece. The
London Symphony Orchestra
gave the first
performance at the Leeds
Festival on October 2,
1913 under the direction
of Arthur Nikisch.
Originally titled THE
LAND OF THE LOST CONTENT,
it looks back at an
idyllic world threatened,
perhaps prophetically, by
the fear of uncertainty
and loss.
Instrumentation:
2.2+EH.2+BCl.2: 4.2.3.1:
Timp: Hp: Str (9-8-7-6-5
in set).
These products
are currently being
prepared by a new
publisher. While many
items are ready and will
ship on time, some others
may see delays of several
months.
$75.00 - Voir plus => Acheter
Shropshire Lad, A (Rhapsody) Orchestre d'harmonie [Conducteur] LudwigMasters Publications
Concert Band; Orchestra 2.2+EH.2+BCl.2: 4.2.3.1: Timp: Hp: Str (9-8-7-6-5 in set...(+)
Concert Band; Orchestra
2.2+EH.2+BCl.2: 4.2.3.1:
Timp: Hp: Str (9-8-7-6-5
in set)
SKU:
AP.36-A718901
Composed by George
Butterworth. Full
Orchestra, Conductor
Score. Kalmus Orchestra
Library. Score.
LudwigMasters
Publications #36-A718901.
Published by
LudwigMasters
Publications
(AP.36-A718901).
ISBN
9798892704250. UPC:
659359778070.
English.
George
Butterworth (1885-1916),
an English composer whose
life was cut short at the
Battle of the Somme,
wrote two song cycles
based on A SHROPSHIRE
LAD, a collection of 63
poems by A.E. Housman.
Conceived as an epilogue,
the orchestral rhapsody
to A SHROPSHIRE LAD is
widely considered to be
his masterpiece. The
London Symphony Orchestra
gave the first
performance at the Leeds
Festival on October 2,
1913 under the direction
of Arthur Nikisch.
Originally titled THE
LAND OF THE LOST CONTENT,
it looks back at an
idyllic world threatened,
perhaps prophetically, by
the fear of uncertainty
and loss.
Instrumentation:
2.2+EH.2+BCl.2: 4.2.3.1:
Timp: Hp: Str (9-8-7-6-5
in set).
These products
are currently being
prepared by a new
publisher. While many
items are ready and will
ship on time, some others
may see delays of several
months.
$20.00 - Voir plus => Acheter
Banks of the Green Willow, The Soli, choeur mixte et accompagnement Lucks Music Library
(2.2.2.2/2.1.0.0,hp,str) SKU: TM.06857SET Composed by George Butterworth....(+)
(2.2.2.2/2.1.0.0,hp,str)
SKU: TM.06857SET
Composed by George
Butterworth. Set Type: B.
Set of parts. Lucks Music
Library #A8036. Published
by Lucks Music Library
(TM.06857SET).
$75.00 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 2 to 3 weeks
Green Bushes Orchestre d'harmonie - Facile Hal Leonard
Concert Band (Score) - Grade 2 SKU: HL.4005399 Arranged by Johnnie Vinson...(+)
Concert Band (Score) -
Grade 2
SKU:
HL.4005399
Arranged
by Johnnie Vinson.
MusicWorks Grade 2.
Concert. Softcover. 20
pages. Duration 165
seconds. Published by Hal
Leonard (HL.4005399).
UPC: 888680720643.
9.0x12.0x0.089
inches.
Through the
years this well-known
English folk song has
been a favorite with
composers including Ralph
Vaughan Williams (English
Folk Song Suite) and
George Butterworth (The
Bank of Green Willow).
One of the best-known
versions of Percy
Grainger's 1921 setting
for two pianos, and this
delightful arrangement
for young bands is based
in part on Grainger's
version. Dur: 2:45.
$7.50 - Voir plus => Acheter Délais: 24 hours - In Stock
Plus de résultats boutique >>