George Butterworth
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George Butterworth was an English composer and folk song collector best known for his orchestral work "The Banks of Green Willow" and his settings of A. E. Housman's poems, who was killed in action during World War I.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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folk song collector ⓘ human ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English folk song revival
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Royal College of Music (London) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | A Shropshire Lad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| colleague |
Gustav Holst
NERFINISHED
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Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collected | English folk songs ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1885-07-12 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1916-08-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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Trinity College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Butterworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friend | Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | George Sainton Kaye Butterworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
English art song
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classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
choral music
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orchestral music ⓘ song cycle ⓘ |
| influencedBy | A. E. Housman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Durham Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | English pastoral school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | George Butterworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Shropshire Lad (song cycles)
NERFINISHED
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Love Blows as the Wind Blows NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhapsody: A Shropshire Lad NERFINISHED ⓘ The Banks of Green Willow NERFINISHED ⓘ Two English Idylls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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folk song collector ⓘ music critic ⓘ schoolteacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Paddington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
France
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Pozières NERFINISHED ⓘ Somme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Charles Villiers Stanford
NERFINISHED
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Hubert Parry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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