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Whom the gods love : the life and music of George Butterworth

Barlow, Michael1997
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A study of the life and music of the composer George Butterworth, whose career was cut short by a sniper's bullet at the Somme. All of Butterworth's compositions are discussed, and important chapters examine his Housman settings and his friendship with Vaughan Williams. This book includes some of Butterworth's own writings on music.
Main title:
Whom the gods love : the life and music of George Butterworth / Michael Barlow ; preface by Vernon Handley.
Imprint:
[London] : Toccata Press, 1997.
Collation:
204p. : ill, geneal table, map, music, ports. ; 23cm.
Notes:
Includes discography, bibliography and indices.
ISBN:
09076894269780907689430 (pbk)0907689434 (pbk)9780907689423
Language:
English
BRN:
787093
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