Arthur Butterworth
Arthur Eckersley Butterworth MBE (born August 4, 1923 in Manchester , † November 20, 2014 in Embsay , North Yorkshire ) was a British composer , conductor and music teacher.
Arthur Butterworth (not related to the English composer George Butterworth ) studied from 1947 at the Royal Manchester College of Music composition with Richard Hall , as well as trumpet and orchestral conducting. He then played as a trumpeter in the Scottish National Orchestra (1949–55) and the Hallé Orchestra (1955–62). He then switched to teaching at the Huddersfield University Music Department (until 1980) and also directed the Huddersfield Philharmonic Society until 1993. He also worked as a guest conductor. In 1995 he was promoted to MBE .
Butterworth wrote, among other things, seven symphonies; the first was premiered in 1957 by the Hallé Orchestra under John Barbirolli and was performed at the 1958 Proms . He has also composed several solo concerts (including for organ, trumpet, violin) and other orchestral works, music for brass band , chamber music and vocal works. Butterworth saw himself compositionally influenced by Elgar , Holst , Bliss , Ireland , Finzi , Bax and Vaughan Williams as well as by northern European composers, especially Sibelius . His affinity to “Nordic” topics is evident from work titles such as Odin , Tundra , Ragnarök or Northern Light .
literature
Web links
- Information at musicweb-international.com (English)
- Brief information at lakelandcomposers.com (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Butterworth, Arthur |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Butterworth, Arthur Eckersley (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British composer, conductor and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Manchester |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th November 2014 |
| Place of death | Embsay , North Yorkshire |