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Composer of the Week George Butterworth and His Contemporaries Episodes

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  1. A Lost Generation

    5/5 The musical legacy of Butterworth and other composers whose lives were cut short by WWI.

  2. Over the Hills and Far Away

    4/5 How the musical language of composers like Butterworth drew on a broad net of influences.

  3. AE Housman

    3/5 How the poetry of AE Housman invoked vocal and instrumental responses from Butterworth.

  4. Love and Loss

    2/5 Why the Elizabethans' attitude to culture, poetry and the arts was admired by WD Browne.

  5. Folk Revival

    1/5 How Butterworth helped preserve British folk tunes and inspired a generation of composers.