Butterworth, George (1885 - 1916): Composer in the rich tradition of English pastoral music whose brief life was ended by a sniper's bullet in August 1916.
George Butterworth, MC (1885 - 1916) Analysis of Butterworth's life and work with particular reference to his setting of Housman's "Loveliest of Trees" and the orchestral pieces "A Shropshire Lad" and "The Banks of Green Willow".