George Butterworth Memorial Volume by Wayne Smith

George Butterworth Memorial Volume by Wayne Smith

George Butterworth, a close friend of Vaughan Williams, composed some of the most enchanting and acclaimed English music of his time. He was killed during the battle of the Somme as dawn broke on the 5th August, 1916. Owing to the severity of the fighting his body was buried where he lay, the site marked by a simple wooden cross never to be rediscovered. Consequently his name occurs among the 73,357 listed on the Thiepval 'Memorial to the Missing'. For his actions during the last few weeks of his life, George was awarded two Military Crosses and put forward for a third. In 1918 his father, Alexander Kaye Butterworth, privately published a 'Memorial Volume' for family and friends, of which only a handful of copies are known to have survived. It consists of a collection of tributes and letters of appreciation (including a moving contribution from Vaughan Williams) that he had received, alongside reviews of George's music and concerts. The main part, however, consists of George's own 'War Diary and Letters' - a document of historic importance publicly available here for the very first time. This anniversary edition has been produced to mark the centenary of George Butterworth's death and as a tribute to all of those whose place of rest remains unknown. For them, his 'Banks of Green Willow' has become an unofficial anthem.

Wayne Smith grew up in Lindale, Georgia, graduated from the University of Georgia, and worked for the Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA, for almost thirty years. He worked in the Atlanta District Office, then the El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC), before moving to Chattanooga, Tennessee, to open an office, where he retired in 1999. During that time, he worked in San Francisco, Puerto Rico, Columbia, and Bolivia on temporary jobs.

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ISBN 13	9781909644632
ISBN 10	1909644633
Title	George Butterworth Memorial Volume
Author	Wayne Smith
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	YouCaxton Publications
Year published	2015-06-01
Number of pages	150
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