The composer welcomes enquiries. His address is:
Arthur BUTTERWORTH M.B.E.,
Pohjola, 11 Dales Ave, Embsay, Skipton, North Yorkshire BD23 6PE, U.K. Phone:
01756 792968 Mobile: 0798 982 4359
e-mail: aebutterworth@tiscali.co.uk
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Genre |
Opus Number |
Date |
Publisher |
Date f.p. | Artists in f.p. and location f.p. | |||
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Now on Land and Sea descending | contralto and orchestra | Op. 1 | 1947 | MS |
15 November 1948 | Nancy Johnson (contralto) RMCM orchestra - conducted by composer | |||
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Organ Partita on a German chorale | organ | Op. 2 | 1947 | MS |
April 1948 | Eric Chadwick, Whitworth Hall (university), Manchester | |||
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Three German Folk Songs
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tenor and piano | Op. 3 | 1947 | MS |
June 1948 | William Joyce (tenor), Philip Challis (piano) RMCM (New Music Concert) | |||
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Four Nocturnal Songs | soprano and piano | Op. 4 | 1948 | MS |
May 1948 | Marie Reidy (soprano), Edward Holmes (piano) RMCM (New Music concert) | |||
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Oboe Sonata | oboe and piano | Op. 5 | 1947 | MS |
February 1949 | Keith Wood (oboe), Edward Holmes (piano) RMCM recital. | |||
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Trio | oboe, clarinet and bassoon | Op. 6 | 1947 | MS |
5 March 1949 | Keith Wood (oboe) Timothy Ormerod (clarinet), David Johnson (bassoon) RMCM Recital | |||
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Modal Suite | flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, violin, viola, 'cello | Op. 7 | 1947 | MS |
8 May 1949 | RMCM students at Clitheroe, Lancashire (Quaker Hall) | |||
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Suite | string orchestra | Op. 8 | 1948 | Peters |
October 1949 | New London Strings c. Maurice Miles (Latin American Service of the BBC) | |||
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Sinfonietta | orchestra | Op. 9 | 1949 | Peters |
18 July 1953 | BBC Northern Orchestra c. John Hopkins. BBC Home Service | |||
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Lakeland Summer Nights | piano solo | Op. 10 | 1949 | MS |
17 February 1950 | Jean Barker (piano) RMCM recital | |||
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Legend | small orchestra | Op. 11 | 1950 | Peters |
30 August 1950 | Buxton Spa orchestra c. composer | |||
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Romanza | horn and strings (string quartet or piano) | Op. 12 | 1951 | Peters |
20 February 1959 | Ifor James (horn), BBC Northern orchestra c. George Hurst, studio broadcast | |||
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Suite | viola and `cello | Op. 13 | 1951 | Peters |
8 November 1951 | Cecil Aronowitz (viola), Terence Weil (cello). SPNM Recital | |||
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An Exmoor Suite (withdrawn) | brass band | Op. 14 | 1952? | MS |
October 2004 | South Molton Band as part of the celebrations of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Exmoor National Park. | |||
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Symphony No. 1 | orchestra | Op. 15 | 1957 | Peters |
19 July 1957 | Hallé Orchestra c. Barbirolli, Cheltenham Festival | |||
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Sextet | wind and piano | Op. 16 | 1957 | Phylloscopus Publications (www.phylloscopus.co.uk) |
25 January 1957 | Manchester Wind Ensemble. Stretford Public Library, Manchester | |||
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The Path across the Moors | orchestra | Op. 17 | 1959 | Peters |
26 February 1959 | BBC Northern Orchestra c. George Hurst. BBC studio broadcast | |||
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The Path across the Moors | brass band | Op. 17b | 1964 | Peters |
February 1964 | Yorkshire Youth Brass Band | |||
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Three Nocturnes: Northern Summer Nights | orchestra | Op. 18 | 1959 | Peters |
24 July 1959 | BBC Scottish Orchestra c. Maurice Miles. Radio 3 broadcast. | |||
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Scherzo | brass quartet | Op. 19 | 1956 | Peters |
12 November 1956 | Hallé Brass Ensemble (schools' concert) | |||
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Three Dialogues | treble instruments | Op. 20 | 1962 | Peters |
? | (commissioned by publisher for schools use) | |||
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The Quiet Tarn (Malham) | orchestra | Op. 21 | 1961 | Peters |
4 January 1962 | BBC Northern Orchestra c. George Hurst. Radio 3. | |||
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The Green Wind (Le vent vert) |
orchestra | Op. 22 | 1961 | Peters |
4 January 1962 | BBC Northern Orchestra c. George Hurst. Radio 3. | |||
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Five Caprices | piano solo | Op. 23 | 1960 | MS |
? | privately (Winifred Boult) | |||
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A Dales Suite (Embsay) | brass band | Op. 24a | 1965 | Peters |
1 April 1965 | Ermysted's Grammar School, Skipton, North Yorkshire | |||
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A Dales Suite (Embsay) | orchestra | Op. 24b | 1981 | MS |
12 July 1981 | BBC Concert Orchestra c. Ashley Lawrence. Radio 3 | |||
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Symphony No. 2 | orchestra | Op. 25 | 1964 | Chester |
30 October 1964 | Hallé Orchestra c. Adrian Boult. Bradford (100th Season of Hallé-Bradford concerts) | |||
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The Moors - Suite | large orchestra and organ | Op. 26 | 1962 | MS |
24 January 1963 | BBC Northern Orchestra c. Stanford Robinson. BBC Studio - Radio 3. | |||
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Concertante | 2 oboes, 2 horns and strings | Op. 27 | 1962 | Novello |
15 March 1962 | Northern Sinfonia Orchestra c. Michael Hall. Middlesbrough Town Hall | |||
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Trio | brass | Op. 28 | 1962 | EMI Music |
April 1962 | Colne Valley High School, Slaithwaite, Yorkshire | |||
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The Journey of the Kings | music for a school play | Op. 29 | 1963 | MS |
November 1963 | Guiseley School, near Leeds | |||
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The Castle of Perseverance | music for a school play | Op. 30 | 1964 | MS |
October 1964 | Guiseley School, near Leeds | |||
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Opus 31 - 60
Opus 61-140
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