Banks of Green Willow

George Butterworth was born in London on July 12th, 1885 to a well-to-do family. Eton School was followed by university at Trinity College, Oxford where he met Vaughan Williams and Cecil Sharp. He taught for a while atRadley, studied for a short time at the Royal College of Music, then concentrated more or less full time on collecting folk songs, sometimes with Vaughan Williams. When the First World War started in 1914, he joined the DurhamLight Infantry as a Lieutenant. In the trenches, he was mentioned in dispatches for outstanding courage and won the Military Cross. He led a successful raid on August 15th 1916 in the Battle of the Somme, but during theraidButterworth was killed by a sniper's bullet.

Much of his music is influenced by folk-song. The idyll 'Banks of Green Willow' is one of his best works and perfectly captures the nature of theEnglish countryside. It is almost as if the music occurred naturally and Butterworth just discovered it.

This pack comprises one full score, string parts 4/4/3/4/2 and any wind, brass and percussionparts.

Orchestration:
2 Flutes, 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets in A or Bb, 2 Bassoons2 Horns in F, Trumpet in Bb, Harp, Strings (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello, Double Bass)