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Butterworth, Neil was born on September 4, 1934 in London. Son of Philip Stanley and Phyllis Margaret Butterworth.
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The Music of Aaron Copland
(Aaron Copland was one of the twentieth century's most pop...)
Aaron Copland was one of the twentieth century's most popular and distinguished composers. Copland was born in 1900 in Brooklyn, where he began his musical career, before moving to the Paris in the 1920s, where Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Les Six were the centre of attention. On his return to the United States at the end of the decade he began to produce a series of works which could leave no one in any doubt that American composers were capable of writing music equal to the best of their European contemporaries. This chronological survey of Copland's work discusses ever one of his compositions and examines his influential writings on music. Profusely illustrated with music examples and photographs, it includes a conversation on the piano music with Aaron Copland and Leo Smit and also features sketches of Copland in rehearsal by Milein Cosman. NEIL BUTTERWORTH was formerly Head of Music at Napier College, Edinburgh.
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The American Symphony
(This work focuses on the American symphony, surveying its...)
This work focuses on the American symphony, surveying its development in the United States, from early European influences in the last century to the present day. It also asks why American composers have shown such allegiance to a form their European contemporaries seem to have discarded.
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Neil Butterworth
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Neil Butterworth, British writer, conductor, composer. Recipient Conducting prize, Guildhall School Music, London, 1961; fellow Winston Churchill Traveling fellow, 1975, London College Music, 1983. Chairman Inveresk Preservation Society, Scotland, 1990—1995; Member of Incorporated Society Musicians, Scottish Society Composers (chairman since 1989).
Education
Bachelor in English, Nottingham University, England, 1957. Bachelor in Music, Nottingham University, England, 1958. Master of Arts in Music, Nottingham University, England, 1965.
Postgraduate certified education, London University, 1959.
Career
Lecturer Kingston College of Technology, England, 1960—1968. Head music department Napier College, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1968—1987. Conductor Sutton Symphony Orchestra, England, 1960—1964, Glasgow (Scotland) Orchestral Society, Scotland, 1975—2001.
Programme note writer various Scottish orchestras, since 1975. Music critic Times Educational Supplement, Scotland, 1983—1997.
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The American Symphony
(This work focuses on the American symphony, surveying its...)
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The Music of Aaron Copland
(Aaron Copland was one of the twentieth century's most pop...)
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The American Symphony
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Chairman Inveresk Preservation Society, Scotland, 1990—1995. Member of Incorporated Society Musicians, Scottish Society Composers (chairman since 1989).
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Married Anna Mary Barnes, April 23, 1960. Children: Clare, Alexa, Eleanor.
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British
Education
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1957
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1958
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1965
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1959
Career
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1960 - 1968
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1960 - 1964
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1968 - 1987
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1975 - 2001