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ARTHUR BUTTERWORTH was a prolific member of the Lakeland Composers and completed more than one hundred opuses. A Mancunian, he lived in the North West for over 50 years.

Often described as “Northern Impressionism”, virtually all his music was the outcome of a contemplation of the aura of Northern England. Although acutely aware of the far-reaching developments of the avant-garde, his allegiance as a composer remained fundamentally within the tradition of English music of the early twentieth century.