Rutland Boughton (23 January 1878 – 25 January 1960) was an English composer who became well known in the early 20th century as a composer of opera and choral music.
A pupil of Charles Villiers Stanford and Walford Davies, Boughton’s output included three symphonies, several concertos, part-songs, songs, chamber music and opera (which he called “Music Drama” after Wagner). His best known work was the opera The Immortal Hour. His Bethlehem (1915), based on the Coventry Nativity Play and notable for its choral arrangements of traditional Christmas carols also became very popular with choral societies worldwide.
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