Rutland Boughton was an English composer who became well known in the early 20th century as a composer of opera and choral music.
His oeuvre includes three symphonies, several concertos, part-songs, songs, chamber music and opera. His best known work was the opera The Immortal Hour. His Bethlehem, based on the Coventry Nativity Play and notable for its choral arrangements of traditional Christmas carols, also became very popular with choral societies worldwide.
Among his many works, the prolific...
