Rutland Boughton

Rutland Boughton (Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire January 23, 1878 – London, January 25, 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.