Under-rated male composers
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Arnold Bax (1883-1953)
Tone poems and symphonies. See also Landscapes and the seasons
George Butterworth (1885-1916)
Died in World War I before he could become a true great. See also Storytelling
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)
The “African Mahler”. Raised by a white single mother, but still a classical sensation. See also Love and relationships
Gerald Finzi (1901-1956)
Lost all three brothers and haunted by sadness … but the clarinet concerto! See also Classical forms