Vaughan Williams premieres his “Pastoral Symphony”
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It was inspired by the fields of France during the war.
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Cecil Coles killed on the Western Front
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The war would end just over half a year later.
Holst begins work on “The Planets”.
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It is thought that he started work on “Mars, the Bringer of War” during the summer of 1914.
Butterworth is killed at the Battle of the Somme
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He was just 31 years old.
Butterworth premieres “The Banks of Green Willow”
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The concert took place in West Kirby, near Liverpool
WW1 ends
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Germany signs the Armistice at Compiègne, ending World War I.
Battle of Verdun
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The battle ends with 550,000 French and 450,000 German casualties.
Battle of the Somme
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One of the deadliest conflicts in the war.