Seiber arranged The Handsome Butcher from a folksong that was collected by Bartok. The body of the song concerns the striking attributes of the butcher in fanfare-like tonic-dominant structures, but there is a staccato presto sting the tail.The Hungarian composer and teacher Matyas Seiber, who spent most of his life in Britain, had a remarkably broad musical understanding. In his oeuvre can be discerned influences of Schoenberg, Bartok, jazz and, clearly in The Handsome Butcher, folksong both British and Continental.
| Arrangement | Piano, Unison Voice |
| Genres | Classical, Folksong |
| Format | Vocal Work |
| Level | 2 |
| NumberOfPages | 4 |
| Media | Sheet Music |
| Publisher | J. Curwen and Sons Ltd, J. Curwen and Sons Ltd. |
| Contributors | Traditional (Composer) Seiber, Mátyás (Arranger) |
| Language | English |