Mordaunt Currie Explained

Sir Walter Mordaunt Cyril Currie, 5th Baronet (3 June 1894 – 30 July 1978) was an early 20th-century poet who lived in Essex.

He wrote the lyrics for English composer Cecil Armstrong Gibbs's second symphony Odysseus,[1] and lyrics for other religious and secular purposes.[2]

His poem 'Perilous Ways' was set to music by the composer Martin Shaw.[3]

Books

Poetry publications include:

Notes and References

  1. http://www.musicweb-international.com/GibbsCA/index.htm
  2. Web site: SOLO: Search Oxford Libraries Online – Currie%20%2c Mordaunt%20.. 21 January 2018.
  3. http://www.delphianrecords.co.uk/webshop/DCD34105.html
  4. Book: Currie. Mordaunt. Icarian ways. 1918. Erskine MacDonald, Ltd.. London.