Mordaunt Currie

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:

Icarian Ways^[4]

References

^ [1] Biography of Cecil Armstrong Gibbs on MusicWeb
^ "SOLO: Search Oxford Libraries Online – Currie%20%2c Mordaunt%20". Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^ [2] Track listing for the Shaw songs CD 'The Airmen'
^ Currie, Mordaunt (1918). Icarian ways. London: Erskine MacDonald, Ltd.

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Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Walter Louis Rackham Currie	Baronet (of Wickham Bishops) 1941–1978	Succeeded by Alick Bradley Currie

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[1] [1] Biography of Cecil Armstrong Gibbs on MusicWeb

[2] "SOLO: Search Oxford Libraries Online – Currie%20%2c Mordaunt%20". Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[3] [2] Track listing for the Shaw songs CD 'The Airmen'

[4] Currie, Mordaunt (1918). Icarian ways. London: Erskine MacDonald, Ltd.

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