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Mordaunt Currie

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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]

His poem 'Perilous Ways' was set to music by the composer Martin Shaw.[2]

References

  1. ^ [1] Biography of Cecil Armstrong Gibbs on MusicWeb
  2. ^ [2] Track listing for the Shaw songs CD 'The Airmen'
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Walter Louis Rackham Currie
Baronet
1941–1978
Succeeded by
dormant baronetcy