Bruce Blunt
George Henry Bruce Blunt, otherwise known as Bruce Blunt (1 July 1899, London – 8 July 1957, London) was an English poet, journalist and wine merchant best known for his collaborations with the composer Peter Warlock. In Frederick Delius and Peter Warlock: a friendship revealed he is described as a "bon viveur, poet, journalist, and writer on wine, gardening, and the turf." His poetry is included in the 1932 anthology Modern Poets edited by J. For Warlock he wrote a number of short song texts including the carol "Bethlehem Down" (1927) and the songs "The Fox", "The Frostbound Wood" (1929), "The First Mercy" and "The Cricketers of Hambledon" (1928). It has been commented that Warlock's settings of Blunt are amongst his finest.
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Bruce Blunt
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- 1899 · Kensington.
- Died
- 1957
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- journalist · poet · writer
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Bruce Blunt visse dal 1899 al 1957 e fu giornalista e scrittore.
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La nascita di Bruce Blunt è registrata nel 1899, e la morte nel 1957.
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Born at Kensington in 1899, died in 1957.
Bruce Blunt (1899–1957) was a journalist, poet and writer.
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- 1.Surrey baptism records, via Ancestry.co.uk
- 2.National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, via Ancestry.co.uk
- 3.National Portrait Gallery
- 4.Peter Warlock Society.
- 5.Barry Smith, Frederick Delius and Peter Warlock: a friendship revealed (Oxford University Press, 2000) p.369
- 6.Kenneth Chalmers, Notes to British Music Collection: Peter Warlock p.4
- 7.bardic-music.com
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