Born in Cheltenham, July 31, 1893
Died in Painswick, Feb 24, 1976
- Orr is best known as a composer of art songs, particularly his settings of A.E. Housman’s poetry.
- Orr and his wife lived a quiet life in the countryside because Orr was ill with eczema and tuberculosis most of his adult life.
- Orr’s composition mentors included Frederick Delius and Peter Warlock.1
Sources
- Jane Wilson, “Orr, C(harles) W(ilfred),” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed November 19, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000020497.