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词条 John Ansell
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  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. Death

  4. References

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John Ansell (26 March 1874 – 14 December 1948) was a British composer of light classical music.

Early life

Born in London, he studied under Hamish MacCunn at the Guildhall School of Music, and played violin and viola in various orchestras before being appointed musical director at the Playhouse Theatre in 1907.

Career

He became music director at the Alhambra Theatre in 1913, and later worked at other theatres including the Winter Garden Theatre. Between 1926 and 1930, he worked at the BBC as conductor of the 2LO Wireless Orchestra.[1][2]

As well as incidental music, Ansell composed various popular light musical pieces, most notably the overture Plymouth Hoe, which incorporated several nautical melodies and continues to feature in the repertoire of orchestras and military bands; and another overture, The Windjammer. He also wrote operettas, including The KIng's Bride (1911), and Violette (1918);[1][2] and The Shoe Ballet.[3] Ansell's obituarist in The Times commented that his music "exhibits a soundness of construction and vein of fantasy which should ensure it the regard of discriminating audiences".[2]

Death

Ansell died in Marlow, Buckinghamshire in 1948, aged 74.[1]

References

1. ^{{cite book| first1= Peter| last1= Gammond| year= 1991| title= The Oxford Companion to Popular Music| publisher= Oxford University Press| location= Oxford| pages=17 | isbn= 0-19-311323-6}}
2. ^Philip L. Scowcroft, "John Ansell", Classical Music on the Web. Retrieved 30 March 2017
3. ^John France, "John Ansell: The Shoe Ballet", Land of Lost Content, 19 April 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2017
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