John Ansell

British violist, violinist, conductor, and composer of light classical music. Born March 26, 1874 in Hoxton, London, England. Died December 14, 1948 in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England. Father of songwriter [a2626428]. He studied composition at [l305416]. Between 1904 and 1911, he played viola in the [a=London Symphony Orchestra]. He then pursued a career conducting theatre orchestras in London. He was particularly associated with the Playhouse (1907-?), the [a=Winter Garden Theatre Orchestra] (for seven years), the [a=Alhambra Theatre Orchestra] (1913-1920), the [a=Shaftesbury Theatre Orchestra], and the [a=Adelphi Theatre Orchestra]. His compositions include both operettas and orchestral works, some of the latter incidental music, some not.

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