Ansell, John (ne Jacob) 26.mar.1874-14.dec.1948 England, London Clerkenwell - Buckinghamshire, Marlow-on-Thames
violist, conductor, studied composition with Hamish MacCunn at the Guildhall School in London, violist under Sullivan in the most important London orchestras, theatre conductor in London West End theatres, 7 years for Cyril Maude at the Playhouse, then for Louis Meyer at the Strand Theatre, 7 years at the Winter Garden, 1913-1920 at the Alhambra, 1920 the Shaftesbury and the Adelphi theatres, 1926-1930 he worked for BBC Radio ; son of commercial traveler Morris Ansell (London 1848-2.mar.1924 London) and Phoebe Solomons (London 1841-1913 London) ; 1899 at St Saviour Southwark London he married Rosetta 'Rosa' Frank (London Chelsea 1873-1953 Surrey) ; son composer Eric Norman Ansell

Title	Parts

Plymouth hoe. A nautical overture. Orchestra pub Chappell & Co., London 1914 Royal Ballet Sinfonia / Gavin Sutherland. Whiteline 2137
[] Spick and Span. March. Piano pub Chappell & Co., London 1903
[] Suite pastorale. Piano pub Ascherberg, Hopwood & Crew, London 1922
[] Dance suite from the ballet The shoe. Orchestra pub Chappell & Co., London 1923	[] 1 - The sabot [] 2 - The ballet shoe [] 3 - The court shoe [] 4 - The sandal [] 5 - The brogue
[] In Pekin (A Pekin) (In Peking). Piano, violin and cello pub Hawkes, London 1925
[] Arab dance (Danse arabe) (Arabischer tanz) pub Hawkes, London 1925
[] Egyptian dance (Danse egyptienne) (Agyptischer tanz) pub Hawkes, London 1925

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