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John Ansell: Plymouth Hoe

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27. John Ansell: Plymouth Hoe

This beautifully crafted overture dating from 1914 is a veritable potpourri of nautical melodies, beginning with the sailor's hornpipe, ‘Jack's the Lad’ and ending with a burst of 'Rule, Britannia!'

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