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History of the Atlantic Cable & Undersea Communications |
The Ocean Telegraph March |
Written by Francis Henry Brown, 1818-1891, published 1858, New York, New York, Wm. A. Pond. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first Atlantic cable, Professor Nigel Linge of Salford University organized a series of events at the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry in October 2008. Presented at the Museum for what was probably the first time in public since 1858 was a new recording of the Ocean Telegraph March by pianist Dr Robin Dewhurst, School of Media, Music and Performance, University of Salford. The performance was recorded by Brendan Williams and Richard Rock of the School of Media, Music and Performance in the Peel Hall of the University of Salford. The recording is made available here by kind permission of Professor Linge and Dr Dewhurst, and is copyright © 2008 Robin Dewhurst. Click here for the MP3 sound file of the March (2.6 megabytes) |
Last revised: 2 October, 2020 |
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