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On the Quarter Deck March
Composers:- Alford, Kenneth J
- Rogers, R. Mark
Duration: 3
Description:
Frederick J. Ricketts composed his famous marches under the pseudonym Alford. The march āOn the Quarter Deckā was written in 1917 during the 1st World War and was written to commemorate the Battle of Jutland. The āquarter deckā is the raised deck behind the main mast of a sailing ship; traditionally it was where the captain commanded his vessel and where the shipās colors were kept.