Saturday, March 29, 2014

Titanic's Musicians

Titanic had 8 musicians aboard, who all boarded at Southampton and were all 2nd class passengers. Here is a list of all 8 musicians, their age, what they played, and their hometown.

  • Wallace Henry Hartley, Age 33, Bandmaster and Violinist. Hometown: Colne, Lancashire, England. 
  • John Frederick Preston Clarke, Age 30, Bassist. Hometown: Liverpool, Lancashire, England. 
  • Roger Marie Bricoux, Age 20, Cellist. Hometown: Cosne-sur-Loire, France. 
  • Theodore Ronald Brailey, Age 24, Pianist. Hometown: London, England. 
  • John Law Hume, Age 21, Violinist. Hometown: Dumfries, Scotland. 
  • Georges Alexandre Krins, Age 23, Violinist. Hometown: London, England. 
  • Percy Cornelius Taylor, Age 32, Cellist. Hometown: London, England. 
  • John Wesley Woodward, Age 32, Cellist. Hometown: Oxford, England.
On the night of the sinking, the band got together and played music to calm the passengers. They played as long as they could, and all went down with the ship. Out of 8 musicians, only 3 bodies were recovered.

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