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Titanic Musicians and Band

Records concerning Titanic's professional musicians, bandmaster, violinists, cellists, pianists and bassist.

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These records are rendered directly from the current World History Database Titanic archive. The unrelated 2003 Edmund Hillary row remains excluded from the Titanic collection.

Georges Alexandre Krins

Titanic Musician Embarkation

Boards Titanic at Southampton as a Belgian violinist assigned to the ship's musical ensemble.

BelgiumSouthamptonViolinist
Roger Marie Bricoux

Titanic Musician Embarkation

Embarks at Southampton as the orchestra's French cellist for Titanic's first Atlantic crossing.

FranceSouthamptonCellist
Wallace Henry Hartley

Titanic Musician Embarkation

Boards Titanic at Southampton as bandmaster and violinist for the ship's orchestra.

Great BritainSouthamptonBandmaster and Violinist
John Frederick Preston Clarke

Titanic Musician Embarkation

Boards Titanic at Southampton as an English bass player in the ship's orchestra.

Great BritainSouthamptonBassist
John Wesley Woodward

Titanic Musician Embarkation

Joins the maiden voyage at Southampton as a cellist in Titanic's contracted orchestra.

Great BritainSouthamptonCellist
Percy Cornelius Taylor

Titanic Musician Embarkation

Embarks at Southampton as one of Titanic's pianists for the transatlantic maiden voyage.

Great BritainSouthamptonPianist
William Theodore Brailey

Titanic Musician Embarkation

Joins Titanic at Southampton as a pianist, having previously worked as a professional shipboard musician.

Great BritainSouthamptonPianist
John Law Hume

Titanic Musician Embarkation

Boards Titanic at Southampton as a Scottish violinist in the ship's orchestra.

Great BritainSouthamptonViolinist
Georges Alexandre Krins

Death in Titanic Disaster

Perishes with Titanic after the Belgian violinist remains with the musical ensemble during the emergency.

BelgiumNorth AtlanticViolinist
Roger Marie Bricoux

Death in Titanic Disaster

Dies in the sinking after performing with Titanic's musicians during the evacuation.

FranceNorth AtlanticCellist
Wallace Henry Hartley

Death in Titanic Disaster

Dies in the sinking after leading the musicians during the evacuation.

Great BritainNorth AtlanticBandmaster and Violinist
John Frederick Preston Clarke

Death in Titanic Disaster

Dies in the sinking after continuing his duties as a musician during the evacuation.

Great BritainNorth AtlanticBassist
John Wesley Woodward

Death in Titanic Disaster

Dies in the disaster after playing with Titanic's orchestra during the evacuation.

Great BritainNorth AtlanticCellist
Percy Cornelius Taylor

Death in Titanic Disaster

Dies when Titanic founders after performing with the musicians during the emergency.

Great BritainNorth AtlanticPianist
William Theodore Brailey

Death in Titanic Disaster

Dies when Titanic sinks after playing with the ship's musicians during the emergency.

Great BritainNorth AtlanticPianist
John Law Hume

Death in Titanic Disaster

Perishes in the sinking after the young Scottish violinist continues performing during the ship's final evacuation.

Great BritainNorth AtlanticViolinist
Madeleine Astor

Separation from Husband

Separates from John Jacob Astor when she enters lifeboat 4 and he remains aboard Titanic.

United States of AmericaNorth AtlanticFirst Class Passenger
Madeleine Astor

Husband Missing after Sinking

Reaches Carpathia without John Jacob Astor and waits for news of her missing husband.

United States of AmericaNorth AtlanticFirst Class Passenger
John Law Hume

Burial after Titanic Disaster

Is buried at Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax after his body is recovered following the Titanic disaster.

Great BritainHalifaxViolinist

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