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Jun 4, 2022 · The Titanic had eight musicians on board who traveled as second-class passengers and played during teatime, Sunday services, after-dinner concerts, and more. The band can be seen in different moments throughout Titanic, although briefly or in the background, but they were at the front and center of a couple of scenes during the sinking of the ship. The band was shown playing as passengers ran ...
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After the Titanic hit an iceberg and began to sink, Hartley and his fellow band members started playing music to help keep the passengers calm as the crew loaded the lifeboats. Many of the survivors said that Hartley and the band continued to play until the very end.
Wallace Henry Hartley (2 June 1878 – 15 April 1912) was an English violinist and bandleader on the Titanic during its maiden voyage. He became famous for leading the eight-member band as the ship sank on 15 April 1912; he and the rest of the band died.
Learn about the famous Titanic Band and their eight musicians, and whether their story is one of fact, or fiction as they are claimed to have played until just before the RMS Titanic Sank.
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More than 100 years after the sinking of the Titanic, the book "The Band That Played On" examines the healing power of music.
Jun 29, 2013 · While many people know that Titanic's Band played until the very end, few know much about the men behind the legend. Read on the learn about these heroes..
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Mar 21, 2011 · The Band that Played On by Steve Turner is, surprisingly, the first book since the great ship went down to examine the lives of the eight musicians who were employed by the Titanic. What these men did?standing calmly on deck playing throughout the disaster?achieved global recognition.
