
The Ship’s Music Crew kept playing until the End
In order to provide a semblance of a calm environment for passengers for as long as they could, the Titanic’s orchestra crew kept on playing music even while the ship was sinking around them. As a result of their bravery and sacrifice, the ship’s music crew, numbering eight in total, all perished with the ship.
The music crew all hopped on board at Southampton as members of a three-piece ensemble and a five-piece ensemble; they were all second-class passengers. On the night of the tragedy, they performed as one group.