Musicians of the RMS Titanic
| Theodore Ronald Brailey | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Theodore Ronald Brailey 25 October 1887 Walthamstow |
| Died | 15 April 1912 (aged 24) RMS Titanic, Atlantic Ocean |
| Occupation | Pianist |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Years of service | 1902–1907 |
| Unit | Lancashire Fusiliers |
| Roger Marie Bricoux | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
Roger Marie Bricoux 1 June 1891 Cosne-sur-Loire, France |
| Died | 15 April 1912 (aged 20) RMS Titanic, Atlantic Ocean |
| Occupation | Cellist |
| John Law Hume | |
|---|---|
| Born |
John Law Hume 9 August 1890 Dumfries, Scotland |
| Died | 15 April 1912 (aged 21) RMS Titanic, Atlantic Ocean |
| Resting place | Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Occupation | Violinist |
| Georges Alexandre Krins | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Georges Alexandre Krins 18 March 1889 Paris, France |
| Died | 15 April 1912 (aged 23) RMS Titanic, Atlantic Ocean |
| Occupation | Violinist |
The musicians of the RMS Titanic all perished when the ship sank in 1912. They played music, intending to calm the passengers, for as long as they possibly could, and all went down with the ship. All were recognized for their heroism.
The ship's eight musicians - members of a three-piece ensemble and a five-piece ensemble - were booked through C.W. & F.N. Black, in Liverpool. They boarded at Southampton and traveled as second-class passengers. They were not on the White Star Line's payroll but were contracted to White Star by the Liverpool firm of C.W. & F.N. Black, who placed musicians on almost all British liners. Until the night of the sinking, the orchestra performed as two separate entities: a quintet led by violinist and official bandleader Wallace Hartley, that played at teatime, after-dinner concerts, and Sunday services, among other occasions; and the violin, cello, and piano trio of Roger Bricoux, George Krins, and Theodore Brailey, that played at the À La Carte Restaurant and the Café Parisien.
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. One second class passenger said:
Many brave things were done that night, but none were more brave than those done by men playing minute after minute as the ship settled quietly lower and lower in the sea. The music they played served alike as their own immortal requiem and their right to be recalled on the scrolls of undying fame.
Theodore Ronald Brailey (25 October 1887 – 15 April 1912) was an English pianist on the RMS Titanic on its maiden voyage. He died in the disaster.
Theodore Ronald Brailey, born on 25 October 1887 in Walthamstow in Greater London (then part of Essex), was the son of William "Ronald" Brailey, a well-known figure of Spiritualism at the time. He studied piano at school, and one of his first jobs was playing piano in a local hotel.
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