Titanic Era Music 3 - Songs the Ship's Band Played

These are MODERN recordings of actual Edwardian era music that would have been played by the Ship's Band in 1912.


What the band played as Titanic slowly began to sink is never disputed - ragtime, waltzes, specific tunes noted by survivors included 'Alexander's Ragtime Band' , 'In The Shadows', 'Moonstruck', 'Destiny', 'Glow Worm', etc. Most are posted here on these videos. But a question mark still hangs over what the last song was as Titanic's stern began to rise clear of the Atlantic Ocean, and indeed, would it be physically possible for them to play anything in those conditions? The sensible money is of course on 'Nearer, My God, To Thee' - no sooner had Carpathia docked in New York, than the papers were reporting Wallace Hartley and the others in the band playing it to the end, although it must be pointed out that these same newspapers had reported that Titanic was under tow and heading for Halifax! But many other reliable witnesses remember 'Song of Autumn'. We will never really know of course, but as none of the band survived, then the only truly reliable witnesses were tragically lost at 2.20am, 15th April 1912. But that, in my mind, is trivial. The fact that they DID play, in those terrible circumstances, and faced with almost certain death, is enough.

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[Ericah81]

make make make more more more just so cool the 8 man band playing to the end ending with dream of autumn /alexanders ragtime band/oh you beautiful doll/to poet and peasant to blue danube make more.....................p.s as you can tell i love titanic the real titanic make more

[ThoughtTraveler]

I hoped you liked the pictures.

[XxTearsinHeavenx]

2:09 beautiful. can you imagine how amazing the Titanic could have looked at Christmas time with all the ornaments?

[hep2jive]

yeah people were so much more crazy, drunken drug addled and awesome.

[ThewhiteStarline100]

any one notice that they are building a new titanic and it is suposed to set sail on 2016 dont belive me you tube it they have it on you tube a australian guy thats millionare he send oder to buil it the same original model any one want to go on board

[Liam Gibson]

the Olympic was in service for more than 20 years and they never once decorated her in christmas decorations, 882 feet of christmas lights would take up more electricity than 2 of the ship's classes put together.

[dodadue89]

So who actually performs this music?

[AcmeCinematics]

Actually automn was a waltz, the hymn was nearer my god to thee

[MrBerveglieri]

what is the name of second music?



[J. Marshall Bevil]

To expand on Titanic19127's comment, Google "And+the+Band+Played+On+Music-­Titanic." Note that the final mark separating words is a hyphen (-), not a plus (+).

[Windsor1able]

I love this music! This music embodies the spirit and the gilded age of the Titanic!