Titanic Musicians:Theodore Ronald Brailey - Pianist (aged 24),Roger Marie Bricoux - Cellist (aged 20),John Frederick Preston Clarke - Bassist (aged 30),Wallace Hartley - Bandmaster, Violinist (aged 33),John Law Hume - Violinist (aged 21),Georges Alexandre Krins - Violinist (aged 23),Percy Cornelius Taylor - Cellist (aged 32),John Wesley Woodward - Cellist (aged 32).
8 - the number of musicians on the Titanic, all employees of C.W. and F.N. Black, a Liverpool-based agency.
2 - the number of musical groups into which the band members were divided, a quintet (led by Bandmaster Wallace Hartley) and a trio.
1 shilling - the monthly salary of a band member.
352 - the number of songs contained within a book of music given out to First Class passengers. The musicians were expected to know them all, in case passengers made requests.
Titanic Musicians:Theodore Ronald Brailey - Pianist (aged 24),Roger Marie Bricoux - Cellist (aged 20),John Frederick Preston Clarke - Bassist (aged 30),Wallace Hartley - Bandmaster, Violinist (aged 33),John Law Hume - Violinist (aged 21),Georges Alexandre Krins - Violinist (aged 23),Percy Cornelius Taylor - Cellist (aged 32),John Wesley Woodward - Cellist (aged 32).
8 - the number of musicians on the Titanic, all employees of C.W. and F.N. Black, a Liverpool-based agency.
2 - the number of musical groups into which the band members were divided, a quintet (led by Bandmaster Wallace Hartley) and a trio.
1 shilling - the monthly salary of a band member.
352 - the number of songs contained within a book of music given out to First Class passengers. The musicians were expected to know them all, in case passengers made requests.