Orpheus
This was a popular selection in the Edwardian period and very likely to have been played on the Titanic. In one of the films about the Titanic the ship's band is featured playing Orpheus. This particular recording has strings and tubas and trumpets.
Listen to the recording of Orpheus Overture, recorded in 1912 (Real Audio®) 4.00
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