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	SONGE D'AUTOMNE Songe d'Autmone (Dream of Autumn) was composed by Archibald Joyce (25 May 1873 to 22 March 1963). Joyce, popularly known as the "English Waltz King", had considerable success in England with this piece which was included in the re...	1912
Daily Sketch	THE SADDEST OF MANY SAD STORIES One of the saddest of the many sad stories which has to be told concerns the fate of Mr. Daniel W. Marvin, a young American who was returning with his wife from the honeymoon trip spent in Europe. Mr Marvin is missing, but M...	17th April 1912
	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 re...	1912
	NEARER MY GOD TO THEE This is a well recorded vocal version of Nearer My God to Thee to the tune Bethany (Mason). Listen to this 1902 recording of Nearer My God to Thee (Real Audio&...	1902
	ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND This 1911 record made by the Victor Military Band is very well recorded and gives an idea of the fast pace the song used to be played at. This is one song that many survivors recall being played on the night of the sinking. In fact it is not r...	1911
	DER ROSENKAVALIER This popular waltz by Strauss appears on repertoires for White Star Line Orchestras (#115). It is one of the pieces that musicians on ships like the Titanic would be expected to know by heart. This recording features bass violins. ...	1912
	NOVELIST POISED TO MAKE HISTORY WITH TITANIC BOOK W. Mae Kent June 2009 - Vineland, N.J. - In an ambitious first novel, author W. Mae Kent accomplishes a literary feat that has never been attempted before: she tells the story of the only black passenger traveling on the ill-fated Titanic. While Kent’s ...	9th September 2009
	THE LOST CHORD Enrico Caruso the famous tenor was born in Naples in 1873 and made his debut there in 1895. His last performance was at the Metropolitan Opera House on Christmas Eve 1920 and he died the following year. On Monday, 29 April 1912 Caruso recorded thi...	29th April 1912
	THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC The Titanic was a common subject for folk and blues singers in the 1920s and '30s. Artistes such as Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Ernest V. Stoneham and Vernon Dalhart all recorded Titanic numbers. Most had a common theme and derivation ...	1927
	STAND TO YOUR POST / BE BRITISH Recorded in London May or June 1912 "Stand To Your Post" by Bennett Scott "Be British" by Lawrence Wright and Paul Pelham ...	June 1912