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Herkimer Evening Telegram (2008) 'TITANIC, THE MUSICAL' OPENS THURSDAY
The Ilion Central School production of 'Titanic, the Musical' will kick off Music in Our Schools Month this weekend, getting a jump start on the national celebration of music in education which runs throughout March....
27th February 2008  
  (1912) THE SINKING TITANIC
By Marcellus O. Ruch Published 1912 by M. O. Ruch, Canton, Ohio, USA [Midi] ...
  1912  
NPR (2008) GAVIN BRYARS' 'SINKING OF THE TITANIC' IN CONCERT
Originally written in 1969, Gavin Bryars' first major composition, The Sinking of the Titanic, still sounds just as vital, fresh, and forward-thinking now as it did then. In a concert from the Wordless Music Series, recorded by WNYC, the piece was performed live by the Wordless Music Orchestra on Jan. 16, 2008, at the Church of St. Paul the Apostle in New York City. Conductor Brad Lubman led the ensemble....
28th March 2008  
  (1912) THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC
A Descriptive Piano Composition Word and Music by Jeanette Forrest Published 1912 by Frank K. Root & Co. Chicago : New York Listen to this Piece [Midi] ...
  1912  
  (1912) MY SWEETHEART WENT DOWN WITH THE SHIP
Words by Roger Lewis Music by F. Henri Klickmann Published 1912 by Frank K. Root & Co. Chicago and New York, USA [Midi / Recording]...
  1912  
  (1912) IN MEMORY OF THE TITANIC CATASTROPHE
Grand Memorial Fantasie Words and Music by Henry Tiedemann Published 1912 by the Southern Music Company, Dallas, Texas Listen to this Piece...
  1912  
  (1912) THE BAND PLAYED NEARER MY GOD TO THEE AS THE SHIP WENT DOWN
In Memory of the Heroes of the Ill-Fated Titanic Words by Mark Bean Music by Harold Jones Published 1912 by Joe Morris Music Co., New York, USA ...
  1912  
  ON THE RESURRECTION MORNING
The Hymn "On the Resurrection Morning" was one of those sung at the hymn service lead by Revd. Ernest Courtenay Carter. The words were written by Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) and the music "Resurrection Morn" by Ira David Sanke...
   
New York Times (1925) CLEARS HOTEL MEN IN PALM BEACH FIRE
Florida Commissioner After Inquiry Says That They Provided All Necessary Safeguards --- GUESTS’ LOSS $2,000,000 --- Thousands of Dollars in Scattered Belongings Reclaimed---First of Victims Arrive HERE --- Special to ...
21st March 1925  
  (1912) JUST AS THE SHIP WENT DOWN - A SONG OF THE SEA
A Song of the Sea Words by Edith Maida Lessing Music by Bernie Adler and Sidney Gibson Published 1912 by the Harold Rossiter Music Company, Chicago, USA Listen to this Piece [...
  1912  
  THE ROAST BEEF OF OLD ENGLAND
Word and Music by Leveridge The Roast Beef of Old England was the tune played by the Bugler, P.W. Fletcher, to call first class passengers to meals. ...
   
  THERE IS A GREEN HILL FAR AWAY
The Hymn "There is a Green Hill Far Away" was one of those sung at the hymn service lead by Revd. Ernest Courtenay Carter. The words were written by Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander (1818-1895), in 1848, for the collection Hymns for Li...
   
  (1912) THE TITANIC'S DISASTER : DER NASER KEIVER
Words (in Yiddish) by S. Small Music by Henry A. Rusotto Listen to this Piece [...
  1912  
  WILLIAM GREENFIELD PLAYING THE PIANO.
   
  (1912) THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC
A Descriptive Composition for Piano Solo By William Baltzell Published 1912 by Aubrey Stauffer & Co., Chicago, USA Listen to this Piece [Midi] ...
  1912  
Pittsburgh Post Gazette (2009) 'TITANIC' ON STAGE AT MUSIC HALL
The great ship Titanic will sink once again, this time on a stage in Carnegie with a cast of 62 actors who range in age from 5 to 82....
5th November 2009  
  NEARER MY GOD TO THEE
The Hymn Nearer My God to Thee has often been suggested as the last tune played by the Musicians on the Titanic. There are different versions of the hymn, all are set to verses, written in 1841, by the English poet Sarah Full...
   
The Virginian-Pilot (2008) TRAGIC TALE'S MUSIC SCORES A TRIUMPH
Against the odds, Virginia Musical Theatre has maneuvered the awesome complexities of the choral opera "Titanic... The Musical" into the most professional outing yet in its initial year at Sandler Center for the Performing Arts....
1st April 2008  
Hilton Head Island Packet (2007) TITANIC LECTURE RAISES AWARENESS OF LEGENDARY SUNKEN LINER
Looking for a break from the steady stream of Christmas-themed movies and music that tend to dominate the holidays? Well, what's more different than that famous Atlantic Ocean shipwreck roughly 400 miles off of Newfoundland, otherwise known as the Titanic? ...
28th December 2007  
  DIE DREILINDEN, ESTATE OF THE SPENCERS
The Dreilinden estate in Lucerne, Switzerland, was the property of the Spencer family. Also known as the 'Villa Vicovaro, it now houses the City's School of Music (Conservatoire). Miss Elise Lurette used to stay at the Dreilinden when she was working...
   
  ETERNAL FATHER, STRONG TO SAVE
The Hymn "Eternal Father, Strong to Save" was one of those sung at the hymn service lead by Revd. Ernest Courtenay Carter. William Whiting (1825-1878) wrote the lyrics, in 1860, as a poem for a student about to sail for America. T...
   
EdinburghGuide.com TITANIC AND THE BAND PLAYED ON REVIEW
Although listed under Dance in the Fringe programme, this is not a dance performance per se, but more of a dramatised play with film, music and short dance sequences. This devised theatrical piece based on Titanic survivors' stories is performed by a group of six young dance and performing arts students....
   
The Mayo News (2008) TITANIC FOR BALLINROBE
WITH 42 main parts, a financial investment of €100,000, a set that was 1,000 hours in the making, music of epic quality and a tragic storyline that captured the imagination of the world like no other single event in the 20th century, Ballinrobe Musical Society promise audiences a 'night to remember' when 'Titanic The Musical' takes to the stage next week....
6th February 2008  
  (1912) SONGE D'AUTOMNE
Songe d'Autmone (Dream of Autumn) was composed by Archibald Joyce (25 May 1873 - 22 March 1963). Joyce, popularly known as the "English Waltz King", had considerable success in England with this piece which was included in the repertoire for White...
  1912  
  DIE DREILINDEN, PROPERTY OF THE SPENCERS
This picture shows the Gardeners' Cottage at the Dreilinden. The Dreilinden estate in Lucerne, Switzerland, was the property of the Spencer family. Also known as the 'Villa Vicovaro, it now houses the City's School of Music (Conservatoire). Miss Elis...
   
  NOW THE DAY IS OVER
The Hymn "Now the Day is Over" was one of those sung at the hymn service lead by Revd. Ernest Courtenay Carter. Sabine Baring-Gould (1825-1878) wrote the lyrics, in 1865, and the tune “Merrial” was composed by Sir Joseph Barnby (1838-1896)...
   
Brooklyn Daily Times (1912) JAMES CLINCH SMITH SAW MUCH HAPPINESS AHEAD
It is recalled that James Clinch Smith, whose name is on the list of those aboard the Titanic but not among those of the survivors, went abroad to the [sic] effect a reconciliation with is wife. She has been intensely interested in music, almost, it...
17th April 1912  
guardian.co.uk (2009) SINKING OF THE TITANIC: THE WATERY SOUND MEDITATION RETURNS
Gavin Bryars's piece of 'conceptual art' music has been performed in a swimming pool and water tower by child violinists and an experimental DJ. It now comes to the Roundhouse Comments (1)The Sinking of the Titanic, whose latest incarnat...
11th May 2009  
Broadway World (2009) THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN MAKES UK PREMIERE AT LANDOR THEATER 5/27
Tuesday, May 5, 2009So long Dolly! Move over, Mame! Make way for the biggest of Broadway's leading ladies, "The Unsinkable Molly Brown". The Titanic may have sunk, but she survived.Thom Southerland in association with the Landor Theatre...
6th May 2009  
Perthshire Advertiser (2008) PERTH'S TITANIC: THE MUSICAL STARTS WITH NEW CREW
PERTH Amateur Operatic Society's most exciting and challenging production to date, ˘€ËśTitanic: the Musical', sets sail in Perth Theatre tonight, with a new and exciting production team at the helm.Wielding the baton as musical director will be local music teacher Allan Kelman, while Ewan Campbell, who is already known to the society as co-owner of Utopia Costumes, takes over as director....
7th April 2008  
  (1927) 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  
Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate, and Cheriton Herald (1912) MR. WILLIAM PENNY
We regret to hear that Mr. William Penny, eldest son of Mrs. A. Penny, of 4, Waverley Villas, Cheriton Road, was among the victims in the catastrophe to the Titanic. Mr. Penny had been a medical steward in the service of the White Star Lin...
25th April 1912  
Hampshire Observer (1912) WINCHESTER'S MELANCHOLY INTEREST
April 1912 Although there were no Winchester people so far as we have ascertained among the passengers on the Titanic, yet Winchester has a melancholy interest in the disaster, especially as it affects the ill-fated crew. Among the sec...
  1912  
Worcester Evening Gazette (1912) STILL PLAYING AS WATER CREEPS UP
New York, April 19- Mrs. John Murray Brown of Acton, Mass, who with her sister, Mrs. Robert C. Cornell and Mrs. E.D. Appleton, was saved, was in the last life-boat to get safely away from the Titanic. "The band played marching from dec...
20th April 1912  
The Times (1912) REQUIEM MASS AT WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL
A Requiem Mass for the souls of those who lost their lives owing to the sinking of the Titanic was held in Westminster Cathedral yesterday morning. The clergy of the diocese have lost three of their members, the best known being Father By...
24th April 1912  
  LEAD KINDLY LIGHT
The Hymn "Lead Kindly Light" was one of those sung at the hymn service lead by Revd. Ernest Courtenay Carter. Verses 1-3 were written in 1833 by John Henry Newman (1801-1890). While traveling in Italy as a young priest...
   
  (1912) 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  
  OUR GOD, OUR HELP IN AGES PAST
(O God, Our Help in Ages Past) The Hymn "Our God, our help in ages past" was recalled by Colonel Archibald Gracie, as the last to be sung at the morning service, presided over by Ca...
   
Gloucester Citizen (1912) HODGES HENRY P. : GLOUCESTERIAN'S BROTHER UNLISTED WITH THE SAVED
[Photo] Among the Titanic victims was Mr. H. P. Hodges, of The Cotswolds, Highfield Lane, Southampton, who is an elder brother of Mr. R. Hodges, of Melcombe, Vicarage Road, Gloucester, one of the staff at Hatherley Road Council Schools...
17th April 1912  
New York Times (1953) MRS. HOKAN STEFFANSON
Page 31, column 2 Mrs. Mary Eno Steffanson died last night at her home, 56 East Fifty-seventh Street, after an illness of several months. She was 71 years old. Mrs. Steffanson, daughter of the late John Chester Eno, was the...
14th December 1953  
  (1902) 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®) 3.1...
  1902  
New York Times (1913) GRAND DUKE AT NEWPORT
Czar's Brother-in-Law the Guest of Mrs. John Astor --- Special to The New York Times --- NEWPORT, R. I., Aug.21---Grand Duke Alexander Mikailovitch, the Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna, arrived to-night from New York to v...
30th August 1913  
  (1938) DOWN WITH THE OLD CANOE
Dorsey Murdock Dixon (14 October 1897 - 17 April 1968) - Guitar, Vocals Howard Dixon (19 June 1903 - 24 March 1961) - Steel Guitar Dorsey Dixon and his younger brother Howard were born in the South Carolina mill town of Darlington. Th...
25th January 1938  
Bowerchalke Parish Papers (1912) UNTITLED
Page 44. Extract:- More tragic was the death of Tom Kerley a chef on the ill-fated Titanic. His parents who worked on the Elliott's farm were very proud of their smart and popular son and especially of his progress to the largest and m...
24th April 1912  
New York Times (1907) PRESIDENT'S SON STAR AT RECITAL
Quentin Roosevelt, Miss Young's Pupil, Renders Three Numbers on the Piano --- [Two irrelevant subheadlines omitted.] --- Special to The New York Times --- WASHINGTON, April 20---[Ei...
21st April 1907  
Washington Herald (1912) ARCHIE PUT ME IN A LIFEBOAT
Miss Marie Young, of Washington, Tells of Aid's Heroism and Calmness --- By MISS MARIE YOUNG --- Musical tutor to the younger children of former President Roosevelt. She had been studying music in Europe and was returning...
20th April 1912  
  (1912) 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  
Eastbourne Gazette (1912) MR. J. WESLEY WOODWARD
One of the best known among the hero musicians of the Titanic was Mr. J. Wesley Woodward, son of Mrs. Woodward, of The Firs, Windmill Road, Headington, Oxford, who was one of the violoncelle players of the Duke of Devonshire's Eastbourne Orchestra. M...
24th April 1912  
Liverpool Echo (1912) THE BRAVE BANDSMEN - A BELGIAN MEMORIAL
A movement has been started at Liege to commemorate, by a suitable and picturesque monument, the heroic behaviour of the band on board the Titanic. Of the eight members of the band, one, George Krins, was a young and most promising musician, born at ...
25th April 1912  
Western Morning News (1912) UGBOROUGH MAN'S STORY
J. Horswell (sic), a sailor, residing in Southampton, said though he was now lodging at Southampton, he hailed from Ugborough. He acted as bowman in one of the emergency boats, and among the passengers with them were Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff Gordon. ...
29th April 1912  
New York Times (1912) COL. ASTOR'S FUNERAL
Services at Rhlnebeck To-day, but Burial in Trinity Cemetery Here --- RHINEBECK May 3---The funeral service of Col. John Jacob Astor will be held to-morrow at noon in the Episcopal Church of the Messiah, of which he was Warden for sixte...
4th May 1912  
Birkenhead News (1912) AN ARGYLE THEATRE’S BANDSMAN AMONG THE TITANIC ORCHESTRA
One of those on board the Titanic and who it is feared is amongst those who have perished, is Mr. J. F. P. Clarke, formerly a member of the orchestra of the Argyle Theatre of Varieties. Mr. Clarke in his short time he played...
20th April 1912  
Liverpool Daily Post (2009) TITANIC HAD MANY LIVERPOOL LINKS, REPORTS PETER ELSON
by Peter ElsonApr 24 2009ALTHOUGH she never visited Liverpool, Titanic had strong links with her home port.Planning for her maiden voyage, including the selection of her officers, was made by Charles Bartlett, Whit...
29th April 2009  
New York Times (1912) AUDIENCE CHEERS ROSTRON
Carpathia's Captain and His Officers Get an Ovation at the Winter Garden --- New Yorkers had an opportunity last night to show the esteem in which Capt. Rostron and the other members of the ship's company of the Carpathia have been held...
31st May 1912  
  FRIENDS FOR LIFE
Fifty-five year old Ella White, the wealthy widow of a Manhattan businessman, was short and stout with an outspoken, often brash personality. Her companion, Marie Grice Young, 36, tall, slim and soft-spoken, was a music teacher from Washington. The p...
   
Cleveland Plain Dealer (1912) BUTT A COURTIER TO DEATH, SAYS WOMAN
Washington, April 19 – A graphic story of the heroism of Maj. Archibald W. Butt on the Titanic was told today in an interview given by Miss Marie Young, a former resident of Washington. Miss Young is believed to have been the last woman to leave the ...
20th April 1912  
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (2007) 'TITANIC' DINNER TO BENEFIT WAR STREETS EFFORT
Thursday, March 22, 2007By Nancy Anderson, Pittsburgh Post-GazetteIt's been 95 years since the unsinkable luxury liner Titanic went to the bottom of the ocean.To commemorate the occasion, Titanic historian Dave McMunn and chef Douglas Ferraro at the Acanthus Restaurant, North Side, will make it a \"A Night to Remember\" by recreating the sumptuous dinner served to first-class passengers that night.The elegant seven-course menu features Consomme Olga, Roasted Salmon with Mousseline Sauce, Filet Mignon Lili with Foie Gras, Chateau Potatoes, Punch Romaine (palate cleanser), Watercress Salad with Asparagus Vinaigrette, Waldorf Pudding, Peaches in Chartreuse Jelly and Chef Ferraro\'s specialty, Oysters Acanthus.To add authenticity, Mr. McMunn includes tables of historic documents, photos, posters and other memorabilia, plus, piped in period music and a retelling of the fateful night\'s events. Period dress is encouraged; Mr. McMunn will be in tie and tails.Dates are April 13 and 14, with a March 30 deadline for reservations. Cocktails are at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $105; proceeds benefit the Mexican War Street Society\'s Street Tree plan. The restaurant is located at the Inn on the Mexican War Streets, 604 W. North Ave. Dinner details: 412-231-1316. Directions: 412-231-6544. The Titanic menu will be offered every Thursday, Friday and Saturday in April....
22nd March 2007  
ET Research (2006) GEORGES KRINS - THE LOST MEMORIAL
Some years ag...
25th May 2006  
Unidentified Newspaper (1912) DUMFRIES TITANIC VICTIMS
Memorial unveiled on Dock Park. A very impressive ceremony, and one which attracted much public attention, took place on Saturday afternoon when the handsome memorial which has been erected on the Dock Park in honour of John Law Hume, ...
  1912  
Unidentified Newspaper (1980) OLE ABELSETH [OBITUARY]
Ole Abelseth, 94, of Hettinger, ND, a survivor of he sinking of the oceanliner Titanic, died Thursday, December 4, 1980 at the Hettinger Community Memorial Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Abelseth were held Monday, December 8, 1980, ...
  1980  
Worcester Telegram (1912) FUND FOR RELIEF OF MRS. ASPLUND AND HER CHILDREN IS GROWING SLOWLY
Money for the Worcester Titanic relief fund that is to be used for the financial assistance of Mrs. Charles Asplund and her two children who survived the Titanic disaster, in which her husband and three children were lost, is coming slowly to the rel...
30th April 1912  
The Greenwich News (1914) MOORE-GRAHAM
SUMMER RESIDENTS IN LARGE NUMBERS ATTEND SOCIETY AFFAIR The wedding of Miss Margaret, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Graham of New York and Belle Haven, and Eugene Maxwell Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Moore...
14th June 1914  
Eastbourne Gazette (1912) HERO MUSICIANS : SUGGESTED MEMORIAL TO MR. J. W. WOODWARD
The Titanic Disaster While the horror of the Titanic disaster is still fresh in the public mind, and the nation is contributing with an almost unexampled generosity to funds for the survivors and the families of the crew, would it not ...
1st May 1912  
  (1929) GOD MOVES ON THE WATER
Blind Willie Johnson was born in Marlin, Texas c.1902. A Gospel singer and guitarist, he recorded just 30 pieces at a variety of locations between 1927 and 1930. He was accompanied on some songs by his wife Angeline. During the depression reverted...
11th December 1929  
  (1948) THE TITANIC
Blues singer/songwriter Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Leadbelly, was born in Mooringsport, Louisiana in 1885. Leadbelly remarked in th...
15th October 1948  
  (1972) ALFRED NOURNEY OBITUARY
Translated from German language by Arne Mjaland: He died 60 years after the Titanic. Tennis club lost honour member . On the April 15 1912 he experienced the most terrible night in his  life. In  February this ye...
18th November 1972  
New York Times (1912) LOST TWO IN IROQUOIS FIRE
Daughters of Rescued Titanic Passenger Killed in Chicago Holocaust --- Special to The New York Times --- CHICAGO, Ill., April 16---Mrs. Ida S. Hippach, wife of L. A. Hippach, manufacturer, of 7,352 Sheridan Road, and Miss ...
17th April 1912  
Washington Times (1912) NATION MAY RAISE GREAT MEMORIAL TO DISASTER’S HERO
Whole Country Likely to Be Asked to Contribute to Fund for Monument to Major Butt, Who Gave Life for Others --- An agitation has been started at the White House among the friends of Major Archibald Butt for the erection of a memorial mo...
20th April 1912  
  VARIOUS MEMORIALS TO JOHN WESLEY WOODWARD
Named on the Musicians Memorial at the Old Library site, London Road, Southampton. also named on the St Marys Church Musicians Memorial, St Marys, Southampton. also he is mentioned on a plaque in the lobby of the Boston ...
   
Guernsey Press and Star (2009) ISLAND'S TITANIC CONNECTION
TITANIC’S journey and demise in 1912 is legendary. Archive film footage, news cuttings and big-budget movies mean the tragic tale of the ship dubbed ‘unsinkable’ will never be forgotten. However, not many people are aware...
9th October 2009  
 

 
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