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Bookmark or Share- The 110-year-old Titanic Violin That Miraculously Survived The Sinking ShipFew, however, can compete with that of the Titanic violin – the instrument played in April 1912, as the RMS Titanic sank into the North Atlantic Ocean after its fatal collision with an iceberg. Today, the violin is held at the Titanic Museum in Tennessee, as part of their public display of artefacts and memorabilia from the ship.
- Rare ‘Titanic’ violin played by ship’s bandleader goes on public ...Following the Titanic’s tragic collision with an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912, Wallace had stood on deck with his eight-piece band and played hymns on the violin to calm anxious passengers as they jumped into lifeboats.
- The Titanic Violin – The Curious Case of the Hartley Stradivarius ...As the Titanic sank on a cold dark night in the Atlantic ocean in 1912, a Stradivarius violin is believed to have been playing the hymn ‘Nearer My God To Thee’ by RMS Titanic Bandmaster, Wallace Hartley, who was in possession of the violin for the cross-Atlantic trip.
- Wallace Hartley - WikipediaWallace Henry Hartley (2 June 1878 – 15 April 1912) was an English violinist and bandleader on the Titanic during its maiden voyage. He became famous for leading the eight-member band as the ship sank on 15 April 1912. He and the rest of the band did not survive the sinking. Hartley was born and raised in Colne, Lancashire, England.
- Was This Violin Played on the Titanic? - Snopes.comIn April 2021, around the anniversary of the ship's sinking, a photograph was circulated on social media supposedly showing the violin that the band's leader, Wallace Hartley, had played aboard...
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