Vintage MIDI Songs and Music From
The Titanic Era
Third Class Passenger Songs
The musicians on board Titanic
had to memorize and play by heart a large body of musical
numbers listed in the White
Star Line Music Repertoire book, as well as take requests.
This section of the MIDI Music
Songbook is dedicated to their memory:
none of them survived
the sinking.
In addition, many third class
passengers brought their own instruments
and played the current popular
songs to pass the time away in steerage;
this page showcases these
types of songs.
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7 Famous English Music Hall Numbers
Two by Albert Chevalier
Knock'd
'Em In The Old Kent Road
Words and Music by English Music Hall Performer
Albert Chevalier,
and his brother-in-law Charles Ingle (undated,
probably 1890's)
Great turn of the century British music hall
number, heard in several films,
including the Shirley Temple Arthur Treacher
1939 film The Little Princess
MIDI and Real Video Segment of The Little
Princess (public domain movie)
My
Old Dutch
Words by Albert Chevalier & Music by Charles
Ingle (1892)
Sentimental and touching tribute to marital
longevity and fidelity
MIDI and Vintage Performance in MP3 of Albert
singing his song
Two Made Famous by Charles Coborn
The
Man That Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo
Words and Music by Fred Gilbert (1892)
English Music Hall performer Charles Coborn's
biggest hit song,
still remembered fondly to this day.
MIDI and Vintage Performance in MP3 by Charles
Coborn
Two
Lovely Black Eyes
Words and Music by Charles Coborn
Publication: London: Francis Bros. & Day
(1886)
A delightful and funny song about "discussing"
politics,
written and performed by the famous British
Music Hall star Charles Coborn.
This song was changed a bit musically by Charles
from an earlier tune
called My Nellie's Blue Eyes (1883), and new
lyrics written.
MIDI and Vintage Performance in MP3 by Charles
Coborn
I
Live In Trafalgar Square
Words and Music by C.S. Murphy
Publication: Francis, Day and Hunter, Ltd.
(1902)
Or otherwise titled: "How To Make The Best
Of Homelessness" :)
MIDI and Sheet Music
I
Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside
Written and Composed by John H. Glover-Kind
Publication: B. Feldman and Co., London, England
(1907)
A perennial British favorite; lots of fun to
sing.
Made Famous by Mark Sheridan of Wibbely Wobbely
Walk Fame
MIDI and Vintage Performance in MP3
I'm
Shy, Mary Ellen, I'm Shy
Written by Charles Ridgewell and George Stevens
Publication: Francis, Day and Hunter, Ltd.,
London, England (1910)
This is a very funny song about a proverbial
wimp...if you know a fellow
like this, you have my sympathies :)
Made Famous by Jack Pleasants
MIDI and Vintage Performance in MP3
The
Boy In The Gallery
Words and Music by George Ware
Publication: Ascherberg, Hopwood, and Crew
Ltd., London (1885)
Popular English Music Hall number
MIDI
The
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Words by George Leybourne; Music by Alfred Lee.
Publication: New York: C.H.
Ditson & Co., 711 Broadway, (1868)
A landmark song of the early English music
hall days
MIDI
Come
Josephine, In My Flying Machine
Words by Alfred Bryan; Music by Fred Fischer.
Publication: New York: Shapiro Music Publisher,
Cor. Broadway & Thirty Ninth Street,
(1910)
Popular again because the characters of Rose
and Jack
sang it in the James Cameron film Titanic.
MIDI and Vintage Recording in MP3
Silverheels
Intermezzo - Two Step (1905)
Music by Neil Moret
Poem by James O'Dea
Publication: Jerome H. Remick & Co.,
Detroit - NY
At the turn of the 19th to 20th century, a
plethora
of Indian themes hit the sheet music industry.
I wasn't really sure
what the appeal was to them....until I heard
songs as cute as this one.
My two youngest children love to dance to this
song, so this is for them.
MIDI
I
Don't Want To Play In Your Yard
Sing Along Children's MIDI Song (Which Is Really
For Adults) :)
Written by Philip Wingate and H.W. Petrie (1894)
MIDI
Are
We To Part Like This?
By Harry Casling and Charles Collins
Publication: B. Feldman & Co., Ltd.
(1912)
Great torch number from the English music hall
days
MIDI
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