Duet Collection

The Yeoman of the Guard by Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
Promotional postcard for The Yeomen of the Guard by W. S. Gilbert; music Arthur Sullivan. First produced Savoy Theatre, 3rd October 1888

LA Boheme / Puccini / I
La BOHEME Act I: within the first few minutes of meeting, Rodolfo and Mimi declare their love for each other Date: late 19th century

Snow babies - A Christmas Carol by Dorothy Wheeler
A snow baby, dressed all in white, sits on a snowy branch, singing a Christmas carol with a robin. Date: c.1925

Spanish Itinerant Music
A couple of musicians performing a duet on woodwind instruments

Duet
Illustration of a pianist and violinist playing a duet. Artist: Anon. Date: 1926

SCHOOL FOR SKELETONS
A bizarre school for skeletons, with two skeletons playing a piano duet, one skeleton dunce on a chair in the corner and another skeleton carrying a basket! Date: early 1930s

The Medal and the Maid, Barn Dance, by Sidney Jones
Musical comedy, The Medal and the Maid, Barn Dance, music by Sidney Jones. Merva Sunningdale (Miss Ruth Vincent), Allen Blithe RN (Mr F Ranalow), vocal duet, Consequences. Date: 1900s

San Toy, musical comedy, The ABC Duet, at the Grand Theatre, Southampton, previously at Dalys Theatre, London. Date: circa 1900s

Silhouette, Practising a Duet. late 19th century

Greetings card - Violinist and Pianist performing
Greetings card - Violinist and Pianist in silhouette, performing. 20th century

Two Musicians 1550
Two musicians play a duet Date: circa 1550

DUET FOR 2 FLUTES
Duet for two flutes Date: 1847

Man with singing dog, Ireland
A man sits on the pavement outside a pub and sings a song with his dog. Donegal, Ireland Date: 1992

Monkey and cat duet on a Christmas card, with an orchestra of monkey musicians. Date: circa 1890s

Music cover, The Gipsy Duet from Verdis Il Trovatore
Music cover, The Gipsy Duet from Il Trovatore, opera by Verdi, in the version performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. Sung by Fanny Huddart and Augustus Braham. circa 1850

A Royal Duet - Princess Elizabeth and Margaret at the piano
The Princesses, Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Margaret, playing the piano at Windsor Castle in 1940. Date: 1940

Singers on a comic postcard -- Songs and their Singers -- Greet, Greet, Softly My Sweet. Date: circa 1910s

Susi - piano duet with kitten. 1950s

Music cover, Der Letzte Waltzer, operetta in three acts, by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grunwald, with music by Oscar Straus, arranged for voice and piano, and piano duet. 1920

Music cover, Mercedes & Haydee by Emma Sengel
Music cover, Mercedes & Haydee, written for piano by Emma Sengel circa 1850s

Caricature of James Fawn and Arthur Roberts
Caricature of James Fawn (1850-1923) and Arthur Roberts (1852-1933), music hall performers. Goodness Gracious! A reference to their comic duet in a Drury Lane pantomime, Mother Goose

Austria, Flute & Zither
Duet for flute and zither in a country home - but the cat doesn t seem to care for it... Date: circa 1910

A duet
A couple enjoying a harmonious dance. Artist: Ethel Parkinson Date: 1905

Music cover, Love and Pride, comic medley duet sung by Harry Clifton and Fanny Edwards. circa 1870

Advert for Columbian Trio Concert Company, Ohio, USA
Advertisement on a postcard for the Columbian Trio Concert Company of West Salem, Ohio, USA, offering instrumental and vocal music. Date: 1910

An Unfinished Symphony - a Duet at the Front, WW1
Music in a war-wrecked room: a British officer and a French Alpine Chasseur playing near Ypres. Apparently the officer was a well-known musician and the grand piano was played, briefly

Sheet music cover, Love Like a Star Dear Shall Shine on our Way. A comic duet sung nightly by Miss Lottie Venne (1852-1928) and M Marius, in Alfred Lees burlesque, The Lying Dutchman

Taste in 1854-Villikins and his Dinah in the drawing room
Young Lady(who ought to know better): Now, William, you are not low enough yet. Begin again at He took the cold pi-zen". Date: 1854

Argentine Guitarists
Argentinian guitarists strike a masculine pose, one foot on a rock, as they play a duet together while their coy womenfolk hide from the camera, South America. Date: 1930s

A duet - two singers in full flow at a concert. Date: 1895

Duet for viol and flute - The siren of the stage
Two musicians decorate sheet music for flute and viol. The lyrics warn against the seductive charms of ladies with beautiful singing voices

Around the Piano
A stylish young couple get ready to sing a duet beside the piano, while a smart pianist tickles the ivories.. Date: 1930s

Gothic Piano Duet

Music at home - singing, 1880s
Two ladies inspect something new-the sheet music to the latest song to sing together. Date: 1880s

Music at home - round the piano, c. 1835
A family group gather round the piano to sing and play. C.1835

Music at home, 17th century
Music at home: a lady plays the harpsichord whilst a gentleman sings. Another lady looks on, and is served by a page

Music at home - harmony before matrimony
Harmony before matrimony, by James Gillray. A couple perform a duet de l amour in a Georgian interior, whilst two cats play on the sheet music on the floor. Date: 1805

A duet under difficulties, 1863
Emily:(sotto voce) My goodness, Edith, what shall I do? My nose itches so dreadfully, and we are coming to the most difficult part." Date: 1863

Recreation - Music at home, 1881
A lady sits at the piano, and accompanies a singing man. 1881

Female singer at a window
A singer at a window is accompanied by a man playing a stringed instrument. Date: 17th century

Music at home, 1883
A lady plays the piano by candlelight, whilst a portly gentleman with a monocle sings along. 1883

Music at home, 1906
A young lady sporting a straw boater sings, whilst a serious-looking senior chap accompanies on the piano. 1906

Music cover for La Fille de Madame Angot Valse, a waltz made popular by the comic opera by Charles Lecocq (1832-1918), La Fille de Madame Angot, first performed in 1872

Gay Beggars Duet
final scene of Act I: Mr Matocks as Macheath and Mrs Cargill as Polly, saying farewell to each other

Duet at home 18C
He plays the violin wearing a wig, she accompanies him wearing a bonnet

Two Children Make Music
Duet for tambourine and rattle. Does the cat wish to make it a trio, or is she trying to put a stop to the performance ?

A Broadcast Ca 1922
A scene from the earliest days of broadcasting : Olive Sturgess and John Huntingdon perform a duet at BBC Marconi House

DAME BLANCHE - 1
The celebrated duet, highlight of Boieldieus masterpiece which marks a turning-point in French opera

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