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Organ audition by Cavaill魃ollAn organ audition for an instrument built by Aristide CavaillÚ¡âoll, held in his own spacious business residence on Avenue de Maine, Paris Date: 1870
Jeeves and WoosterIn Thank You Jeeves!, Jeeves gives notice when Bertie Wooster, his employer, insists on playing the banjolele
Advertisement for Steinway Pianos - no drawing room of distinction has the ideally correct note unless it contains one. circa 1930s
Scotsman playing bagpipesPeople You See. Scotsman playing bagpipes. From Teddy Bear (3 January 1970)
A Garden Guide - Extracting a Weed from a LawnIllustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) showing a typically convoluted method of weeding a garden lawn. A man is hosted by ropes supported by a teepee configuration of poles worked by
Senegal - Griot playing a KoraSenegal - seated Griot playing a Kora, a 21-stringed harp lute that originated in the Gambia River valley with the Mandinko but is one of the most popular instruments in Senegal
Argyll and Sutherland HighlandersBandsman, Piper and Drummer of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Date: circa 1908
Sheet music, violin and pink roseA violin and bow, with a pink rose and a sheet of music
BABBAGEs ENGINE (2)Charles Babbages Difference Engine, an instrument which went beyond simple calculation to embody some of the principles of computers
Louis Wain - flute player and mouse. circa 1900s
Komuso Buddhist monks, Japan. They wear a straw basket (tengai) over their head and play a bamboo flute (shakuhachi). Date: circa 1890s
Silhouette of stylish couple dancing
People dancing flamenco in the street, Seville, SpainPeople dancing flamenco in the street in traditional costume, Seville, Spain. circa 1930s
Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Musical party given by CaGiovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Italian painter. Musical party given by Cardinal De La Rochefoucauld at the Argentina Theatre in Rome in 1747. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France
Piero della Francesca, Italian painterRenaissance Art. Italy. 15th century. Piero della Francesca (c.1420-1492). Italian painter. The Nativity, 1470-75. Tempera on panel. National Gallery. London. England. UK
Fra Angelico (1387-1455). The Coronation of the VirginFra Angelico (1387-1455). Tuscan painter of early Renaissance, part of the Florentine school. The Coronation of the Virgin. 15th Century. Louvre Museum. Paris. France
The Emperor Stradivarius violinThe famous Emperor Stradivarius violin, dating from 1715. It was bought by the violinist and composer Jan Kubelik in 1910 for 10, 000 -- the highest price paid for a violin to that date. "
Two violins and a viola by StradivariusTwo violins and a viola by Antonius Stradivarius -- 1717 violin (Hart & Son), 1762 viola (Hart & Son), The Gillot Strad, 1715 (G Haddock). 1875
Mieczyslaw Pianowski, Polish ballet dancerMieczyslaw Pianowski (c1891-1967), Polish ballet dancer, ballet master and choreographer. circa 1920s
Scottish Types - Bagpipes, Clan McDonald. 19th century
Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. DavisNoises played for films: wonders of the cinema organ. Thunder, shots and tom-toms controlled by an organist: a film-theatre organ that creates sound effects. Date: 1929
Christmas card in the shape of a banjo. circa 1890s
Quiet music practice / W H RobinsonWhen practicing ones musical instrument, there is only one person who wants to hear it - the aspiring performer. A simple adjustment (as here depicted to the horn)
Agra, India - Sitar playerAgra, India - Lady Sitar player
HARPISTA medieval lady plays a small harp
Lie detector 1923American instrument for the detection of uttered fibs, falsehoods, and other untruths, based on responses of the subjects heart and lungs
Persian musiciansThree seated Persian musicians, playing a hand drum, what looks like a daf and a kamanche. A tonbak, or goblet drum, lies discarded on the ground. Date: 1870s
Advertisement for the Brinsmead grand pianoAn advertisement for the Brinsmead grand piano, the best that British craftsmanship can produce, with a pure singing tone and beauty of finish. Payment by instalments can be arranged... Date: 1913
Horn, WurlitzerThree Mellophones or Concert Horns from the Wurlitzer range; the Professional, the Lyric, and the American. Available in various finishes
Trombone, WurlitzerThree trombones from the Wurlitzer range
Oboe, WurlitzerThe Oboe, originally known by its French name, Hautbois
Ukulele, WurlitzerA range of Ukuleles sold by the Wurlitzer company
Ancient Persian MusicA Dervish of Ancient Persia in long green robe with fur trimming; he wears an ornate hat and plays a woodwind instrument
Chinese Abacus 1814A man uses a " swan-pen" - a Chinese version of the abacus
Ericsson Table Phone - 3A table instrument by the Ericsson Company of Stockholm. There is no handle to alert the exchange, perhaps this is done with that knob : the bell is very noticeable
Japan - the ShakuhachiA Japanese musician plays the SHAKUHACHI, a wind instrument resembling the western flute
Harp with yellow flowers on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s
Horn Lesson in a Wine CellarA group of gentlemen and a small boy congregate in a wine cellar to practice playing the horn whilst enjoying a drink or two (non-alcoholic for the small boy of course)
Banjo with pink flowers on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s
Two golden harps on a cutout greetings card with a country scene. Date: circa 1890s
London Trade Card - William Bull, Musical Instruments - trumpets, kettledrums, French horns, speaking trumpets, hearing horns for deaf people, powder flasks
Music cover, Hello, Dolly! Louis ArmstrongMusic cover, Hello, Dolly! Words and music by Jerry Herman, recorded by Louis Armstrong. 1963
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - trumpeter. circa 1910s
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - playing the piano. circa 1910s
Angel playing a lute, Melozzo da ForliMelozzo da Forli (1438-1494). Italian painter. Fresco depicting an Angel playing a lute. From the Church of the Twelve Holy Apostles. Pinacoteca Vaticana. Vatican City. Date: circa 1480
Chinese musical instrumentsA selection of Chinese musical instruments, including a bell(1), gong, (2), cymbals(4), a guqin or seven-stringed zither(7), a pipa or four-stringed lute (8), Yueqin or moon-shaped lute(11)
The concert, showing a group of players by Gerald de HonthorA group of musicians with a lady playing a lute, 17th century. Date: 1939
George H. Chirgwin know as the White-Eyed KaffirGeorge H. Chirgwin (14 December 1854 17 November 1922) was a popular British music hall star billed as " the White-Eyed Kaffir", a black face minstrel act
Orpheus playing his lyre. Relief from Thessaloniki. GreeceOrpheus, wearing a Phrygian cap and surrounded by the beasts charmed by the music of his lyre. Relief from Thessaloniki. Greece
Bone objects. Maglemosian Culture, 9500-6500 BCBone objects. C. 8700 BC. Skottemarke, Lolland. Maglemosian Culture, 9500-6500 BC. Mesolithic. National Museum of Denmark. Copenhagen. Denmark
Kitten with a violin on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Official wording, Apprenticeship IndentureOfficial wording of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson of 3 Newland Street, Derby, and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited
Blowing an Alpenhorn, SwitzerlandA Swiss alphorn (alpenhorn, alpine horn or labrophone) player. The instrument consists of a natural wooden horn with a cup-shaped mouthpiece is used by mountain dwellers in Switzerland
Saxophones, WurlitzerThree saxophones from the Wurlitzer range
Man in the Iron Mask, playing the cello in prisonThere are conflicting theories as to who this man was. One is that he was Count Ercole Antonio Mattioli (Matthioli or Marchioly, 1640-1703), an Italian diplomat, arrested as Eustache Dauger in 1669
Comic postcard, Scotsman with whisky barrel bagpipes. Date: circa 1900s
Record Sleeve, Pinky and Perky78rpm Record Sleeve, Pinky and Perky, the sensational TV singing stars. 1958
Bagpiper in Glen Coe, Highlands of ScotlandBagpiper in Macdonald tartan, playing in Glen Coe, Highlands of Scotland. Date: 1959
Paganinis violin by GuarneriusThree views of Paganinis violin by Joseph Guarnerius, 1743, in the Municipal Palace, Genoa, Italy. 1875
Design for Gilbert and Sullivan, A Dream of PatienceDesign by Alice Mary Havers for Gilbert and Sullivan, Savoy Operas, A Dream of Patience. circa 1880s
Teddy bears in a classroom having a music lesson. They sing at their desks while their teacher plays the violin. Date: circa 1900s
King David. Drawing for the rose window of the Cathedral of Leon. 14th century. Paper, gouache. Leon Cathedral Chapter. Castile and Leon. Spain
Mosaic of Orpheus. Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. GermanyMosaic of Orpheus. 200 AD. Of a private room, dining room or triclinium of a roman domus. From Miletus. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany
Cat playing the piano on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Welsh harps.. Single Welsh harp, ancient triple Welsh harp and modern triple Welsh harp. Copperplate engraving by John Lee from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts
Snake charmer with snake, India. Date: circa 1890s
A group of Persian musiciansA group of four Persian musicians playing their instruments. 1818
Geisha playing musical instrument
Dancers at NightThis tempera painting depicts a night time scene of costumed dancers performing to music from a stringed instrument and tambourine, around a grand statue of a fine garden terrace. Date: circa 1918
Christmas card in the shape of a house, open to reveal the matchstick people inside, celebrating the festive season. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s
Scottish Types - Scottish Dancing, Clan Gordon. 19th century
Caricature of Cora Cardigan, flautistCaricature of Cora Cardigan (Hannah Rosetta Dinah Moulton, 1860-1931), virtuoso flautist who worked mainly in theatres and music halls. She also played the violin. 1883
Musicians in the snow on a Christmas card, about to have something poured on them from a jug. circa 1890s
Michael Chapman, folk and rock performer
Whirling dervishes, Turkey. Date: circa 1870
Japanese Geisha playing a Traditional ShamisenJapanese Geisha in her home playing a Traditional Shamisen Date: circa 1904
Marie Hall - ViolinistMarie Hall (1884-1956) - Violinist and pupil of Edward Elgar - gave the 1st performance of Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending in 1920 Date: 1907
Hurdy-Gurdy Man - France Date: circa 1910s
Young princess playing veena (string instrument), 1770. Hyderabad school. Hindu art. Miniature Painting
Pantomime artist Will Evans with his childrenWill Evans (1866 -1931) was an eccentric comedian who performed in pantomime from a young age, and appeared on the music halls in the 1890s
Music at home - little girl at the pianoElizabeth Jane, daughter of Sir William and Lady Maria Somerville, plays the piano on tiptoe. Date: 1866
Drummer of 1598A drummer of 1598. Date: 1598
Violin accesories, WurlitzerViolin cases sold by the Wurlitzer company with prices ranging from 12 dollars fifty, to sixty dollars for an alligator skinned
Crystal Palace Brass Band FestivalView of the Central Avenue leading to the Crystal Palace in south London at the time of the annual Brass Band Festival. Bands from all over the country took part
