Meat Loaf in concertMeat Loaf - Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday on September 27, 1947), American rock musician and Actor performing at the Penwith Rock Festival in 1983 (Chuck Berry)
Shostakovich PhotoDmitry Dmitriyevich Shostakovich Russian Musician
Frederic Chopin / EtudeFREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician composing his C minor Etude
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
Brahms PhotoJOHANNES BRAHMS German musician with his autograph Date: 1833 - 1897
John Martyn in concert, St Ives, CornwallJohn Martyn (1948-2009), singer, songwriter and guitarist, in concert at the St Ives September Festival, Cornwall. Date: 1980
The Peasants Wedding, 1568. Bruegel, Pieter, The Elder (1525-1569). Oil on oakwood, 114 x 164 cm
Frederic Chopin / NocturneFREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician composing his Nocturne opus 9 number 2 Date: 1810 - 1849
Gustav Mahler, PhotoGUSTAV MAHLER Austrian musician
Ralph Vaughan Williams - Musician
George Gershwin / MusicianGEORGE GERSHWIN American composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, statue as a boyWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 -1791), Austrian composer and musician, seen here in the form of a statue, as a boy with a violin and bow
Argyll and Sutherland HighlandersBandsman, Piper and Drummer of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Date: circa 1908
NADIA-JULIETTE BOULANGER, French music teacherNADIA-JULIETTE BOULANGER (1887-1979), French music teacher and conductor. Her students included Aaron Copland, Roy Harris, Lennox Berkeley, Virgil Thomson and Leonard Bernstein. Date: early 1960s
Portrait of singer Diana RossDiana Ross (1944-), American pop and soul singer and actress - the lead member of the girl band The Supremes in the 1960s
Anton Bruckner (Hayd)ANTON BRUCKNER Austrian musician
Sullivan / Vanity FairSIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN Musician, noted for his collaboration with Gilbert on a series of operettas
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
Paganini (Ingres)NICCOLO PAGANINI Italian musician, in 1819
Miss Beatrice Harrison playing the CelloMiss Beatrice Harrison (1892-1965) and a Pupil Beatrice Harrison, A Famous Cellist who by the age of 11 was an Exhibitor at the Royal College of Music and by age 14 a Scholar
Paganini Kings TheatreNICCOLO PAGANINI The virtuoso violinist performing at the Kings Theatre, London, in June 1831
Tagore, Rabindranath (1861-1941)
Eugene Ysaye - Jewish ViolinistSplendid portrait of Eugene Ysaye - Belgian Jewish Violinist (1858-1931). Date: circa 1906
Harlequin and Columbine, with orchestraHarlequin and Columbine dancing on a stage, with an orchestra in the pit. 20th century
Anton Bruckner (Nauer)ANTON BRUCKNER Austrian musician
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
Meat Loaf in concert, Penwith, CornwallMeat Loaf in concert at the Penwith Rock Festival, Cornwall. Date: 1983
Graham Gouldman and Eric Stewart of 10ccGraham Gouldman and Eric Stewart of the rock band 10cc, before an open air rock concert at Penwith, Cornwall. Date: 1983
Eugene Ysaye - Belgian ViolinistEugene Ysaye (1858-1931) - Belgian Violinist Date: circa 1903
Paddy the PiperAn itinerant Irish piper sitting at the roadside, playing his full set of uilleann pipes. Date: circa 1904
Pipe Major of The Scots Guards in full ceremonial dress. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith
Dennis Brain / PhotoDENNIS BRAIN Musician: legendary French horn player
Enraged Musician / HogarthTHE ENRAGED MUSICIAN A ballad singer, a screeching parrot, a piper, a drummer, a barking dog, a knife grinder, fighting cats and other noises disturb his violin practice
Frederic Chopin / PreludesFREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician composing his preludes
Mozart and Constanze on their honeymoonWolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 -1791), Austrian composer and musician, seen here honeymooning with his bride Constanze. They married in 1782
Mrs Mills, celebrity pianist, with dogUnusual Friends - Mrs Mills, celebrity pianist, with dog. 1960s
Elvis Presley, American musician and film star. Date: circa 1950s
Silhouette of stylish couple dancing
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)
Sir Edward ElgarSir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (1857-1934), English composer. He composed oratorios, chamber music, symphonies, instrumental concertos, and songs
Chopin [Anon]FREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician
Yehudi Menuhin aged 12Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin, OM KBE (22 April 1916 12 March 1999), American-born violinist and conductor, who spent most of his performing career in Britain
Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Conductor. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Erik Satie / Comoedia 1913ERIK SATIE French musician Date: 1866 - 1925
Maurice Ravel / PhotoMAURICE RAVEL French musician
Louis SpohrLOUIS SPOHR German musician
Gioachino Antonio Rossini, Italian composerGioachino Antonio Rossini (1792-1868), Italian composer, best known for his operas