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Blind Japanese musicans, 1864Three blind Japanese musicians. One plays a koto, the other a samisen. Date: 1864
Child musicians in ornate costume, IndiaTwo child musicians in ornate costume, India. Date: circa 1890s
Musician with Shamisen, JapanMusician with Shamisen (a three-stringed instrument), Japan. Date: circa 1890s
Woman playing a Koto, JapanWoman playing a Koto, the national musical instrument of Japan, usually with 13 strings. Date: circa 1890s
Street singer with shamisen, JapanStreet singer with shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument), Japan. Date: circa 1890s
Street musicians, JapanTwo street musicians, Japan. Date: circa 1890s
Two geishas, stove and shamisen, JapanTwo geishas, stove and shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument), Japan. Date: circa 1890s
Geisha musicians, Japan, with stringed instruments, flute and percussion. Date: circa 1890s
Nautch women and musicians, India. Date: circa 1890s
Dancers and drummers, Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Date: circa 1890s
Nautch woman dancing, IndiaNautch woman dancing, with two musicians playing, India. Date: circa 1890s
Monks with musical instruments, northern India. Date: circa 1890s
Turkish musicians, TurkeyFive Turkish musicians, Turkey. Date: circa 1870
Japanese musical instruments - the hing kouA group of Japanese musicans playing various instruments, including the hing kou (a drum, also known as the po-fou) and the sheng(a wind instrument)
Regional music: Japanese gong and cymbals, c. 1870Two Japanese bonzes or priests striking a gong and playing on cymbals, c.1870. Date: c. 1870
A shamisen player, lighting her pipeA Japanese lady in traditional costume lays her shamisen(a musical instrument with three strings, also written samsin), to one side, so she can light her kiseru or pipe, aided by another woman
Three girls playing shamisens, a Japanese musical instrumentAn ascending scale: three Japanese girls of difference sizes wear traditional costume and play their shamisens(a musical instrument with three strings, also written samisen)
A lady playing a shamisen, a Japanese musical instrumentA Japanese lady in traditional costume plays a shamisen (also written samsin), a musical instrument with three strings
Burmese musicians, 1872Burmese musicians make music indoors, 1872. A kong thom(or Khong Yai)can be seen to the left. Date: 1872
Chinese musical party at ManilaA Chinese musical party at Manila, 1858. Date: 1858
Street organist in silhouetteA street organ grinder, his back bent, trundles his old instrument on wheels - a once familiar sight in London. Date: 1926
Silhouette portrait of Yoshiro Ohta, tennis playerSilhouette portrait of Yoshiro Ohta (c1900-?), Japanese tennis player who played at Wimbledon and elsewhere. Date: circa 1920s
Theatrical perfomer, JapanTheatrical perfomer with musical instrument, riding a sea dragon, Japan. Date: circa 1890s
Musician, Japan. Date: circa 1890s
Street Music: a gutter-ball 1896An organ grinder finds an appreciative audience of dancing street children. Date: 1896
Prunella StackAnn Prunella Stack OBE (1915-2011), President of the Womens League of Health and Beauty, founded by her mother Mrs Bagot Stack
Yehudi and Hephzibah MenuhinYehudi Menuhin (1916 - 1999), violinist, pictured with his pianist sister, Hephzibah. Date: 1938
Magondi music used by snake charmersA magondi, an Indian musical wind instrument similar to a bagpipe, made from the outer coating of a gourd. Shown here in use by snake charmers
Sir Arthur SullivanSIR ARTHUR SEYMOUR SULLIVAN English composer, organist and choirmaster. Collaborated with Ws Gilbert on series of highly successful comic operas Date: c. 1880
Two sprites playing a violin and a fluteA butterfly dances to the music played by two sprites playing a violin and a flute
Frederick Delius, British composerFrederick Theodore Albert Delius (1862-1934), British composer whose music was championed by Thomas Beecham. Date: 1914
Scaramouche playing his luteHarlequin illustration, showing Scaramouche sitting under a tree, playing his lute. Date: 1923
Print Users Yearbook -- flamenco dancer and guitarist. Date: circa 1930s
Nursery Rhymes -- Tom the Pipers Son. Tom with his pipe did play with such skill, that those who heard him could never keep still; as soon as he played they began for to dance
A reluctant musician: the honest truthAn aunt quizzes her unkempt nephew Tom about his prefered hobbies. Date: 1871
Concert 1882Marie-Roze accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh at the Royal Albert Hall, 1882. Date: 1882
Le Concert ChampetreA group of musicians play together in the countryside. Date: 18th century
The hired fiddler at the end of the partyA hired musician prepares to leave an event he has being playing at. A fan lies discarded on the floor as he packs his instrument back into the case. Date: 1883
The Steindel QuartetA musical quartet consisting of M. Bratche and three brothers named Steindel, whose ages vary from eight to twelve, creating much interest in Germany in 1904. Date: 1904
Gai! Tsigane: Hungarian Gypsy orchestraA Hungarian Gypsy orchestra fails to lift the spirits of a solitary drinker. Date: 1886
Cruvelli sistersMarie and Sophie(1826-1907) Cruvelli(Cruvelli), German opera singers pose at a keyboard Date: 1855
Ladies orchestra, 1875An orchestra of musical ladies delights an audience of gentlemen with their playing. In addition to the more usual stringed instruments
Debussy PhotoCLAUDE DEBUSSY French musician in 1909. Date: 1862 - 1918
Thomas PhotoAMBROISE THOMAS French musician in 1889. Date: 1811 - 1896
Gustave Nadaud PhotoGUSTAVE NADAUD French poet, singer, musician, best-known for his poem on never having visited Carcassonne. Photo 1880. Date: 1820 - 1893
Carl ZelterCARL FRIEDRICH ZELTER German musician and architect Date: 1758 - 1832
Ermanno Wolf-FerrariERMANNO WOLF-FERRARI Italian musician Date: 1876 - 1948
John Wilson, MusicianJOHN WILSON musician to Charles I and chamber musician to Charles II Date: 1595 - 1674
