Musician Collection (#32)

Stanton Jefferies and his orchestra, 1920s
Stanton Jefferies and his orchestra, with Uncle Jeff pictured on the right hand side. Date: 1920s

Joe Loss and his jazz band, 1936
Joe Loss and his band at the Astoria, 1936. Date: 1936

Concert craze in Germany
A violinist is mobbed by his fans as he takes a bow following a performance

Conductor and orchestra
A couple mourn the death of a loved one in the upper scene, whilst a conductor on a stage conducts a large choir below. Date: c.1850

Music by King Henry VIII
Music and lyrics written by King Henry VIII entitled Passetyme with Goode Company (The Kynges Balade) accompanied by a stylised illustration showing The King conducting a group of musicians

Toscanini conducts, 1912
Characteristic poses of musician Arturo Toscanini(1867-1957)while conducting. Date: 1912

Sierra Leone - The Merry Minstrels
A band with marimba players and a drummer - captioned as The Merry Minsterls - Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1910s

Val d Ossau muscians
Val d Ossau men playing traditional local instruments to accompany dances. On the right we have a fiddler with his fiddle and on the right

Francois Habeneck - 1
FRANCOIS ANTOINE HABENECK French musician, depicted in the process of conducting. Date: 1781 - 1849

Eugene D albert
EUGENE D ALBERT Scottish musician Date: 1864 - 1932

OFFENBACH (1819 - 1880)
JACQUES OFFENBACH German-French musician Date: 1819 - 1880

Boys Band at Erdington Homes, Birmingham
Boys military band at Erdington Cottage Homes, Birmingham. As well as the boys and their instruments, the picture includes the Union Chairman (left)

Jack Payne
John Wesley Vivian Payne (1899 - 1969), British dance band leader whose band played at the Hotel Cecil in London during the 1920s and later for the BBC

Dr Syntax with musicians
Dr Syntax with a group of musicians. He plays the violin; there is a lady violinst, a cellist, and an Indian bugler with turban

Paderewski rehearsing Moonlight Sonata by Laurence Irving
Painting depicting the virtuoso Polish pianist, Paderewski, in the film studio at Denham, rehearsing Beethovens Moonlight Sonata for the film of the same name

Harebell / Language of Flowers
Harebell personified

Training Ship, Mount Edgcumbe Band, Saltash, Cornwall
The Mount Edgcumbe Industrial Training Ship for Homeless and Destitute Boys was established at Saltash in Cornwall in 1877

Portrait bust of Benvenuto Cellini, with pigeon
A portrait bust on Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571), celebrated Italian goldsmith, sculptor, painter, soldier and musician, on the Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy, with a pigeon perched on its head

Dancing the Fandango, Catalonia (Spain). A book of national types and costumes from the early 19th century

Cover design for Fiocco violin and piano duets
Cover design for a book of ten violin and piano pieces by the 18th century Belgian (Flemish) composer and violinist Joseph-Hector Fiocco (1703-1741), arranged by Arthur Bent and Norman O Neill

Blind Sudanese Dancer and Harpist
A blind Sudanese Dancer with a thin stick performs to the music of a younger musician with a hand-held harp

Clockwork conductor / W H Robinson
The clockwork conductor - who needs Furtwangler...? Please note: Credit must appear as (c) Courtesy of the estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/Mary Evans Picture Library

Pipe Major of the Queens Own Highlanders (1961) in Full Dress. Formed by an amalgamation of the Seaforth and Camerons regiments. Painting by Malcolm Greensmith

Young Indian Musician
A young Indian girl playing a traditional bowed stringed instrument

Musicians from Gaula, in Funchal, Madeira
Musicians belonging to a folklore group from Gaula, seen here in traditional dress performing on the street in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira

Musician from Gaula, in Funchal, Madeira
A musician belonging to a folklore group from Gaula, seen here with his violin and bow in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. Date: 2006

Croatian National Theatre building at Rijeka, Croatia
View of the Croatian National Theatre building, named after the musician Ivan Zajc, in the city of Rijeka, Croatia

Richardsons Original Musical Stones - on display in Keswick Museum and Art Gallery in Cumbria. Joseph Richardson (b. 1790), a stonemason and gifted amateur musician from Keswick

Timbuktu, Mali - Local Musician (cartoon)
1st prize at the Timbuktu Conservatoire! A local musician playing a simple guitar-like instrument, played with a bow

Black Algerian Musician
A grinning Black Algerian Musician standing in front of a brick wall and singing a song entitled " O, Madame Bono"

Indian Street Entertainer with two monkeys
A seated Indian street musician/entertainer/beggar holding a small double-ended drum with attached string beaters, with two performing monkeys tethered by two ropes

Bosnia - Summer evening music
Musician playing to two Turkish women in Bosnia on a summers evening

Salonica - Group of Whirling Dervishes with ney player and Koranic reciter (reader). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Constantinople - Whirling Dervish Group with ney players, zither player and Koranic reciter. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Ney player - Salonica - Mevlevi Dervish
Ney player - Salonica. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Dervishes young and old with ney player - Smyrna. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Whirling Dervishes - young and old (Constantinople). The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Caucasus, Young Circassian Dervishes with ney player. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

The Dervishes of Aleppo with ney player
The Dervishes of Aleppo, Syria with ney player. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Three Mevlevi Dervishes outside ancient buildings
Balkans - Three Mevlevi Dervishes outside ancient buildings. Elaborate decorative doors. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Constantinople - Young child practising whirling with Father playing the Ney. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia)

Turkish ney player (Mevlevi Dervish)
Turkish Ney player. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Two ney-playing Dervishes practising
Two ney playing Dervishes practising, wearing Fez hats. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Whirling Dervish with ney player - Salonica
Whirling Dervish with ney player, Salonica. The Mevlevi Whirling Dervishes of Konya (Konia). This Dervish order was founded in memory of Jelaluddin Rumi (1207 - 1273) - mystic and poet

Performers at an amateur concert
Actors and musicians performing at an amateur concert in the 19th century

Loves Questioning by Florence Hardy
An 18th century scene depicting a man in a powdered wig wooing a young lady who is playing a piano or harpsichord

Les Charlatans Italiens
Print of etching of " Les Charlatans Italiens" by Karel Dujardin, 1657. HPG/8/2/1 (x)"

General Francis Pittie / Gill
General Francis Pittie (born 1829) chief of the Elysee Military Cabinet and an officer of culture who produced a novel, a volume of verse, and numerous review articles

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