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William Wostenholme, blind organistMr William Wostenholme (1865 - 1931), organist and composer. Totally blind from birth, who was a talented musician and studied at the College for Blind Sons of Gentlemen at Worcester
Village choir practiceThe Village choir practice. Date: 1871
Berlin Philharmonic under Furtwangler, 1932Berlin Philharmonic orchestra with Wilhelm Furtwangler(1886-1954) as their conductor, 1932. Date: 1932
Gypsy Children and musicians, ThessalonikiGypsy Children and musicians in Thessaloniki, Greece. Date: circa 1910s
Street music: organ grinder, 1789An organ grinder plying his trade, surrounded by various other musicians. A buxom lady plays a stringed instument, while a boy and his dog look on. Date: c.1789
Garoet, Indonesia - Puppet Theatre and GamelanGaroet, Indonesia - Puppet Theatre and musicians forming a Gamelan orchestra Date: 1927
Peruvian MusiciansA group of Peruvian Musicians with traditional pipes and large bass drums. The principal instrument is the pan flute or pan pipe (also known as panflute or panpipes) - in a variety of sizes
Musicians and a dancer in AlgeriaMusicians and a lady dancer of Southern Algeria. Date: circa 1910s
Crowd of Syrian ArabsA Crowd of Syrian Arab men and women in traditional costume at a seasonal festival Date: circa 1930s
Street Music: German band at Oberammergau, 1880A marching band braves the rain at Oberammergau, Germany. Date: 1880
Street Music: German band in Bloomsbury, 1902A quintet of serious-looking German street musicians serenade leafy Bloomsbury, London with their music. Date: 1902
Inniskillings BandThe band of the 27th Inniskillings : one of them may be Bandsman W G H Golding, in whose scrap album this photo is pasted. circa 1912
False-set-oA women singing on stage hits the high note and her dentures come flying out. 1930
Newfoundland - Bell Island - Local Brass Band Date: 1921
Liberia, West Africa - a Sinoe Devil - a man in the ceremonial costume of the devil from the Sinoe Region of the country. Date: circa 1910s
Musicians and actors chattingA group of unknown musicians and actors, including a dwarf, chatting in the street, probably outside a venue in London. One man has a double bass. Date: C.1950
Cambodia - Traditional musicians at Phnom Penh. Instruments pictured include the tro khmer (played with a bow), hand cymbals, Khhim (flat Zither-like instrument) and Ruan (small round guitar/lute)
Original Dodge City Cowboy BandThe Original Dodge City Cowboy Band - one of the highlights of the early history of Dodge City, USA. Tame buffalo ran loose and often followed the band on parade
Street Musicians, 1790sTwo musicians, a boy and a dog walk down a street. Behind them is a walled garden, complete with an urn, bust and birdbox. Date: 1790s
Christmas at Canton, 1911Young Chinese girls at a Roman Catholic school of music in Canton, being taught to play Christmas carols by French nuns. Date: 1911
The Christmas Waits, 1911A group of singers and musicians (or Waits) walking through the snow to entertain their fellow men at Christmas time. Date: 1911
Australian band playing a march, Bapaume, France, WW1The band of the 5th Australian Infantry Brigade, led by Bandmaster Pheagan of 19th Battalion, playing the Victoria March at Grand Place (the main square), Bapaume, northern France
London street musicians, 1848A musical trio ply their trade on the streets of London. Date: 1848
Street music: Gypsies playing guitar, 1855Gypsies playing guitar on the streets of Paris attract the attention of a passing shop girl and some gentlemen. Date: 1855
Street music: an unwelcome German bandPreventions better than cure: a servant bribes a German band to clear off before their music makes someone ill
Street music: Queen serenaded, 1870A street serenade by masked musicians to Isabella II, the exiled Queen of Spain. Date: 1870
Street music: Austrian village serenadersStreet music in an Austrian village
Street music: musicians at home, 1867Street musicians of Paris leave their slum home and head out to work with their instruments. Date: 1867
Popular Concert, St. Jamess Hall, 1887Sketches from the thousandth popular concert at St. James Hall. Pictured clockwise from top left: Miss Agnes Zimmerman, Madame Liza Lehmann, Miss Fanny Davies, Madame Norman-Neruda, Mr
Italian Pifferari, 1869Italian Pifferari infront of a wayside shrine of the Madonna. Date: 1869
Bach bicentenary concert, 1885Orchestra and choir gather to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Date: 1885
Title page of a music book, 1517.A woman supervises an ensemble of musicians. Date: 1517
Sir Arnold Bax (1883 - 1953), British composer, who composed a work for mark the Festival of Britain. His name is particularly associated with a Celtic revival in music
Hymnodia Sionia by Praetorius, 1611Title page of Hymnodia Sionia(1611), by Michael Praetorius. Musicians on earth echo the heavenly music of angels and even King David, as they worship the lamb of God
Syntagma Musicum by Praetorius, 1620Title page of Syntagma Musicum(1620), by Michael Praetorius. Musicians on earth echo the heavenly music of angels and even King David, as they worship the lamb of God
A Trio of Violinists, photographed in Portsmouth. They look Eastern European in appearance, although the original bears no detail as to their true origin. Date: circa 1890
Military music - 18th century musicians(6 of 8)Men play cymbals and an oboe during the reign of Louis VX of France. Date: 18th century
Stock Exchange Notes - Bear Party CheckedStock Exchange Notes - " The Bear Party received a sudden check!" A Bear market is a period of the stock market when prices are falling
President Poincare visiting recaptured Peronne, FrancePresident Raymond Poincare (1860-1934) visiting the recaptured town of Peronne, Somme, northern France, during the First World War
Military musicians - fife and drumA fife and drum player. Date: 1555
Music at home - a trio of musiciansThree ladies play musical instruments together ina domestic setting. Date: 1886
Military music - 18th century musicians(7 of 8)Musicians of the Imperial Guard-a drummer and a serpent player at the time of the First Empire. Date: early 19th century
Music at home - domestic scene, 1880sA family gather round the piano, whilst a man looks down on them from the stairs. Date: 1880s
Musicians in a London street, 1940sA group of musicians (identifiable by the large double bass carried by one man, and a record discussed by some others) gathered together in an unidentified London street in the late 1940s. c.1945
Music at home - young musicians practiceTwo boys practice their cello and flute. The boy on the left is Bill Marriott, who became a flautist with Halle symphony orchestra. Practice makes perfect! Date: c.1908
Military music - Fife and Drum(4 of 8)A fifer and a drummer from the time of Francis I of France
Music at home - Childrens Christmas CarolA woman seated on a couch plays the guitar whilst two little girls sing Christmas carols from a music book. Some holly and mistletoe in a vase complete the festive scene. 1885
Military music - musicians of the republican guard(8 of 8)Two musicians of the republican guard playing the clarinet and saxhorn. Date: 1889