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Musicians Collection (page 16)

Background imageMusicians Collection: William Wostenholme, blind organist

William Wostenholme, blind organist
Mr 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

Background imageMusicians Collection: Village choir practice

Village choir practice
The Village choir practice. Date: 1871

Background imageMusicians Collection: Berlin Philharmonic under Furtwangler, 1932

Berlin Philharmonic under Furtwangler, 1932
Berlin Philharmonic orchestra with Wilhelm Furtwangler(1886-1954) as their conductor, 1932. Date: 1932

Background imageMusicians Collection: Gypsy Children and musicians, Thessaloniki

Gypsy Children and musicians, Thessaloniki
Gypsy Children and musicians in Thessaloniki, Greece. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMusicians Collection: Street music: organ grinder, 1789

Street music: organ grinder, 1789
An 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

Background imageMusicians Collection: Garoet, Indonesia - Puppet Theatre and Gamelan

Garoet, Indonesia - Puppet Theatre and Gamelan
Garoet, Indonesia - Puppet Theatre and musicians forming a Gamelan orchestra Date: 1927

Background imageMusicians Collection: Peruvian Musicians

Peruvian Musicians
A 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

Background imageMusicians Collection: Musicians and a dancer in Algeria

Musicians and a dancer in Algeria
Musicians and a lady dancer of Southern Algeria. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMusicians Collection: Crowd of Syrian Arabs

Crowd of Syrian Arabs
A Crowd of Syrian Arab men and women in traditional costume at a seasonal festival Date: circa 1930s

Background imageMusicians Collection: Street Music: German band at Oberammergau, 1880

Street Music: German band at Oberammergau, 1880
A marching band braves the rain at Oberammergau, Germany. Date: 1880

Background imageMusicians Collection: Street Music: German band in Bloomsbury, 1902

Street Music: German band in Bloomsbury, 1902
A quintet of serious-looking German street musicians serenade leafy Bloomsbury, London with their music. Date: 1902

Background imageMusicians Collection: Inniskillings Band

Inniskillings Band
The 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

Background imageMusicians Collection: False-set-o

False-set-o
A women singing on stage hits the high note and her dentures come flying out. 1930

Background imageMusicians Collection: Newfoundland - Bell Island - Local Brass Band

Newfoundland - Bell Island - Local Brass Band Date: 1921

Background imageMusicians Collection: Liberia, West Africa - a Sinoe Devil

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

Background imageMusicians Collection: Musicians and actors chatting

Musicians and actors chatting
A 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

Background imageMusicians Collection: Cambodia - Traditional musicians at Phnom Penh

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)

Background imageMusicians Collection: Original Dodge City Cowboy Band

Original Dodge City Cowboy Band
The 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

Background imageMusicians Collection: Street Musicians, 1790s

Street Musicians, 1790s
Two 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

Background imageMusicians Collection: Christmas at Canton, 1911

Christmas at Canton, 1911
Young Chinese girls at a Roman Catholic school of music in Canton, being taught to play Christmas carols by French nuns. Date: 1911

Background imageMusicians Collection: The Christmas Waits, 1911

The Christmas Waits, 1911
A group of singers and musicians (or Waits) walking through the snow to entertain their fellow men at Christmas time. Date: 1911

Background imageMusicians Collection: Australian band playing a march, Bapaume, France, WW1

Australian band playing a march, Bapaume, France, WW1
The 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

Background imageMusicians Collection: London street musicians, 1848

London street musicians, 1848
A musical trio ply their trade on the streets of London. Date: 1848

Background imageMusicians Collection: Street music: Gypsies playing guitar, 1855

Street music: Gypsies playing guitar, 1855
Gypsies playing guitar on the streets of Paris attract the attention of a passing shop girl and some gentlemen. Date: 1855

Background imageMusicians Collection: Street music: an unwelcome German band

Street music: an unwelcome German band
Preventions better than cure: a servant bribes a German band to clear off before their music makes someone ill

Background imageMusicians Collection: Street music: Queen serenaded, 1870

Street music: Queen serenaded, 1870
A street serenade by masked musicians to Isabella II, the exiled Queen of Spain. Date: 1870

Background imageMusicians Collection: Street music: Austrian village serenaders

Street music: Austrian village serenaders
Street music in an Austrian village

Background imageMusicians Collection: Street music: musicians at home, 1867

Street music: musicians at home, 1867
Street musicians of Paris leave their slum home and head out to work with their instruments. Date: 1867

Background imageMusicians Collection: Popular Concert, St. Jamess Hall, 1887

Popular Concert, St. Jamess Hall, 1887
Sketches 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

Background imageMusicians Collection: Italian Pifferari, 1869

Italian Pifferari, 1869
Italian Pifferari infront of a wayside shrine of the Madonna. Date: 1869

Background imageMusicians Collection: Bach bicentenary concert, 1885

Bach bicentenary concert, 1885
Orchestra and choir gather to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Date: 1885

Background imageMusicians Collection: Title page of a music book, 1517

Title page of a music book, 1517.A woman supervises an ensemble of musicians. Date: 1517

Background imageMusicians Collection: Sir Arnold Bax

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

Background imageMusicians Collection: Hymnodia Sionia by Praetorius, 1611

Hymnodia Sionia by Praetorius, 1611
Title 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

Background imageMusicians Collection: Syntagma Musicum by Praetorius, 1620

Syntagma Musicum by Praetorius, 1620
Title 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

Background imageMusicians Collection: A Trio of Violinists

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

Background imageMusicians Collection: Military music - 18th century musicians(6 of 8)

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

Background imageMusicians Collection: Stock Exchange Notes - Bear Party Checked

Stock Exchange Notes - Bear Party Checked
Stock Exchange Notes - " The Bear Party received a sudden check!" A Bear market is a period of the stock market when prices are falling

Background imageMusicians Collection: President Poincare visiting recaptured Peronne, France

President Poincare visiting recaptured Peronne, France
President Raymond Poincare (1860-1934) visiting the recaptured town of Peronne, Somme, northern France, during the First World War

Background imageMusicians Collection: Military musicians - fife and drum

Military musicians - fife and drum
A fife and drum player. Date: 1555

Background imageMusicians Collection: Music at home - a trio of musicians

Music at home - a trio of musicians
Three ladies play musical instruments together ina domestic setting. Date: 1886

Background imageMusicians Collection: Military music - 18th century musicians(7 of 8)

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

Background imageMusicians Collection: Music at home - domestic scene, 1880s

Music at home - domestic scene, 1880s
A family gather round the piano, whilst a man looks down on them from the stairs. Date: 1880s

Background imageMusicians Collection: Musicians in a London street, 1940s

Musicians in a London street, 1940s
A 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

Background imageMusicians Collection: Music at home - young musicians practice

Music at home - young musicians practice
Two 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

Background imageMusicians Collection: Military music - Fife and Drum(4 of 8)

Military music - Fife and Drum(4 of 8)
A fifer and a drummer from the time of Francis I of France

Background imageMusicians Collection: Music at home - Childrens Christmas Carol

Music at home - Childrens Christmas Carol
A 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

Background imageMusicians Collection: Military music - musicians of the republican guard(8 of 8)

Military music - musicians of the republican guard(8 of 8)
Two musicians of the republican guard playing the clarinet and saxhorn. Date: 1889



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