Musicians Collection (page 17)

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, 1880s
A family gather round the piano, whilst a man looks down on them from the stairs. Date: 1880s

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

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

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 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

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

Music at home - 17th century musical gathering
A trio of musicians sing and play together, whilst a fourth listens in at the door. A seated man plays the viol de gamba, while two others sing along. Date: Early 1600s

Music at home - fashionable trio at the piano, 1883
Three fashionable ladies gather round the piano to sing and play, whilst modelling the latest fashions for November 1883. Ruffles, pleats and and bows are in abundance. Date: 1883

Italian Pifferari, 1850
Roman piffarari perform by a wayside shine, 1850. Date: 1850

German street band, 1870
Out of time and out of place: a German band perform on Regent Street, London. Traffic whizzes past as two policemen close in... Date: 1870

Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur - Street Chinese Musicians Date: circa 1910s

Female singer at a window
A singer at a window is accompanied by a man playing a stringed instrument. Date: 17th century

German street band, 1857
A German street band in Paris, 1857. Date: 1857

Italian Pifferari, 1875
Italian pifferari elicits a donation from some wealthy music lovers beneath an awning. 1875

Military music - ancient instruments(1 of 8)
Trumpets used by natives in warfare against the Romans

Music at home - ensemble of children conducted, c. 1870
Children play at being an orchestra-a girl conducts a quintet of children on various musical instruments. c. 1870

Military music: a French band, 1905
A military band marches through a French town. Date: 1905

O. T. C School band, 1900
The young men of the O.T.C School band, with their signatures, pictured in 1900. Date: 1900

Regimental musicians at Moncks funeral, 1670
Two " drumms and a fife and the drumme-major" at the funeral of GEORGE MONCK Duke of ALBEMARLE, military commander and statesman. Date: 1670

Military musicians - Hyde Park bandstand, 1895
Open air concert at the bandstand in Hyde Park, London

Music at home - As the old sing, so the young pipe
A wealthy family group make music together-an old lady in spectacles sings from her large woven chair, a woman holds a child playing a flute

Henry Hall and the BBC Dance orchestra, 1935. Date: 1935

Music at home - trio at the piano, 1849
Two ladies sing, accompanied by a young man playing the piano. Date: 1849

Playing the Hohlee, Hindu Spring Festival, India
Playing the Hohlee. Holi, or Holli, is a spring festival celebrated by Hindus. The image depicts the celebrations during the festival with musicians and dancers. 1809

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

Bert Ralton and his New York Havana Band, c. 1922
Bert Ralton and his New York Havana Band recording c. 1922, using the acoustic method. Date: c.1922

Richter conducts an orchestra
Hans Richter (1843-1916), conducts a symphony

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

Conductor, choir and orchestra c. 1735
A gentleman(believed to be George Frideric Handel(1685-1759), conducts a musical rehearsal. Date: c.1735

Austrian Village Ensemble, featuring, yokels, musicians and a variety of age groups! The caption reads Aineter Militia. Date: 1928

Austrian Brass Band in traditional country costume. Date: circa 1910s

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

Bonang Players - Bali
The Bonang is a musical instrument used in the Javanese gamelan (percussion orchestra). It is a collection of small gongs (sometimes called kettles or pots)

Women dedicated to the worship of Khandoba
Khandoba, also known as Khanderao, is a Hindu folk deity, worshipped by the people of Maharashtra in India. The worship of Khandoba developed during the 9th/10th centuries from a folk deity into a

Dr Barnardos Musical Boys
The National Waifs Association (Dr Barnardos Homes) - Some of Dr. Barnardos Musical Boys. Date: circa 1907

Music in French camp - Thessaloniki
Music in the French camp - Thessaloniki, Greece. This fascinating card has a strong historical interest - In 1915, during World War I

Turkish Musicians
Turkish musicians : she shakes her tambourine, he listens enraptured (2 of 2) Date: 19th century

The Girl Drummers
An American Army of Two Patriotic Girl musicians. Date: 1812

Swiss Soldiers / 15th C
Swiss Soldiers, a standard bearer & musicians

Racial / Japan / Musicians
Three Japanese musicians playing stringed and percussion instruments, with three men listening in the background Date: late 19th century

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

Military band with instruments in front of a tent
A military band, the Brecknockshire Battalion South Wales Borderers, together with their instruments, including six drums, posing for their photo in front of a tent

Military band at a country house, Crickhowell, Mid Wales
A military band in the grounds of a large country house in Crickhowell, Powys, Mid Wales. Various civilians are walking around, enjoying the gardens and fountain

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