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Liszt with Berlioz EtcThe Hungarian composer and musician, Liszt, playing a Beethoven Sonata to (from l to r) Kriehuber, Berlioz, Czerny, and Ernst. Date: 1811-1886
WPA. Federal Music Project offers instruction in piano, voice, violin, cello, theory... Lectures and concerts for children and adults at Christodora House
WPA. Federal Music Project offers the following courses for adults - piano, voice, violin, cello, ear training, theory, and ensemble appreciation at the Chelsea Community Music Center
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Just in time. Date c1850 Sept. 18
Street music: A November day, 1872Three weary street musicians ply their trade on a rainy day in November. Date: 1872
Street music: James Wallace, town waitJames Wallace, the last of the town waites of Berwick, shown here holding his violin beneath his coat, and being guided by a small boy. Date: c. 1840s
Violin and harp recital on beach, Walton, EssexOn a bright summer day an old gentleman plays his harp and a young boy plays the violin to entertain the holidaymakers on the beach at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex. circa 1900
Fiddler in Thomas Hardy Drama Festival, DorchesterAt the Thomas Hardy Drama Festival in Dorchester, Dorset, Henry Bailey, the old fiddler, played the College Hornpipe in the play The Three Wayfarers
Boys Blind School Band - Fuzhou, China Date: 1910s
Stolen property display, Operation BumblebeeA display of stolen property, forming part of Operation Bumblebee, a campaign for burglary prevention launched in 1993. This display consists of musical instruments: guitars, violins, saxophones
Silhouette of a 19th century danceSilhouette of couples at a 19th century dance (Jane Austen period), with a trio of musicians in the background. 1818
Chamber Quartet, 1875A quartet of musical enthusiasts are surveyed from above by two busts of rather more eminent musicians. Date: 1875
Napoleon and Josephine enjoy street musicians
Metropolitan Police K Division orchestral band
Father and sonA father and his son posing with their violins. Date: c. 1910
Silhouette of a family groupA charming silhouette of a family group a mother and father surrounded by their six children. One plays with a wooden horse on wheels, another with a diabolo
Tour of Dr Syntax 1813Dr Syntax sits at his desk, planning his next trip. Date: 1813
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
German prisoners of war with musical instruments, WW1German prisoners of war in a detention camp, some of them with musical instruments, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918
London street musicians, 1848A musical trio ply their trade on the streets of London. Date: 1848
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
Blind Hannah Brentford, 1827Hannah Brentford, blind musician of Bunhill-row, shown here aged 24 giving a street performance of hymns, accompanied by her violin
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
Music at home - a trio of musiciansThree ladies play musical instruments together ina domestic setting. Date: 1886
Jazz band, 1919A stylized black jazz band performs on stage. Date: 1919
The trio - Music at homeThree men make music in a rustic, domestic setting
Music at home - ensemble of children conducted, c. 1870Children play at being an orchestra-a girl conducts a quintet of children on various musical instruments. c. 1870
Restaurant Frascati Orchestra, Oxford Street, London W1Restaurant Frascati Orchestra, 32 Oxford Street, London W1, with Madame Cecile Couturier, Director, on the violin, and her happy band of men on their various instruments
Music at home - young violinistA young violinst performs for his family at home
D Wheeler. Cock-a-doodle-doCock-a-doodle-doo, my dame has lost her shoe... 20th century
J Mercer. Cock-a-doodle-doCock-a-doodle-do, my dame has lost her shoe... 20th century
Concert craze in GermanyA violinist is mobbed by his fans as he takes a bow following a performance
J Hassall. Hey diddle diddleHey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle... 20th century
And there they sat and sang all night, I heard them singing in my sleep (Visitors). 1922
Val d Ossau musciansVal d Ossau men playing traditional local instruments to accompany dances. On the right we have a fiddler with his fiddle and on the right
Violin on its OwnThe violin has four strings, tuned in perfect fifths : the music for it is invariably written in the G clef. Date: 1897
Sears Roebuck ViolinViolin Date: 1911
Violin accessories, WurlitzerViolin bows
Childrens Choir, National Childrens Home, Chipping NortonThe so-called Cripples Choir at the National Childrens Home, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, opened in 1903 for what were described as delicate and affected children
Dr Syntax with musiciansDr Syntax with a group of musicians. He plays the violin; there is a lady violinst, a cellist, and an Indian bugler with turban
Harebell / Language of FlowersHarebell personified
Cover design for Fiocco violin and piano duetsCover 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
Musicians from Gaula, in Funchal, MadeiraMusicians 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, MadeiraA musician belonging to a folklore group from Gaula, seen here with his violin and bow in Funchal, the capital city of Madeira. Date: 2006
Musical Scene around the PianoA peaceful family scene with a mother playing the piano, her son the violin, and her daughter leaning by the piano and watching
Musical lovers in a boatBeing stranded in a boat on the river, this poor woman can find no escape from her lovers musical offering so she sits back resigned to an afternoon of violin playing