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Editorial Charles Rousseau Burney (1747-1819).
Editorial The garden of Salzburg artdealer Welz was a meeting place and social center for many artists taking part in the Salzburg festival: conductor Isztvan Kertesz, painter Oskar Kokoschka, Musicologist H. C. Robbins-Landon painter Milein Cossmann. Salzburg,1959.
Editorial Charles Rousseau Burney (1747-1819).
Editorial Double keyboard spinnet or virginal invented by Hans Ruckers the Elder of Antwerp, circa 1580. Painted lid shows Apollo and Marsyas in musical competition. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, H...
Editorial Positive organ or chamber organ from the era of King Louis XIII with tin and wooden pipes. Decorated with door paintings of St. Cecilia playing an organ with angels and a warrior crowned with laurel listening opposite. Chromolithograph from an illustra...
Editorial Oliphant or ivory hunting horn carved with the arms and badges of Ferdinand and Isabella of Portugal from the early 16th century. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique,"...
Editorial Queen Elizabeth I's virginal, made in Italy circa 1570. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique," Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1888. Alfred James Hipkins (1826-1903)...
Editorial Burgmote horns of hammered bronze from the Corporations of Canterbury and Dover. The horns were used from the 14th to 19th centuries for municipal ceremonies. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments...
Editorial Charles Rousseau Burney (1747-1819).
Editorial Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936). Italian composer, violinist and musicologist. Portrait. Photography. Colored.
Editorial Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936). Italian composer, violinist and musicologist. Portrait. Photography.
Editorial Chinese strings and woodwind: Huch'in (erhu or fiddle), Sheng (reed mouth organ), San-hsien (three-string banjo) and Pipa (balloon guitar or lute). Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic,...
Editorial Cavalry bugle and trumpets. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique," Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1888. Alfred James Hipkins (1826-1903) was an English musicologist...
Editorial Indian sitars and a vina with large soundboxes. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique," Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1888. Alfred James Hipkins (1826-1903) was an ...
Editorial Pandurina or discant lute from 1734 (left), Milanese mandoline lute decorated with mother-of-pearl from 1775 (centre), and Milanese mandoline lute decorated with tortoiseshell and ivory from 1739 (right). Chromolithograph from an illustration by Willia...
Editorial Dulcimer, a variety of psaltery or qanun played with hammers. The lid interior shows 17th century figures - soldiers being met by ladies with refreshments. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, H...
Editorial Northumbrian bagpipes with crimson bag (bottom left) and bellows (bottom right), ancient Northumbrian bagpipe with blue bag (top right), and Lowland Scotch bagpipe with green bag (top left). Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A....
Editorial Empress harpsichord manufactured by Shudi and Broadwood, London, for the Empress Maria Theresa in 1773. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique," Adam and Charles Black, E...
Editorial Viola da gamba or bass viol with carved ivory head and neck. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique," Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1888. Alfred James Hipkins (1826-...
Editorial Queen Elizabeth I's virginal, made in Italy circa 1570. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique," Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh, 1888. Alfred James Hipkins (1826-1903)...
Editorial Marimba or Zulu harmonicon of South Africa. It has ten bars, each with a gourd resonator, and is played with drumsticks. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare and Unique," Adam and...
Editorial Silver state trumpet and silver state kettledrum adorned with crimson bannerets embroidered in gold with the Royal Arms. Probably made by William Shaw in the reign of King George III. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipk...
Editorial The 10-string "Rizzio" guitar in tortoiseshell with ivory, mother-of-pearl and ebony. Legend has it that Mary Stuart gave it to David Rizzio. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hipkins' "Musical Instruments, Historic, Rare ...
Editorial A transverse spinet with six legs made in London by Stephen Keene at the end of the 17th century. Keene was a well-known maker of "harpsycons and virginals" from at least 1671 to 1719. Chromolithograph from an illustration by William Gibb from A.J. Hip...
Editorial BARBIERI, Francisco Asenjo (Madrid ,1823-Madrid, 1894). Spanish composer, musicologist and conductor. Colored engraving. XIX century.
Editorial The garden of Salzburg artdealer Welz was a meeting place and social center for many artists taking part in the Salzburg festival: conductor Isztvan Kertesz, painter Oskar Kokoschka, Musicologist H. C. Robbins-Landon painter Milein Cossmann. Salzburg,1959.