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The set of four persons who perform a piece of music in four parts.

Quartet

The set of four persons who perform a piece of music in four parts.

A wind instrument of music, often used in war and military exercises.

Trombone

A wind instrument of music, often used in war and military exercises.

A wind instrument of music, often used in war and military exercises.

Trumpet

A wind instrument of music, often used in war and military exercises.

A portable organ played by means of a cylinder set with pins and staples, and turned with a crank.

Hand-organ

A portable organ played by means of a cylinder set with pins and staples, and turned with a crank.

A wooden or metal frame for holding the music convenient for musicians.

Music-stand

A wooden or metal frame for holding the music convenient for musicians.

A revolving stool used as a seat while playing the piano and generally constructed so it can be raised or lowered by means of a screw.

Music-stool

A revolving stool used as a seat while playing the piano and generally constructed so it can be raised…

A wooden whistle.

Whistle

A wooden whistle.

A piano keyboard.

Keyboard

A piano keyboard.

A hand drawing a violin-bow across the edge of a goblet half-filled with water.

Hand with bow and glass

A hand drawing a violin-bow across the edge of a goblet half-filled with water.

"Chiron was instructed by Apollo and Diana, and was renowned for his skill in hunting, medicine, music, and the art of prophecy." —Bulfinch, 1897

Chiron

"Chiron was instructed by Apollo and Diana, and was renowned for his skill in hunting, medicine, music,…

Born in Stockholm, she was noted for her singing voice from a very young age. When she was nine years old, her singing was overheard by a passerby, who the next day came with a music master and paid who had charge of Lind to give her up. She began to sing on stage when she was ten, and by the age of 16 she was a favorite in the Royal Swedish Opera.

Jenny Lind

Born in Stockholm, she was noted for her singing voice from a very young age. When she was nine years…

A pianist and composer, born in Rading, Hungary, Oct. 22, 1811; died in Baireuth, Oct. 31, 1886. He under took the study of music at the early age of six years, at nine attracted much attention by his skill on the pianoforte, and soon after secured means from several noblemen to study at Vienna a period of six years. In 1823 he began additional study at Paris, and two years later composed his first work, entitles "Don Sanche."

Franz Liszt

A pianist and composer, born in Rading, Hungary, Oct. 22, 1811; died in Baireuth, Oct. 31, 1886. He…

Native musical instruments from Uganda.

Instruments

Native musical instruments from Uganda.

An Italian musical composer who wrote more than 30 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music.

Gioachino Rossini

An Italian musical composer who wrote more than 30 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music.

Musical leader and composer, born in Washington, D. C., in 1854. He developed remarkable talent for music in early life, being noted as a performer in theater orchestras when only twelve years of age.

John Sousa

Musical leader and composer, born in Washington, D. C., in 1854. He developed remarkable talent for…

This illustration shows harps, pipe, and flute, from an ancient tomb near the Pyramids.

Egyptian Music

This illustration shows harps, pipe, and flute, from an ancient tomb near the Pyramids.

This image shows a group of ancient egyptian street musicians. (1) Woman with a tall light harp with fourteen strings. (2) Cithara. (3) Te-bouni, or banjo. (4) Double flute. (5) Shoulder Harp. (6) Singer, clapping hands.

Ancient Egyptian Music

This image shows a group of ancient egyptian street musicians. (1) Woman with a tall light harp with…

The Assyrians held music in honor, and empoyed it for liturgical purposes, as well as those of social and private life. Among the discoveries at Nineveh and Babylon are many of a musical character. Strong bearded men are playing upon harps which are of a triangular form, but of a different structure from most.

Assyrian Music

The Assyrians held music in honor, and empoyed it for liturgical purposes, as well as those of social…

An Indian stringed instrument played with a bow, used by some pilgrims.

Ravanastron

An Indian stringed instrument played with a bow, used by some pilgrims.

The main instrument in ancient Chinese culture. It is a stringed instrument entirely unlike any other of which we have accounts, saving the Japanese ko-ko, which was most likely derived from it. The ke is strung with fifty strings of silk.

Ke

The main instrument in ancient Chinese culture. It is a stringed instrument entirely unlike any other…

A Middle High German poet. He has a great talent for music, and held many court positions in Prague.

Master Heinrich Frauenlob

A Middle High German poet. He has a great talent for music, and held many court positions in Prague.

This image shows harps used by minstrel's in the thirteenth century.

Harp

This image shows harps used by minstrel's in the thirteenth century.

The koto is a traditional stringed musical instrument from Japan resembling a zither. Koto have 13 strings that are strung tautly across 13 movable bridges along the length of the instrument.

Koto

The koto is a traditional stringed musical instrument from Japan resembling a zither. Koto have 13 strings…

A stringed instrument used in Carnatic music. The vina is played by sitting cross-legged and holding the vina in front of oneself. The small gourd on the left rests on the left thigh, the left arm passing beneath and hand curved round the stem so that the fingers rest upon the frets. The vina's main body is placed on the ground, partially supported by the right thigh.

Vina

A stringed instrument used in Carnatic music. The vina is played by sitting cross-legged and holding…

A stringed instrument well known for its use in Classical Antiquity. It was used mainly by the Ancient Greeks.

Lyre

A stringed instrument well known for its use in Classical Antiquity. It was used mainly by the Ancient…

A large bronze horn in a curious shape. These instruments have been tested by experienced horn players and give forth a fine, resonant tone.

Scandinavian Ludr

A large bronze horn in a curious shape. These instruments have been tested by experienced horn players…

Scene from the nursery rhyme, "King Cole."

King Cole

Scene from the nursery rhyme, "King Cole."

A sacred instrument in ancient Egypt used in dances and religious ceremonies.

Sistrum

A sacred instrument in ancient Egypt used in dances and religious ceremonies.

"Ancient Persian Bag-pipes" — Encyclopediia Britannica, 1910

Ancient Persian Bagpipe

"Ancient Persian Bag-pipes" — Encyclopediia Britannica, 1910

"Very old form of Egyptian Harp, resembling our modern violin." — Cooke, 1910

Egyptian Harp

"Very old form of Egyptian Harp, resembling our modern violin." — Cooke, 1910

"The blind Handel being led to the organ." — Cooke, 1910

George Frederick Handel

"The blind Handel being led to the organ." — Cooke, 1910

"Roman Ivory Aulos found at Pompeii, showing slides and rings." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Aulos

"Roman Ivory Aulos found at Pompeii, showing slides and rings." — The Encyclopedia Britannica,…

"Beak mouthpiece. Found at Pompeii." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Aulos Mouthpiece

"Beak mouthpiece. Found at Pompeii." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

"The Plagiaulos. Castellani Collection (Maenad Pipes), British Museum." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Plagiaulos

"The Plagiaulos. Castellani Collection (Maenad Pipes), British Museum." — The Encyclopedia Britannica,…

"Ancient Greek Double Pipes. Elgin Collection, British Museum." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910

Double Pipes

"Ancient Greek Double Pipes. Elgin Collection, British Museum." — The Encyclopedia Britannica,…

"The European lute is derived in form and name from the Arabic "el ud," "the wood," the consonant of the article "el" having been retained in the European languages for the initial of the name. The Arab instrument, with convex sound-body, pointing to the resonance board or membrane having been originally placed upon a gourd, was strung with silk and played with a plectrum of shell or quill. It was adopted by the Arabs from Persia." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1903

Lute

"The European lute is derived in form and name from the Arabic "el ud," "the wood," the consonant of…

A music wind instrument consisting of a leathern bag, which receives air from the mouth or from the bellows, and of pipes, into which the air is pressed from the bag by the performer's elbow.

Bagpipe

A music wind instrument consisting of a leathern bag, which receives air from the mouth or from the…

A father playing a banjo for his daughter before she goes to sleep.

Father Playing Banjo

A father playing a banjo for his daughter before she goes to sleep.

A symbol on the title of Goethe's works by Dir. Götz of Carlsruhe.

Symbol

A symbol on the title of Goethe's works by Dir. Götz of Carlsruhe.

"The saxophone, a brass musical instrument invented by Adolphe Sax. It consists of a conical brass tube, curved forward and upwards at the bottom, and having a short section bent backwards at the top, upon which a mouthpiece and a reed resembling those of the clarinet are fitted." —Finley, 1917

Saxophone

"The saxophone, a brass musical instrument invented by Adolphe Sax. It consists of a conical brass tube,…

The serpent is a bass wind instrument, curved to somewhat resemble a wriggling serpent.

Serpent

The serpent is a bass wind instrument, curved to somewhat resemble a wriggling serpent.

"The spinet is a keyed musical instrument much in use from 1500 to 1760. It derived its name from the spines or crowquills which, attached to levers called jacks, plucked the string and produced the tone."—Finley, 1917

Spinet

"The spinet is a keyed musical instrument much in use from 1500 to 1760. It derived its name from the…

"Interior mechanism of a spinet. A, Jack; B, tongue; C, quill; D, bristle; E, cloth damper; F, pivot; G, wire."—Finley, 1917

Interior mechanism of a spinet

"Interior mechanism of a spinet. A, Jack; B, tongue; C, quill; D, bristle; E, cloth damper; F, pivot;…

"Monument commemorating the triumph of an Athenian citizen in music," Lysicrates. -Breasted, 1914

Athenian Monument

"Monument commemorating the triumph of an Athenian citizen in music," Lysicrates. -Breasted, 1914

The Union Label for musicians.

Musicians Union Label

The Union Label for musicians.

A boy playing a flute outside near fields.

Piper

A boy playing a flute outside near fields.

A choir of children singing and reading out of their song books.

Choir

A choir of children singing and reading out of their song books.

A boy and girl share a song book as they sing together.

Singing Boy and Girl

A boy and girl share a song book as they sing together.

A decorative divider with Greek statues, musical instruments, and flowers.

Greek Divider

A decorative divider with Greek statues, musical instruments, and flowers.

A small portable organ played with the figures of the right hand, the left being used in working the bellows. It was much used during the 16th and 17th centuries.

Regal

A small portable organ played with the figures of the right hand, the left being used in working the…

"Two forms of the old Greek lyre." -Foster, 1921

Lyre

"Two forms of the old Greek lyre." -Foster, 1921

(1756-1791) German composer of the Classical era. Some of his most famous works are The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute, Requiem, Twelfth Mass, and Ave Verum.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

(1756-1791) German composer of the Classical era. Some of his most famous works are The Marriage of…

A musical instrument of the trumpet kind with a slide; in fact an old variety of trombone. The instrument called sabbeka in the Hebrew Scriptures has been erroneously rendered as sacbut by the translators.

Assyrian Sacbut

A musical instrument of the trumpet kind with a slide; in fact an old variety of trombone. The instrument…

The bagpipe is a wind instrument used among the ancient Greeks but is known as a Scottish and Irish instrument.

Bagpipe

The bagpipe is a wind instrument used among the ancient Greeks but is known as a Scottish and Irish…

(1770-1827) German composer whose most famous works are his Fifth and Ninth symphonies and Moonlight Sonata.

Ludwig von Beethoven

(1770-1827) German composer whose most famous works are his Fifth and Ninth symphonies and Moonlight…

The pied piper playing as children follow.

Pied Piper

The pied piper playing as children follow.

A decorative divider with lyres and ribbon.

Lyre Divider

A decorative divider with lyres and ribbon.

The engraving, Music from 'Mirrour of the World' by William Caxton, the first English printer.

Music

The engraving, Music from 'Mirrour of the World' by William Caxton, the first English printer.

Cymbals consist of thin, normally round plates which are crashed together in music.

Cymbals

Cymbals consist of thin, normally round plates which are crashed together in music.

An illustration of men and woman dancing.

Dance

An illustration of men and woman dancing.