Items matching musical instruments

62a.—Initial capital letter “A” from Dance of Death Alphabet

This decorative initial letter “A”, or drop cap, is from an alphabet designed by Hans Holbein the Younger and dating from 1523. It features a skeleton banging a drum (or tabor) with a bone, and also p [...]

Keywords: lettera, initials, death, skeletons, music, musical instruments, spirit

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Added: 2009-03-07

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Music

Music by Raphael Collin. ...we would call attention to the ornamental panel by Raphael Collin, which we have engraved (page 424), and which illustrates with much classic feeling and grace the idea of [...]

Keywords: music, romance, musical instruments, trees, people, bare feet

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Added: 2007-08-19

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Cleopatra

A Pre-Rapaelite drawing showing Cleopatra with some round-breasted topless women, presumably slaves or attendants, standing behind her with musical instruments. Incense burns in the foreground, and a [...]

Keywords: people, women, slaves, music, musical instruments

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Added: 2008-10-04

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Scotland.

From “An overland journey to the Great Eghibition of 1851” By Richard Doyle. Published for the Brothers Dalziel by Messrs. Chapman & Hall. “We gave Doyle a commission to do a Panorama of an Overland [...]

Keywords: people, musical instruments, sports, bare feet, wallpaper, backgrounds

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Added: 2006-01-08

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Le marquis de la Galoche

A girl (I think) with a strange hat, a drum, a guitar, a triangle: a one-man marching band.

Keywords: people, music, musical instruments

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Added: 2007-02-07

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: Q.—Castanets.

“[...] with two pair of modern castanets, one ivory and the other ebony, which require no special notice.” (p. 368)

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Added: 2006-12-12

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Out of the World

“[...] The scene is one which we understand the artist witnessed years ago at the Franciscan monastery at Tivoli. In a whiewashed cell of the monastery a young monk sits playing the harpsichord—one of [...]

Keywords: monks, religion, musical instruments, pianos, music, books

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Added: 2007-03-31

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: D.—Machête.

“The machête, or small guitar, shaped like a fish, is a Portugese instrument, from Madeira.” (p. 368)

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Added: 2006-12-12

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: G.—Flauto dolce, or flûte à bec.

The Flauto dolce, or sweet flute, is called in English the Recorder.; in French is is the flûte à bec or beaked flute. “The tortoise-shell flauto dolce, or flageolet, belonged to the late illustrious [...]

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Added: 2006-08-04

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: C.—Dulcimer

“The dulcimer is Italian, with twenty-six sets of metal strings, to be played with two little hammers.” (p. 368)

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Added: 2006-07-30

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: O.—Harp-Lute

“The instrument called a harp-lute, with twelve strings, was invented by Edward Light, of London, about seventy years ago, and was designed for accompanying vocal music, but never enjoyed much public [...]

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Added: 2007-04-04

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Musical Instruments at the South Kensington Museum: S.—Castanets

Castanets, a Spanish musical instrument.

“[...] with two pair of modern castanets, one ivory and the other ebony, which require no special notice.” (p. 368)

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Added: 2006-05-09

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