Musical Instrument Collection

Vermeer - The Guitar Player J910551
KENWOOD HOUSE, THE IVEAGH BEQUEST, London. " The Guitar Player " by VERMEER, Jan (1632-75)

Kings College Chapel a98_04190
KINGs COLLEGE CHAPEL, Cambridge, Interior view. The organ is dominant, standing on the screen which divides the chapel and ante-chapel

Master organ in Notre Dame de Paris cathedral, Paris, France, Europe

Edwardian music room, Thornton Manor BL17551
Thornton Manor, near Port Sunlight, Merseyside. Edwardian interior of the music room, which was added in 1902. A large organ is built in over a seating area to the right

The piano in the music room in the House for an Art Lovers, architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Leonard Bernstein Conducts
Leonard Bernstein, American conductor composer and pianist, conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in rehearsal at the St Pancras Town Hall, London. (Photo by Ian Showell/Getty Images)

Hand painted didgeridoos, Aboriginal musical instrument, Australia, Pacific

David Bowie at his home, Haddon Hall, at Beckenham, Kent, 20th April 1971

Sun Studios, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America, North America

Bagpipe players with traditional Scottish uniform, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Traditional hand painted colourful didgeridoos, Australia

Banjo, (B&W)

Metropolitan Cathedral Pipe Organs
Metropolitan Cathedral Pipe Organ, view from bellow

Beale Street at night, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America, North America

Piano and music sheets K011303
KENWOOD HOUSE, Hampstead, London. Detail of the Broadwood square piano of 1791 in the Music Room

Russian composer, sergei v, rachmaninov, looking over a manuscript at his piano in the late 1920s

Europe, Germany, Bavaria, Passau
Ornate pipe organ, St. Stevens Cathedral, Passau, Bavaria, Germany

Metsu - A Gentleman and a Lady at a Virginal K010543
KENWOOD HOUSE, London. " An Interior With a Lady Seated at a Keyboard" c.1650s by Gabriel METSU (1629-67)

Witley Court Music Room c. 1920 BL25088
WITLEY COURT, Worcestershire. Interior view c.1920. The Music Room. Photographed by Bedford Lemere

Ragtime Band BL23648_A
MAISON LYONS, London. Ragtime band playing at the department store in Oxford Street, 1916. Bedford Lemere

Osborne House J030034
OSBORNE HOUSE, East Cowes, Isle of Wight. Interior view of the Drawing Room. Some items shown maybe on loan from the Royal Collection

Punch cartoon: A Warning - Wagners Ring Cycle (engraving)
6034909 Punch cartoon: A Warning - Wagners Ring Cycle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: A Warning - Wagners Ring Cycle)

Carnival of Basel (Basler Fasnacht), Basel, Canton of Basel City, Switzerland, Europe

Detail of double bass being played by a local musician in Bar El Floridita, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America, North America

Elderly man playing a sitar by the Ganges (Ganga) River, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Image taken with a Holga medium format 120 film toy camera of double bass resting against wall inside Palacio de Valle, Cienfuegos, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Etruscan art: frescoes depicting banquet scenes, detail depicting a lyre player
LRI4639460 Etruscan art: frescoes depicting banquet scenes, detail depicting a lyre player. Tomb of the Triclinium. 5th century BC

Mosaic of Nine Muses, from Augusta Treverorum (Trier)
Gallo-Roman civilization, 3rd-4th century - Mosaic of the Nine Muses, from Augusta Treverorum (Trier)

Bagpipe Player
24th September 1955: A bagpipe player of Princess Louises Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders wearing the Sutherland tartan at Stirling in Scotland

Guitar string vibrating. When plucked, the string vibrates at a specific frequency, which determines the pitch of the note

Master organ by Cavaille-Coll, Sainte-Croix (Holy Cross) cathedral, Orleans, Loiret, France, Europe

Double bass propped against a wall, Cienfuegos, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Musicians playing guitars, Havana Viejo, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Shaman mask, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia (B. C. ), Canada, North America
Shaman mask, Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia (B.C.), Canada, North America

Klosterneuburg abbey organ, Klosterneuburg, Austria, Europe

Man with trumpet from Mariachi group, Mexico
Traditional mexican Mariachi group in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico (MR)

The Carnival of Venice, 1926 (lithograph)
XEE4154763 The Carnival of Venice, 1926 (lithograph) by Brunelleschi, Umberto (1879-1949); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti

Arearea or The Red Dog, 1892 (oil on canvas)
LRI4578228 Arearea or The Red Dog, 1892 (oil on canvas) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); Musee d Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info)

La Favorite, (oil on canvas)
658567 La Favorite, (oil on canvas) by Comerre, Leon Francois (1850-1916); 122x76. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Favorite. Leon Francois Comerre (1850-1916). Oil on canvas

Federal recruiting poster for 69th Regiment, appealing to Irish immigrants (colour litho)
PNP270116 Federal recruiting poster for 69th Regiment, appealing to Irish immigrants (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration, mariachi band consisting of four guitarists in grey Mexican hats and matching suits, front view

Mariachi crossing the street Beatles style, Mexico
Traditional Mariachi group crossing the street in Beatles style, Izamal, Yucatan, Mexico

Sheet music a059992(1)
Detail of sheet music for organ

Orchestra of the Midland Adelphi Hotel 1914 BL22620
MIDLAND ADELPHI HOTEL, Liverpool. Interior view. Group portrait of the hotel orchestra. The hotel was re-opened in 1914 after partial rebuilding and refurbishment in the Neo-Classical style

Woman playing harpsichord a071907
FENTON HOUSE, Hampstead, London. Interior view showing a woman in evening dress playing the harpsichord. Photographed by John Gay. Date range: 1960-1965

Louis Armstrong in Milan 1949
A picture taken 26 October 1949 in Milan shows American Louis Armstrong, the jazz trumpeter whose melodic inventiveness established the central role of the improvising soloist in jazz

Illustration, string quartet, four sitting men in tuxedos playing two violins, a viola and cello, front view

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From timeless classics to cultural treasures, musical instruments have the power to transport us through time and space. Vermeer's masterpiece 'The Guitar Player' captures the delicate harmony between artist and instrument, while Kings College Chapel resonates with the majestic sounds of a master organ. The Edwardian music room in Thornton Manor invites us into an era of elegance and refinement, where melodies fill the air. In Notre Dame de Paris cathedral, the grandeur of a master organ echoes through its sacred halls. Step into the House for an Art Lovers' music room and be enchanted by the piano's melodic whispers. Bagpipe players donning traditional Scottish uniforms evoke images of rugged landscapes and spirited celebrations. Journey Down Under to Australia, where hand-painted didgeridoos showcase vibrant Aboriginal artistry that harmonizes with ancient rhythms. In Punch cartoonist's witty engraving, Wagner's Ring Cycle receives a comical warning about its epic length. Leonard Bernstein conducts with passion and precision, his baton guiding symphonies towards perfection. A simple banjo in black-and-white evokes nostalgia for simpler times when heartfelt tunes were strummed around campfires. Whether it is classical compositions or folk melodies that move your soul, these glimpses into musical history remind us of humanity's universal language – music.