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Echoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History

Explore the vibrant tapestry of music through iconic images from the Bettmann Archives, capturing the essence of legendary artists and unforgettable moments

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Dive into a captivating collection of music images from the Bettmann Archives, showcasing photographs that chronicle the evolution of musical culture. From the soulful performances of jazz legends to the electrifying energy of rock icons, each photograph tells a story of passion and creativity. This curated selection highlights pivotal moments in music history, featuring renowned artists and their unforgettable contributions.

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Echoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: The Jazz Legacy

The Jazz Legacy Collection
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Echoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: The Beatles Unplugged

The Beatles Unplugged Collection
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Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Cocker Spaniel Listening to Radio

Cocker Spaniel Listening to Radio
(Original Caption) Plush, a 14 month old radio conscious cocker spaniel, with a classical ear, likes concert music, growls in disapproval at swing music

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Writer Dorothy Parker

Writer Dorothy Parker
(Original Caption) Dot Parker Drops Gags, Sheds Tears in Plea for Spain. Washington, DC: Dorothy Parker, writer and scenarist whose reputation for scathing wit is legend

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: His Master's Voice Advertisement

His Master's Voice Advertisement
His Master's Voice" is one of the most iconic and recognizable trademarks in advertising history. The image originated from an 1898 painting by English artist Francis Barraud

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: His Master's Voice by Frances Barraud

His Master's Voice by Frances Barraud
DOG LOOKING DOWN THE HORN OF A VICTOR VICTROLA PHONOGRAPH. CAPTION SAYS"HIS MASTER'S VOICE".COLOR SCREENED IMAGE FROM PAINTING BY FRANCIS BARRAUD

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Portrait of the Young Composer Gustave Mahler

Portrait of the Young Composer Gustave Mahler
(Original Caption) Gustave Mahler: (1860-1911), composer and conductor as a youth

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Portrait of German Music Composer Robert Schumann

Portrait of German Music Composer Robert Schumann
(Original Caption) Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Mozart Playing Piano for Young Songstress

Mozart Playing Piano for Young Songstress
(Original Caption) Germany: Mozart With Aloysia Weber, a 17 year old girl whom he met at Manneheim. She was his unhappy grand passion. The young girl rejected him after a short courtship

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Franz Liszt Playing the Piano

Franz Liszt Playing the Piano
(Original Caption) Franz Liszt at the piano. (1811- 1886) from an old photograph

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Portrait of Romantic Era Music Composer Chopin

Portrait of Romantic Era Music Composer Chopin

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Display of Musical Score by Ludwig Beethoven

Display of Musical Score by Ludwig Beethoven
Composer Ludwig Van Beethoven's music score for the last movement of the ninth symphony

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Portrait of Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

Portrait of Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, the internatianally renound Russian composer, also founded the Russian nationalist school

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Portrait of Sidney Lanier

Portrait of Sidney Lanier
(Original Caption) Sidney Lanier (1842-1881) as a young man. Born Macon, Georgia, poet, served in Confederate Army in Civil War, played in Peabody Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Sculpture of the Head of Austrian Composer Franz Joseph Haydn

Sculpture of the Head of Austrian Composer Franz Joseph Haydn
(Original Caption) Joseph Haydn

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Gustave Mahler

Gustave Mahler
(Original Caption) Portrait of young Gustave Mahler (standing) 1860-1911; Austrian composer. Undated photo

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Young Mozart Performing at Vienna Church

Young Mozart Performing at Vienna Church
(Original Caption) Vienna, Austria: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer. Mozart at the age of six playing the organ in the Church of the Franciscans in Vienna

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Portrait of Italian Composer Gioacchino Antonio Rossini

Portrait of Italian Composer Gioacchino Antonio Rossini
(Original Caption) G. Rossini

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: French Composer Louis Hector Berlioz

French Composer Louis Hector Berlioz
Louis-Hector Berlioz (1803-1869), French composer

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Portrait of Opera Composer Giuseppe Verdi

Portrait of Opera Composer Giuseppe Verdi
Giuseppe Fotunino Francesco Verdi, Italian composer

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Musicians Using Their Instruments

Musicians Using Their Instruments
(Original Caption) "There's Music In The Air."

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Man Playing Wind Instrument Outdoors

Man Playing Wind Instrument Outdoors
(Original Caption) Shepherd playing the shawn in pastoral setting

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Profile of the Polish Born French Music Composer Chopin

Profile of the Polish Born French Music Composer Chopin
(Original Caption) Frederic Chopin

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Portrait of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Portrait of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
(Original Caption) Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847). Drawing by Schmeller

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Drawing of Mozart Playing Organ for Gathering

Drawing of Mozart Playing Organ for Gathering
(Original Caption) Young Mozart playing the organ

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Sketch of Stradivari in His Workshop

Sketch of Stradivari in His Workshop
(Original Caption) Antonivs-Stradivarivs

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Music'S Power; Lithograph; Men Standing

Music'S Power; Lithograph; Men Standing
(Original Caption) 1848-"The Power of Music." Lithograph by Alphonse-Leon Noel after William Sidney Mount, 1848

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Musical Manuscript for Rigoletto

Musical Manuscript for Rigoletto
(Original Caption) Musical manuscript to Verdi's Opera, Rigoletto (1850-1851)

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms
(Original Caption) German composer and pianist

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Two Girls Receiving Piano Lesson

Two Girls Receiving Piano Lesson
(Original Caption) The music lesson

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Advertisement for Opera Entitled Faust

Advertisement for Opera Entitled Faust
Advertisement for the musical work entitled Faust by Charles Gounard

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Portrait of Gioacchino Rossini

Portrait of Gioacchino Rossini
(Original Caption) Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868), Italian composer

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Franz Liszt

Franz Liszt

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Young Peter Tschaikovsky

Young Peter Tschaikovsky
(Original Caption) Peter I. Tschaikovsky as a student at the conservatory. Photo, 1863

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Portrait of Bedrich Smetana

Portrait of Bedrich Smetana
Portrait of the Czech composer Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884)

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Russian Composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky

Russian Composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
P.TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893) RUSSIAN COMPOSER.PHOTOGRAPH C.1868

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Desiree Artot, Friend of Tchaikovsky

Desiree Artot, Friend of Tchaikovsky
Desiree Artot, of Belgian musical family, friend of Tchaikovsky, 1868

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Caricature of the Human Ear

Caricature of the Human Ear
(Original Caption) 1869- Picture shows Richard Wagner enlarging the human ear so that it can comprehend his "Music of the Future." Caricature from Eclipse 1869 by Andre Gill. BPA2# 1178

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Composer Cesar Franck

Composer Cesar Franck
Cesar Franck, a Franco-Belgian Romantic composer and organist, who sought to make French music as serious as German music

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Musical Manuscript for Rigoletto

Musical Manuscript for Rigoletto
(Original Caption) Musical manuscript to Verdi's Opera, Rigoletto (1850-1851)

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Portrait of Giuseppi Verdi

Portrait of Giuseppi Verdi
(Original Caption) Giuseppi Verdi (1813-1901) Italian composer. Photo taken in the late 1870's

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Portrait of Sidney Lanier

Portrait of Sidney Lanier
Head and shoulders portrait of writer, poet and musician Sidney Lanier. ca. 1870's

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Sheet Music Cover

Sheet Music Cover
Cover of the sheet music for St. Louis Blues, written by W.C. Handy in 1872 and published by Handy Brothers Music Company, Inc

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: W.C. Handy

W.C. Handy
(Original Caption) William Christopher Handy (1873-1959). Composer of the "St. Louis Blues." 1873 photo

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Russian Composer Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky

Russian Composer Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
1875: Modeste Moussorgsky (1839-1881), Russian composer, 1835-1881

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Portrait of Cosima Wagner

Portrait of Cosima Wagner

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky

Composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1879 in a very productive period when he had just written Eugene Onegin

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Portrait of Blind Tom

Portrait of Blind Tom
African-American pianist Thomas Wiggins, also known as Blind Tom Wiggins (1849 - 1908), sated at a desk, 1880. (Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images)

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Johannes Brahms Going for a Stroll Outside

Johannes Brahms Going for a Stroll Outside

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Portrait of Anton Bruckner

Portrait of Anton Bruckner
(Original Caption) Anton Bruckner: (1824-1896) Austrian composer

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Composer Richard Wagner

Composer Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), German composer. Originator of the music drama and pioneer in the development of the leitmotiv. Undated photograph

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: German Composer Johannes Brahms

German Composer Johannes Brahms
Ca. 1880-Head and shoulder portrait of Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), German composer. Photograph by Luckhardt (Vienna)

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Boy Playing Crude Fiddle

Boy Playing Crude Fiddle
(Original Caption) Black youngster playing crude fiddle by side of shanty

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Composer Franz Liszt

Composer Franz Liszt
(Original Caption) Liszt, Franz Von. Composer and piano virtuoso (1811-1886). Photo ca. 1880. BPA 2 #767

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Hugo Wolf Sitting in a Chair

Hugo Wolf Sitting in a Chair
Portrait of Austrian composer Hugo Wolf (1860-1903)

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Walter Johannes with His Father

Walter Johannes with His Father
German American Composer Walter Johannes Damrosch, with his father Leopold Damrosch

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Interior of Grand Parisian Opera House

Interior of Grand Parisian Opera House
PARIS. THE GRAND STAIRCASE OF THE OPERAHOUSE IN PARIS, FRANCE. UNDATED PHOTOGRAPH

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Girl Playing the Piano

Girl Playing the Piano
Girl playing the piano, "Music Unappreciated". Engraving 1882

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Pupils Surrounding Composer Franz Liszt

Pupils Surrounding Composer Franz Liszt
(Original Caption) Franz Liszt: (1811-1886) Hungarian piano virtuoso and composer among his pupils

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Scene From The Mikado

Scene From The Mikado
Fred Billington plays Poo-Bah and George Thorne plays Ko-Ko in an 1885 New York production of Gilbert and Sullivan's Mikado

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Russian Composer Tchaikovsky

Russian Composer Tchaikovsky
The Russian composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), who is famous for his classical ballet scores including Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and most notably, The Nutcracker

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Composer Anton Bruckner by Grand Piano

Composer Anton Bruckner by Grand Piano
(Original Caption) Bruckner in work room sitting at the side of his grand piano

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Walter Johannes Damrosch

Walter Johannes Damrosch
Portrait of German-American Conductor Walter Johannes Demrosch, ca. 1885 | Location: Damrosch, Walter Johannes

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: United States Marine Band

United States Marine Band at Albany, New York, 1888. John Philip Sousa, Leader

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Portrait of Edward MacDowell

Portrait of Edward MacDowell
American composer, Edward Alexander MacDowell (1861-1908)

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Russian Composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky

Russian Composer Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
P.TCHAIKOVSKY (1840-1893), RUSSIAN COMPOSER.PHOTOGRAPH C.1889

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Anton Bruckner by Jerry Branton

Anton Bruckner by Jerry Branton
Anton Bruckner in advanced age. Painting by Jerry Branton, 1889

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Woman Playing Guitar

Woman Playing Guitar
(Original Caption) Two ladies playing the guitar, ca. 1890

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Conductor Richard Strauss Rehearsing

Conductor Richard Strauss Rehearsing
German conductor Richard Strauss rehearses a Humperdinck opera in Weimar, Germany

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Austrian Composer Gustav Mahler

Austrian Composer Gustav Mahler

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Northern Siberian Tribesman

Northern Siberian Tribesman
A tribesman from Northern Siberia, a Tungus Shaman, holding his drum and wearing traditional costume

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Group Listens to Juke Box

Group Listens to Juke Box
For a nickel apiece a thrilled group in Salina, Kansas tunes in on a screechy juke box of 1890s

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Jean de Reszke and His Brother

Jean de Reszke and His Brother
Polish operatic Tenor Jean de Reszke, left with his brother Edouard circa 1890

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Two Young Men Playing Music to Lady of Their Affection

Two Young Men Playing Music to Lady of Their Affection
(Original Caption) A Song Of Love

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Drawing of Two Women Party Goers Dancing on Pool Table

Drawing of Two Women Party Goers Dancing on Pool Table
(Original Caption) "Racket Where pretty Girls Cut Capers To The Music Of Male Voices."

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Carnegie Hall

Carnegie Hall
(Original Caption) Carnegie Hall as it looked at its opening

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Woman Dancing to Piano Music

Woman Dancing to Piano Music
Young woman raises her skirt and dances to piano accompaniment for guests

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Composer Johannes Brahms in Suit

Composer Johannes Brahms in Suit

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Mozart and Accompanists Rehearsing at Piano

Mozart and Accompanists Rehearsing at Piano
(Original Caption) Mozart rehearsing his 12th Mass

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Music Teacher with Student at the Piano

Music Teacher with Student at the Piano
(Original Caption) USA: Piano teacher instructing young girl at grand piano, 1898. (Paloma Schramm)

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Men in Kinetoscope Arcade

Men in Kinetoscope Arcade
The Kinetoscope Arcade in San Francisco. For a time, penny arcades also featured "kinetophones, " which enabled the spectator to hear music or "sound effects."

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: All-Black Military Band Performing

All-Black Military Band Performing
(Original Caption) Auteuil, France-World War I: Jim Europe and his all Black Military Band at Auteuil, France. Photograph

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Composer W.C.Handy Writing Music

Composer W.C.Handy Writing Music
Composer W.C. Handy makes notations on sheet music while creating St. Louis Blues

Background imageEchoes of Sound: A Visual Journey Through Music History: Big Band Performance

Big Band Performance
(Original Caption) Hollywood, CA: a swing Super-Group: Left to right: Dinah Shore, Spike Jones, Bob Burns, Count Basie, Lionel Hampton



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