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Leonard Bernstein Conducting Boston SymphonyConductor Leonard Bernstein at the climax of Mahler's Resurrection symphony performed by the Boston Symphony in Lenox, Massachusetts, 8th July 1970
Miles Davis Performing in NightclubMiles Davis performing at Shelley's Manne Hole nightclub in 1968
George Harrison Playing GuitarGuitarist George Harrison of The Beatles rehearsing, circa 1967
Bob Dylan Holding Bass Guitar(Original Caption) File poses of Bob Dylan in 1968-1969
Willie Nelson in ConcertCountry-Rock singer Willie Nelson thrills a young crowd 40, 000 strong as he opens his July 4th Picnic in College Station, Texas
Couples Dancing at Steeplechase Park(Original Caption) 6/11/1944-JAM SESSION.... There is even a corner for the hepcats at Steeplechase Park
Musician George Harrison Receiving Sitar LessonBeatle George Harrison receiving instruction in playing the sitar from a Sikh teacher as the other members of the Beatles look on in quiet fascination
Rodgers and Hammerstein Composing MusicMusic composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein, II finish work on their latest production, Me and Juliet
Jerry Lee Lewis Singing atop a PianoStanding atop a piano, rock n roll singer Jerry Lee Lewis gives an enthusiastic performance at the Cafe de Paris in New York City on June 10, 1958
Keith Moon Playing the Drums During TommyKeith Moon, drummer with the British rock group The Who, plays the drums intensely during a performance of the rock opera Tommy at the Metropolitan Opera House in Manhattan
Mick Jagger and Stevie Wonder SingingMick Taylor (L) and Mick Jagger (C) of the Rolling Stones perform with Stevie Wonder (R) at Madison Square Garden
Harry James Playing the Trumpet(Original Caption) 1955- Picture shows big band leader, Harry James, wearing a tuxedo and playing the trumpet. Undated photo circa 1940s
Franz Liszt Playing the Piano(Original Caption) Franz Liszt at the piano. (1811- 1886) from an old photograph
Woodcut of the Confederate Army RecruitingORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Drumming up recruits for the Confederate Army. Woodcut from 1861
Pianist Ferrucio Busoni Posing at Piano(Original Caption) Ferrucio Busoni, (1866-1924), Italian pianist and composer. Considered greatest piano technician after Liszt and Rubinstein
Young Man Sitting In Victorian Room(Original Caption) ca. 1890-Young man wearing a striped blazer in a Victorian room playing a balalaika. (Photo by AS400 DB/Bettmann Archive)
Jascha Heifetz Playing the Violin(Original Caption) Jascha Heifetz, the famous violinist. Undated photograph
Tommy Dorsey Playing the Trombone(Original Caption) Half length photograph of Tommy Dorsey playing the trombone. Undated photograph
Caucasian and African American Youths Singing TogetherCaucasian residents from Quincy, Maryland, attempt to prove the folly of racial discrimination by staying with African American families in Harlem, New York
Benny Goodman And His Orchestra(Original Caption) Benny Goodman and his orchestra. Undated photograph
Immigrants in Route to America Playing Music(Original Caption) Immigrant form a makeshift band on shipboard during trip to America. Photo by Lewis Hine
Jazz Pianist Fats Waller At The Organ(Original Caption) Fats Waller, jazz pianist, at the organ. Undated photograph
The Enraged Musician by William Hogarth
Profile Of Van Cliburn Playing Piano(Original Caption) Van Cliburn (Harvey Lavan) (1934-- ), famous pianist and first American to win Moscow's Tchaikovsky Prize (1958)
George Benson playing the guitar in the 1960's
Native Hawaiians at a Picnic, circa 1900. (Photo by Bettmann via Getty Images)
The Dorsey Bros. Playing Sax, Trombone(Original Caption) Tommy Dorsey playing the trombone and Jimmy Dorsey playing the saxophone. Seated photograph. Movie still from "The Fabulous Dorseys." A United Artists picture
Mechanized Band Playing Instruments(Original Caption) "Remarkable Performing Automata, " - mechanical band playing music. Undated engraving
Barnum's Museum by Thomas BeneckeDuring winter in New York, a sleighing party crowds the street in front of Barnum's Museum
Jimmy Dorsey Playing The Saxophone(Original Caption) Jimmy Dorsey playing the saxaphone. Three-quarter length seated photograph. Undated publicity still, released thru United Artists
Mary Lou Williams at the Piano(Original Caption) Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981), pianist and arranger. She was the first famous girl instrumentalist in jazz. She is shown at the piano. Undated photograph
Egyptian Mural of Musicians and DancersEgyptian musicians of the new empire ca. 1000 B.C, Girls playing harp a violin like instrument and a double flute. From mural tomb painting. BPA2# 3224
Albert Einstein Playing Violin In Trio(Original Caption) Albert Eistein plays in trio on the S. S. Deutchland on his way to America
Engraving Of Two Boys Playing Lyre(Original Caption) Two putti playing lyre. From fountain in garden in Versailles. Engraving by Le Potse. Undated
Man Holding And Playing Viola(Original Caption) Viola da Gamba: Method of holding this 18th century instrument. Engraving, 1665
Gene Kruppa Playing DrumsFamous drummer Gene Kruppa shows off his technique
Benny Goodman Posing Playing Clarinet(Original Caption) "Swing Into Spring, " a colorcast musical show starring Benny Goodman on NBC-TV Wednesday, April 9, will re-create the music, moods and dancers of the swing era
Le Chahut by Georges Seurat"Le Chahut" painting by Georges Seurat (1859-1891). Painting shows a chorus line kicking on stage with the orchastra visible in the pit. Undated BPA2# 1542
Copy after Spirit of 76 by Archibald M. Willard"The Spirit of 76", detail of the painting by A. M. Willard. Undated color slide
Shepard Horn By An Angel(Original Caption) Shepard horn played by angel. 14th century wall painting. Karlstejn. BPA2# 140
Guatemalan Violin Maker with Instrument(Original Caption) Photo shows a Guatemalan violin maker, testing out one of his creations. The violins are carved out of mountain logs and the string are made of animal gut. Undated
Man Seated Playing Banjo-Like Instrument(Original Caption) Young man wearing a striped blazer seated in a Victorian room playing a Balalaika. Photograph ca. 1890. (Photo by AS400 DB/Bettmann Archive)
Navajo with Traditional Drums(Original Caption) Indians posed with drums. Photograph, Undated. Original caption. BPA2# 3267
Girl Dancing the "Charleston"Harriet Fowler wins the "Charleston Contest" in the 1920's
Irving Selzer and His Cafe Boulevard OrchestraIrving Selzer and his Cafe Boulevard Orchestra playing for a radio broadcast on Newark, New Jersey station WJZ
Louis Armstrong Performing with his BandJazz musician Louis Armstrong performing with his band. Undated photograph
African American Banjo StrummerAn elderly African American man plays his banjo on his front porch
Composer Sergei Prokofiev Playing Piano as a Child(Original Caption) Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Russian composer. In his early youth when he already composed and became a fine pianist under the tutorship of his mother
Duke Ellington Seated at the Piano(Original Caption) Duke Ellington (Edward Kennedy; 1889-1974), American composer and arranger, at the keyboard. Half-length photograph, 1910's
Choreographer Nijinsky and Composer Ravel Sitting at PianoChoreographer Vaslav Nijinsky and composer Maurice Ravel at the piano playing a score from Daphnis and Chloe
Andres Segovia Seated Holding Guitar(Original Caption) Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia (1893-1987) sits with his guitar. Undated Photograph. BPA2# 3212
Arturo Toscanini Leads Band During World War I(Original Caption) Italy: Arturo Toscanini leads a band near the fighting front in World War I in Italy
Rose Sanderson Leading Suffrage Parade(Original Caption) Woman bugler in suffragette. Rose Sanderson, head of Washington volunteers
Infantryman Plays PianoTroops of the 16th Infantry, 1st Division, United States Army around a piano abandoned by retreating German forces at Nonsard, north-eastern France, 13th September 1918
Musicians Playing at German Cabaret(Original Caption) Typical German cabaret scene in the 1920'S. Photograph. BPA2# 5221
Swing Session with Jazz BandA smiling female bandleader conducts for her swing band as she sits atop a piano
Pianist and Composer Ignacy Paderewski at PianoIgnacy Paderewski, a Polish pianist and patriot, became director of Warsaw Conservatory and later president of Poland's provisional Parliament in 1940
Lucie Rosen Playing Theremin Instrument for NBC Radio(Original Caption) Young woman playing the theremin
Jazz Band Performing in Berlin(Original Caption) Berlin, Germany: Photo shows a happy Jazz Band in Berlin, Germany. Undated photograph, circa 1920
Young Judy Garland with the Gumm Sisters on Stage(Original Caption) Judy Garland (left) and her two sisters as they appeared in their first professional stage appearance in Los Angeles
Woman Playing Piano for Radio Broadcast(Original Caption) Early Westinghouse Radio Station, Pittsburgh, KYW. Somewhat crowded quarters. Photo ca. 1920. Undated photograph
Lucie Bigelow Rosen Playing Theremin(Original Caption) Lucie Bigelow Rosen playing the Theremin. Pitch is controlled by hand movements
Calvin Coolidge's Sons Playing MusicA little musicale in the home of then Governor Calvin Coolidge, who was at the time the Republican nominee for vice-president. John Coolidge is playing the violin while his younger brother Calvin Jr
Performing on Brighton Beach(Original Caption) 7/18/1922-Brooklyn, NY: Miss Dorothy Jardon was the featured member of musical favorites who appeared at the Brighton Beach Pavillion recently
Flapper Dancing on Jazz Band's Piano at Brighton Beach(Original Caption) Jazz Band and Flapper. Benny Krueger's band plays on the beach at Brighton Beach in Brooklyn as girl dances on the piano
Pancho Villa Playing Drums W/Musicians(Original Caption) 6/10/1923- Villa is crazy about playing the drum in a jazz outfit, and the little Filipino can really make the feet shuffle too
Composite of Harold Rehring and Baby Charles DouglasHarold Rehring trombone player receives a supreme balling out from baby Charles Douglas. (Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)
Charleston Dance Marathon(Original Caption) Here is shown a view of the Charleston Endurance Contest held at the Parody Club shortly after the dancers had started on their way to new endurance records
Jazz Orchestra Playing in Venetian Pool(Original Caption) 2/28/26-Coral Gables, Florida: In the beautiful Venetian Pool at Coral Gables, Fla
Woman Playing a SaxophoneA member of a jazz band in a Viennese night cafe
Clara Bow in Bathing Suit Plays Ukulele(Original Caption) 12/20/1927- Clara Bow as she appeared in a bathing costume while strumming a tune on her uke
The Glenn Miller OrchestraA movie still of the Glenn Miller Orchestra in their appearance during the 1941 movie Sun Valley Serenade
Jazz Musicians in Jam Session(Original Caption) Recently a group of famous band leaders got together for a jam session at the Manhattan Center in New York City
Irving Berlin Playing the Piano(Original Caption) Irving Berlin, famous American songwriter playing the piano. Undated photograph
Rodgers and Hart Working at a Piano(Original Caption) Unusual photograph of Rodgers and Hart working out tune at the piano. Undated. BPA2 #3554
Harpo Marx Playing HarpA scene from the 1930 film Canimal Crackers
Louis Armstrong and Jazz Combo PlayingAmerican jazz musicians Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, Coleman Hawkins, Barney Bigard (l to r) during a concert
Al Jolson with Band(Original Caption) Al Jolson singing with band. Undated Photograph
Jascha Heifetz and Arthur Rubinstein Practicing TogetherViolinist Jascha Heifetz and pianist Arthur Rubinstein practice for a concert in aid of British War Relief and the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
Bandleader Glenn Miller and Singer Ray EberleBandleader Glenn Miller playing his trumpet with Ray Eberle as the featured singer. Undated photograph
Duke Ellington Playing PianoPerformer Duke Ellington seated at a piano wearing a tuxedo
Cootie Williams Playing Trumpet at the SavoyCootie Williams plays his trumpet in a crowed Harlem ballroom with Duke Ellington's band in the 1930s. With Ellington's band, Williams found his trademark sound--the growl
Stripper Dancing in Berlin Night Club(Original Caption) 1930's- Berlin, Germany: Berlin night club of the early 1930's with strip tease act. Valina Vallona does her thing at the Picadilly Club
Clarinetist Benny Goodman and Band in Concert(Original Caption) Benny Goodman (1909-1986), American clarinetist and band leader, in concert. Undated photograph