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Vintage Composers at Piano

A collection of historical images showing composers seated at pianos, showcasing vintage attire and classic instruments in black and white.

Cole Porter (1892-1964) American Composer and Lyricist

12/31/1939. James Joyce.

XAVIER CUGAT; CARMEN CASTILLO.

Louis Armstrong, trompetista y cantante estadounidense de jazz.

Maurizio pollini during a concert, 70's

01/01/1920. Carlos Gardel.

Duke Ellington on the slopes of Mont des Forez outside of Lyons, France, 1966.

FEDERICO GARCIA LORCA TOCANDO EL PIANO-FOTOGRAFIA ANTIGUA-AÑOS 20.

Severino gazzelloni

Mstislav Rostropovich.

Busoni

Anefo photo collection. AR congress in Rotterdam (see also 281752-53); Command ar; MP Joop Bakker. September 29, 1975. Rotterdam, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Josephine Baker in Amsterdam. March 22, 1954. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Elsevier photo collection. Paleis Het Loo, royal family celebrated Christmas party palace personnel. Prince Bernhard spoke Kerstrede. December 23, 1968. Apeldoorn, Gelderland

Anefo photo collection. Fats Domino in Amsterdam, Fats during his performance in the Concertgebouw. November 3, 1962. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Portrait of the composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953), Anonymous

Casals

Portrait of Gene Krupa, 400 Restaurant, New York City, New York, USA, William P. Gottlieb Collection, June 1946

Efrem Zimbalist

Portrait of the Composer George Gershwin (1898-1937) by Anonymous /Private Collection/1937/Phototypie/USA/Music, Dance,Portrait

Salvatore Accardo And Leonardo Leonardi, 1977.

Louis armstrong, 1968

Renzo arbore

Benny Carter, 1941.

Eugen Prokop. February 23, 1955.

Gaspar Cassadó i Moreu (1897-1966), violonchelista y compositor español.

Portrait of the Composer George Gershwin (1898-1937), Anonymous

Portrait of Wilson Carlisle with trombone

Portrait of the composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), Anonymous

BING CROSBY in GOING MY WAY (1944), directed by LEO MCCAREY.

Albert Cazabon. September 24, 1934. (Photo by Dorothy Welding Camera Portraits)

Max Rostal. March 01, 1955.

ARTURO TOSCANINI Italian conductor, known for his dynamic style, conducting in 1936 Date: 1867 - 1957

Jacqueline du Pre, 1967

Paulo Gruppe, Dutch cellist

Giacomo Puccini, 1858 1924, Italian composer, digitally edited according to a photograph by Wilhelm Willinger, notes from the opera Madame Butterfly Giacomo Puccini, 1858 1924, Italian composer, digitally edited according to a photograph by Wilhelm Willinger, notes from the opera Madame Butterfly Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660537

Liberace

Efrem Zimbalist, Sr. (1889 or 1890-1985), an internationally known concert violinist, composer, teacher, conductor, and director of the Curtis Institute of Music.

Joan Manuel Serrat en su piso de Poble Sec, Barcelona, tocando el piano. 1962.

El cantante y guitarrista de blues y jazz Lonnie Johnson en el año 1929.

Dizzy Gillespie, trompetista y cantante de jazz.

Liberace

PEREZ CASAS , BARTOLOME. COMPOSITOR ESPAÑOL. LORCA 1873 - 1956. REPRODUCCION FOTO.

Jascha Heifetz

Anefo photo collection. Louis Armstrong visits Amsterdam. October 29, 1955. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Portrait of Ignacy Jan Paderewski at the piano; around 1910 () (1910-00-00-1920-00-00);Paderewski, Ignacy Jan (1860-1941), Paderewski, Ignacy Jan (1860-1941)-iconography, Paderewski, Ignacy Jan (1860-1941)-collection, gift (provenance), pianos, musical instruments, musicians, music, pianists, Portraits, men's portraits, testamentary record (provenance)

Dustin hoffman, 1968

For upcoming 25th anniversary of Edward Grieg.September 24 marks the 25th anniversary of the death of composer Edvard Grieg songs. September 26, 1932. (Photo by Atlantic).

Jazz and swing musician Glenn Miller.

Anefo photo collection. Vara TV makes recordings of the New Year's Eve Conference by Wim Kan. Wim is possible during the recordings. December 28, 1973. Hilversum, Noord-Holland

Laura Robertson

Leon Goossens is in the third generation of a musical family. He began on the oboe at 10, at 13 played under Sir Thomas Beecham with the Liverpool Symphony Orchestra. Father Euguene Goossens II (right) was a distinguished conductor. Grandpa Goossens was a Belgian. June 16, 1954.

Studio portrait of American jazz saxophonist Coleman Hawkins holding his instrumental, 1940s.

Giacomo Puccini, 1858 1924, Italian composer, digitally edited according to a photograph by Wilhelm Willinger, notes from the opera Madame Butterfly Giacomo Puccini, 1858 1924, Italian composer, digitally edited according to a photograph by Wilhelm Willinger, notes from the opera Madame Butterfly Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660453

Chano Domínguez. Isla de la Cartuja, Sevilla. 1996.

New York, New York: c. 1931 A studio promotional photo of child prodigy violinist Yehudi Menuhin.

Anefo photo collection. Performance Arthur Rubinstein in Concertgebouw. February 13, 1962. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

In Seattle, (Washington), in 1936, the famous American composer GEORGE GERSHWIN practices his famous "Rhapsody in Blue" on the piano.

Louis Armstrong American Jazz Trumpeter (1900-1971)

Paul Gauguin by Mucha, Alfons Maria (1860_1939)/A. Mucha Museum, Prague/c. 1895/Photograph/Czechoslovakia/Portrait,Genre

Claudio Villa, 60s.

Photograph of Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Dated 20th Century

Liberace

Portrait of an Unknown Musician, circa 1928, by William Oakley. F B Butler/Crown Studios Collection. Gift of Frederick B Butler, 1971.

American jazz pianist Earl Hines.

12/31/1939. Jacinto Guerrero.

Giacomo Puccini, 1858 1924, Italian composer, digitally edited according to a photograph by Wilhelm Willinger, notes from the opera Madame Butterfly Giacomo Puccini, 1858 1924, Italian composer, digitally edited according to a photograph by Wilhelm Willinger, notes from the opera Madame Butterfly Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660487

Dizzy Gillespie, Half-Length Portrait, New York City, New York, USA, photograph by William P. Gottlieb, May 1947

July 11, 1957 -- Entertainer Jimmy Durante. Photo: Abbie Rowe

Gino negri

11/13/1981. Conference by Cortés-Cavanillas on Agustín de Foxá.

Joaquin Rodrigo Vidre (1901-1999), marqués de los Jardines de Aranjuez, músico y compositor valenciano.

Portrait of the American musician Mezz Mezzrow.

Duke Ellington, (1899 - 1974), Jazz Musician

Andre Kostelanetz, (1901-1980), Conductor

Lawrence Welk, Musician and Bandleader (1903-1992)

BOB HOPE in LET'S FACE IT (1943), directed by SIDNEY LANFIELD.

Liberace, American entertainer, (1919-1987)

Mstislav Rostropovich.

Anefo photo collection. Fats Domino in Amsterdam, Fats during his performance in the Concertgebouw. November 3, 1962. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Jan Kubelik with his famous "Strad". June 7, 1932. (Photo by Universal).

USA/UK: Yehudi Menuhin (1916-1999), violinist, conductor, humanitarian, as a young man in 1937

El guitarrista Django Reinhardt.

Photograph of Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886-1954) a German conductor and composer. Dated 20th Century

Giacomo Puccini, 1858 1924, Italian composer, digitally edited according to a photograph by Wilhelm Willinger, notes from the opera Madame Butterfly Giacomo Puccini, 1858 1924, Italian composer, digitally edited according to a photograph by Wilhelm Willinger, notes from the opera Madame Butterfly Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660491

James P. Johnson (1894-1955), Anonymous

Grace Coolidge, wife of the vice-presidential nominee, plays the piano at her home in Northampton, Massachusetts, 1920

Giacomo Puccini, 1858 1924, Italian composer, digitally edited according to a photograph by Wilhelm Willinger, notes from the opera Madame Butterfly Giacomo Puccini, 1858 1924, Italian composer, digitally edited according to a photograph by Wilhelm Willinger, notes from the opera Madame Butterfly Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660450

Anefo photo collection. Bernhard Haitink goodbye chief conductor Concertgebouw Orchestra; Bernhard Haitink. April 17, 1988

Former President Truman plays the White House piano in the East Room as master pianist Eugene List awaits his turn. In the audience front row are Bess Truman, President Kennedy, Mrs. Kennedy, and Vice President Johnson. Nov. 1, 1961.

Rohan Clensy, Irish violinist, 1907.Artist: Rotary Photo

Mr William Wostenholme (1865 - 1931), organist and composer. Totally blind from birth, who was a talented musician and studied at the College for Blind Sons of Gentlemen at Worcester. He studied music under Elgar, and toured widely including the USA and concerts at Steinway Hall. Date: 1904

Herbert von Karajan.

Louis Armstrong, American Jazz Trumpeter, (1900-1971)

Portrait of the violinist Uto Ughi.

Mstislav Rostropovich, 1989.

The violinist and composer Gustav Havemann. Photography (with dedication from 1918) by Hugo Erfurth, 1915/1918

El cantautor Ramon Muntaner. Septiembre de 1978.

Poulenc. July 23, 1951.

Lady De La Bere, Lady Mayoress Of London -- ***** Marguerite Humphrey, wife of Sir Rupert de la Bere, the Lord Mayor of London. They were married in 1919 and have two sons and three daughters. Photographed at the piano in the drawing room at the Mansion House, Lady de la Bere is an accomplished pianist. June 1, 1953. (Photo by Tom Blau, Camera Press).

1950S Trumpet Player And Singer Louis Armstrong

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