History Of Music

Discover the captivating history of music from around the globe with SuperStock's gallery of stock images. With a timeline spanning over 35,000 years, explore the evolution of music and its influence on cultures throughout time. From ancient instruments to modern day genres, our collection of images captures the beauty and diver...Read more

joan baez e stevie wonder, 1975

Man Drums Drummer Music Drumsticks 1970S 1970

young woman playing the clarinet

Levers from a pipe organ.

Pipe organ keyboards.

Jazz music : a musican playing a saxophone in a group.

Italia, Emilia Romagna, Busseto, Giuseppe Verdi Theatre . . . .

paris opera garnier.

Detail of violin

The Opera House.

chopin museum in warsaw.

Chopin´s family house in warsaw.

Violin Study

Children

With his Fiancee, Marie Ellington, Cole reads reports of his wedding plans. September 23, 1948. (Photo by France Media Agency).

John Kennedy's Love Gone Wrong.
From left to right: Wayne Connolly, Vincent Sheehan, Cory Messenger, Barry Turnbull, John Kennedy. August 18, 1936.

'Mr. Blues' Is 78-W. C. Handy, often called "father of the blues" relaxes in his publishing office here on the eve of his 78th birthday. The composer of such hits as "St. Louis Blues," Memphis Blues," and others will be feted tonight by friends at the Waldorf Astoria. Now partially blind, the famed cornetist now spends most of his time promoting the W. C. Handy foundation for the Blind.
W. C. Handy, acknowledged "father of the blues," composed such jazz hits as "St. Louis Blues" and "Memphis Blues." His life story has been filmed.
November 16, 1951. (Photo by AP Wirephoto).

Old-time vaudeville is the heart of the Diamond Horse-shoe stage, with W. C. Handy leading his St. Louis Blues. January 9, 1951. (Photo by Look Magazine).

E-L'ILLUSTRAZIONE ITALIANA-RETRATO DE GIUSEPPE VERDI EN 1859. GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901).

VERDI TOCANDO EL PIANO JUNTO AL LIBRETISTA ARRIGO BOITO - GACETA ILUSTRADA ALEMANA - SEPTIEMBRE DE 1913.

Beethoven's Study in Vienna, in the window is the spire of St. Stephen's Cathedral. LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN.

High angle view of a harpsichord

Musicians playing music instruments in a restaurant, Via Veneto, Rome, Italy

Harp Piano, early 1800's

Portrait of a young woman playing an electric guitar and singing

Jazz band playing on stage

Jazz band playing on stage

Vintage Photograph. Woman in dress sitting in chair playing Grand Pedal Harp. Frame 11

Vintage Photograph. Woman in dress and pearls playing the ukelele. Frame 1

One man band performing on street

Young woman playing a piano

Senior man playing a flute

Close-up of a guitarist playing an electric guitar

Musicians performing in a band

Close-up of a cellist playing the cello

Vintage Photograph. Man and woman dancing together in formal attire. Frame 4

Close-up of a music conductor holding a conductor's baton

Close-up of a violinist playing

Close-up of a mid adult man playing a trumpet

Portrait of mid adult man carrying a tuba

Quartet singing on stage

Portrait of a mid adult man playing the trumpet

Portrait of a guitarist playing an electric guitar

Close-up of a violinist playing a violin

Low angle view of a young man playing the tuba

Mid adult man playing the saxophone

Rear view of a music conductor holding a conductor's baton

Vintage photograph. Portrait of woman in lace dress singing from sheet music

Teenager playing an electric guitar and singing

Close-up of a musician playing the saxophone

High angle view of a young woman playing an organ

Close-up of a music conductor holding a conductor's baton

One man band performing on street

Vintage Photograph. Young man wearing white tuxedo playing trumpet standing in front of wall of curtains

Vintage Photograph. Young blonde woman wearing evening gown sitting in wooden chair holding cello and bow in front of solid studio backdrop, Frame 5

Vintage Photograph. Young man wearing black tuxedo with back turned to viewer holding conductor wand standing in front of solid studio backdrop with light gradient

Vintage Photograph. Male hands playing a piano

Portrait of young woman playing piano at home

Vintage Photograph. Woman in long gown playing the flute. Frame 2

Young woman singing with electric guitarist playing guitar in foreground

Musicians performing in a band

Man playing harp

Young woman playing violin

Young woman singing with an electric guitarist

American female singing group, The Supremes. Diana Ross, Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson.

Harpsichord 1599 Ruckers family (17th C. Flemish) Handelhaus, Halle, Germany

Shamisen Utagawa Toyokuni (1767-1825/Japanese) Woodblock print Private Collection

Shakuhachi Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825/Japanese) Woodblock print Private Collection

Piano III (with Horn) 1995 Gil Mayers (b.1947/American) Mixed Media Private Collection

Music Making Angel with Lute c. 1480 Melozzo da Forli (1438-1494 /Italian) Fresco Vatican Museums and Galleries, Rome

Madonna and child enthroned with Saints, by Bartolomeo Montagna, (1450-1525), Italy, Civic Museum

Johann Sebastian Bach Elias Gottlob Haussman (1695-1744)

Rehearsal of the Pasdeloupe Orchestra John Singer Sargent 1856-1925 American

Baez and Dylan perform at the March on Washington, 8/ 28/1963

ABBA. Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog and Björn Ulvaeus 1976. Photo: Kristoffersson/9-29

Agnetha Fältskog. Singer. Member of the pop group ABBA. Born 1950. Pictured here 1970. Photo: Kristoffersson

ABBA. Björn Ulvaeus 1976

Al Jolson in the Jazz Singer Date: 1927

EDVARD HAGERUP GRIEG Norwegian musician Date: 1843 - 1907

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN German composer Date: 1770 - 1827

GUSTAV HOLST - English composer and music teacher. Date: 1874 - 1934

GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL (1685 - 1759) Composer.

GIACOMO PUCCINI leans on the piano,a cigarette dangling from the side of his mouth Date: 1858 - 1924

FREDERIC CHOPIN Polish musician Date: 1810 - 1849

A selection of wind instruments Date: 1878

SAPPHO Greek lyric poet with Alcaeus Date: FL 610? - 580?

GEORGE FREDERIC HANDEL Neal's Music Hall, Dublin, where his oratorio 'Messiah' was first performed Date: 1685 - 1759

RICHARD STRAUSS with Hofmannsthal and other associates at the first production of 'Der Rosenkavalier' at Dresden, 26 January 1911 Date: 1864 - 1949

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Date: 1770 - 1827

La Boheme music score cover by Giacomo Puccini Date: 1896

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART the Austrian composer playing an ornate harpsichord Date: 1756 - 1791

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH German organist and composer Date: 1685 - 1750

part of the score of Berlioz's 'La Damnation de Faust', first performed in December 1846, and later turned into an opera Date: 1846

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Morning prayer in the Bach household Date: 1685 - 1750

Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) the German composer in 1926 with his son, on board Lloyd Triestino's ship 'Cleopatra' en route for Greece. Date: 1926

Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) German composer: shortly before his death

Ancient Greek musicians playing wind instruments and percussion

Studying and practising music on a wide range of instruments under the supervision of a teacher. Date: circa 1500

JOSEPH HAYDN his Vienna home, later turned into a Haydn Museum Date: 1732 - 1809

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