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Longman and Broderip's compleat collection of 100 of the most favorite minuets performed at court, Bath, Tunbridge, & all polite assemblies set for the harpsichord, violin, hautboy or gern. flute.
Date: [between 1776 and 1782?]- Books
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An account of the mechanism of an automaton, or image playing on the German-Flute: as it was presented in a memoire, to the gentlemen of the Royal-Academy of Sciences at Paris. By M. Vaucanson, Inventor and Maker of the said Machine. Together with a description of an artificial duck, eating, drinking, macerating the Food, and voiding Excrements, pluming her Wings, picking her Feathers, and performing several Operations in Imitation of a living Duck: Contrived by the same Person. As also That of another Image, no less wonderful than the first, playing on the Tabor and Pipe; as he has given an Account of them since the Memoire was written. Translated out of the French original, by J. T. Desaguliers, L. L. D. F. R. S. Chaplain to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
Vaucanson, Jacques de, 1709-1782.Date: 1742- Pictures
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A female snake charmer plays the flute to rouse the snake. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899?]Reference: 576618i- Pictures
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Pastimes: playing cards, resting in an armchair, conversation, a man with a flute. Coloured lithograph after H. Monnnier, 1839.
Monnier, Henry, 1799-1877.Date: [1839]Reference: 33127iPart of: Récréations- Pictures
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Page 113: Krishna playing his flute to the cows and Radha who is immersed in the river, while an old man smoking a hookah observes. Watercolour drawing.
Reference: 27340i- Books
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The silent flute, a poem: being the members speech to their sovereign. By the author of the Curious maid.
Jacob, Hildebrand, 1693-1739.Date: [1729]- Pictures
A statue of Acis playing the flute. Engraving by J. Edelinck, 1676, after H. Watelé after J.B. Tuby.
Tuby, Jean-Baptiste, 1635-1700.Date: 1676Reference: 2267507i- Books
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The Songster's favorite companion; A collection of new and much-esteemed songs, adapted for the flute, voice, and violin.
Date: [ca. 1800]- Pictures
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The adoration of the shepherds at the birth of Christ; a shepherd-boy plays a flute. Stipple engraving by J.B. Michel, 1780, after G. Farington after C. Cignani.
Cignani, Carlo, 1628-1719.Date: 25 March 1780Reference: 21939i- Pictures
A man and two women performing a country dance in Italy, accompanied by a flute-player and watched by an aged couple. Etching by R. Blyth, 1780, after J.H. Mortimer, 1774.
Mortimer, John Hamilton, 1740-1779.Date: Nov. 9th 1780Reference: 3063631i- Books
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The myrtle a collection of new English songs for the violin, German flute or harpsicord composed by Mr. Robert Hudson
Hudson, Mr. (Robert), 1732-1815.Date: [1755?]- Books
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Twenty four country dances for the year 1771. With proper tunes and directions to each dance as they are perform'd at court & all polite assembly's set for the violin, German flute, or hautboy.
Date: [1770?]- Books
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The second book of the Pleasant musical companion; being a choice collection of catches, for three and four voices. Compos'd by Dr. John Blow, the late Mr. Henry Purcell, and other eminent masters.
Date: 1707- Books
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Thompson's compleat collection of 200 favourite country dances perform'd at Court Bath Tunbridge & all publick assemblies with proper figures or directions to each tune set for the violin german flute & hautboy Price 3/6.
Date: [ca. 1770?]- Books
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Thompson's compleat collection of 200 favourite country dances perform'd at Court, Bath, Tunbridge & all public assemblies with proper figures or directions to each tune, set for the violin, German-flute, & hautboy. Vol. [4].
Date: [178-?]- Digital Images
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Krsna enchants the natural and human worlds with his flute. Standing in the tribhangi or 'three bends' posture, Krsna plays the flute as enchanted gopis, cattle, and birds look on. A clump of trees act as a sheltering umbrella, the symbol of gods and kings in Indic iconography.
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Krsna enchants the natural and human worlds with his flute. Standing in the tribhangi or 'three bends' posture, Krsna plays the flute as enchanted gopis, cattle, and birds look on. A clump of trees act as a sheltering umbrella, the symbol of gods and kings in Indic iconography.
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As a girl plays the piano and a boy plays the flute other couples dance to the music. Engraving, ca. 1830.
Date: 1830-1839Reference: 34275i- Pictures
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A female Chinese musician with a flute. Collage of glued and stitched colored paper and stuffed silk by a Chinese craftsman/woman.
Reference: 580064i- Books
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The musical miscellany; being a collection of choice songs, set to the violin and flute, by the most eminent masters. ...
Date: MDCCXXIX. [1729]- Pictures
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A man is playing a type of flute and a boy is playing a drum. Etching by J.J. Martínez Espinosa.
Martínez Espinosa, Juan José, 1826-1897.Date: [1876]Reference: 29510i- Books
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[Thompson's compleat collection of 200 favourite country dances :perform'd at court[,] Bath[,] Tunbridge & all publick assemblies with proper figures or directions to each tune : set for the violin[,] German flute & hautboy. Vollm. 3]
Date: [ca. 1775]- Books
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Thompson's compleat collection of 200 favourite country dances perform'd at Court Bath, Tunbridge & all publick assemblies with proper figures or directions, to each tune: set for the violin German flute & hautboy. Price 3/6, Vollm. I.
Date: [ca. 1770?]- Books
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Two hundred & four favourite country dances perform'd at court, Almacks, the Pantheon and most publick assembly's, with the newest and best directions for dancing each tune. Set for the violin, German flute and hoboy. Vol: I.
Date: [ca. 1775?]- Books
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A new musical grammar, and dictionary: or, a general introduction to the whole art of musick. In four books. Teaching, I. The Rudiments of Tones, Diatonick, and Semitonick; according to the Gamut. - With Rules for Tuning the Voice, and Beating of Time; the Nature of Keys, and Transposition; and of all other Characters used in Musick. II. Containing such plain and easy Directions as are necessary for Tuning, and Playing on, the Organ, Harpsichord, Bass Viol, Violin, Hautboy, Flute, Bassoon, &c. - With Songs and Lessons in great Variety; in 2, 3, and 4 Parts. - With Rules for Tuning of Bells, and Pricking of Chime-Barrels, &c. And the Structure of an Organ considered, in all its curious Branches: And a Feeling Scale of Musick for such as are blind. III. The Theory of Sound, from its Natural Causes: Or, A Philosophical, and Mathematical Dissertation thereon; in a concise and easy Method, &c. Together with the Principles of Practical Musick: Or, the most Authentick Rules of Composition, either in 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 Musical Parts: Shewing the Allowed Passages of all Concords, and Discords; and the Contrivance of Fuge, or Canon, in great Variety. IV. The Musicians Historical, and Technical Dictionary; explicating above 550 of the most useful Terms that generally occur in Musick; as they are taken from the Greek, French, Latin, and Italian Writers. With an Account of Instruments, and their Inventors, &c. The Whole is extracted from the best Authors, both Ancient, and Modern; and methodically digested to every Capacity. - With a Preface prefactory; and a Table to the Whole. This Book the Grounds of Musick doth contain, The Organ, Hantboy, Viol, and Flute explain: How Bells are Tun'd; and how the Chimes do play; And cheerful Songs, to drive dull Cares away, &c The third edition, with large additions. By William Tans'ur, Senior, Musico-Theorico.
Tans'ur, William, 1699?-1783.Date: [1756]