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Portrait of an Extraordinary Musical Dog
"Portrait of an Extraordinary Musical Dog" by English painter Philip Reinagle (1749-1833 CE). Oil on canvas. 1805 CE. 71.76 cm (28 1/4 in) x 92.71 cm (36 1/2 in). Collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
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Bouquet of Peonies on a Musical Score by Gauguin
An 1876 oil on canvas still life, Bouquet of Peonies on a Musical Score, by Paul Gauguin (1848-1903), the French post-impressionist painter. Gauguin was largely a self-taught artist, and his natural talent shines through in this still life...
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) was a German organist and composer whose work is today regarded as amongst the finest of mature baroque music (c. 1600-1750). More famous as an organist than as a composer in his own lifetime, Bach's rich...
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Musical Scene on a Bell Krater
A relaxed scene from a krater (wine-mixing vessel). Ttwo women listen while a third plays the lyre. Attributed to the Danaë Painter, c. 460 BCE. Attica, Greece. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
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Euripides, Orestes, 338-44: Musical Fragment
This papyrus was written around 200 BCE in Hermopolis, Egypt, and contains seven fragmentary lines (338–344) from the first chorus of Euripides, Orestes. The fragment contains vocal and instrumental symbols written above the lines of the...
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Musical Scene on a Krater
A calyx-krater depicting two women listening while a third woman, who holds two flutes, sings. Attributed to the Niobid Painter. c. 460-450 BCE. From Vulci, Italy. Produced in Attica, Greece.
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Enki's Journey to Nippur
Enki's Journey to Nippur (c. 2000 BCE) is a Sumerian origin myth explaining the creation of the temple at Eridu by the god Enki and how musical instruments were ordained for use in festivals in ancient Mesopotamia. The poem formed part of...
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Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso noted for his solo piano music. Chopin's work helped make the piano the most popular musical instrument of the 19th century. One of the great composers of Romantic music, Chopin's...
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Lyre
The lyre was a stringed musical instrument played by the ancient Greeks. It was probably the most important and well-known instrument in the Greek world. The lyre was closely related to the other stringed instruments: the chelys which was...
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Hurrian Hymn (Ancient Mesopotamian Musical Fragment c.1400BCE, Arranged For Replica 3000 Year...
Provided to YouTube by CDBaby Hurrian Hymn (Ancient Mesopotamian Musical Fragment c.1400BCE, Arranged For Replica 3000 Year Old Lyre) · Michael Levy Ancient Landscapes ℗ 2011 Michael Levy Released on: 2011-05-09 Auto-generated...