Songs Collection

Couple Dancing / Piano
A couple dancing to popular songs of the day such as Schade, dass man per Telefon nicht kussen kann ( What a shame you can t kiss over the phone )

Lear / Owl & Pussycat / C19
The Owl & the Pussy-Cat went to sea, In a beautiful pea- green boat; They took some honey, & plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five-pound note

Lear / Owl & Pussycat
THE OWL & THE PUSSY-CAT The Owl & the Pussy-Cat ask the Pig if he is willing to sell them his ring

Hills. Christmas Is Coming. Cecil Aldin. 1898. jpg
Illustration by Cecil Aldin depicting a kindly Father Christmas reciting the traditional song, " Christmas is Coming, the Goose is getting Fat" to a gaggle of obviously dim geese

Group photo, Jubilee Singers of Fisk University, USA
Group photo of the Jubilee Singers of Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. They were an African-American a cappella ensemble who toured

James Doughty, oldest clown in England
James Doughty of Brighton, at the time of this photograph the oldest clown in England, about to celebrate his 94th birthday. Seen here in costume with two of his performing dogs

Wassailing Apple Trees
In Devon and Somerset, apple growers wassail orchards on 17 January, with songs and a bucket of hot cider; a tree is lightly sprinkled, then the wassailers drink the rest

Angel with halo and butterfly wings playing harp

Sir Edward Elgar
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, OM, GCVO (1857-1934), English composer. He composed oratorios, chamber music, symphonies, instrumental concertos, and songs

Lear / Quangle-Wangle / C19
THE QUANGLE WANGLEs HAT The Quangle Wangles 200ft. ornamented hat, on top of the Crumpetty Tree

Lear / Jumblies / Nonsense
THE JUMBLIES The Jumblies go to sea in a sieve on a stormy day

Arthur Roberts, music hall entertainer
ARTHUR ROBERTS Music hall entertainer. Date: 19th century

Florrie Forde music hall singer 1875-1940
Florrie Forde (Flora Flanagan) born in Australia, music hall singer known for popular chorus songs, pantomime principal boy. Sang ?It?s a long way to Tipperary? in World War I

Front Cover of Tres Moutarde (Too Much Mustard) by Cecil Macklin 1911 (colour litho)
1730804 Front Cover of Tres Moutarde (Too Much Mustard) by Cecil Macklin 1911 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); (add.info)

Marie Loftus music hall dancer and singer 1857-1940
Marie Loftus music hall dancer and singer, pantomime star. Reputation for singing risqu songs. Mother of Cissie Loftus, music hall mimic. In costume holding rose

The NeedleWorker, WW1 knitting with Jessie Pope poem
Page from The Needle Worker from March 1915, advising readers on knitting for men and boys and featuring, The Knitting Song, a poem by Jessie Pope

Cantigas de Santa Maria (Virgin Mary Songs)

Music cover, Down at the Old Bull & Bush, words by Russell Hunting, Percy Krone and Andrew B Sterling, music by Harry Von Tilzer, sung with enormous success by Miss Florrie Forde. Date: 1905

The Pobble Who Has No Toes (colour litho)
5209823 The Pobble Who Has No Toes (colour litho) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pobble Who Has No Toes)

The Labours of Thor (engraving)
6021195 The Labours of Thor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Labours of Thor)

Music cover, Apple Blossom Time
Music cover, I ll be with you in Apple Blossom Time, sung by The Andrews Sisters in the Universal Picture, Rookies. 1941

Carmina Burana 13th C
A page from a Latin manuscript of the Carmina Burana, a collection of poems, songs and short plays; published in 1847 by Johann Schmeller, the name means songs of Beuren Date: 13th century

Lyrics by Anne Boleyn
Words by Anne Boleyn entitled O Death Rock Me On Sleep accompanied by an illustratio of the ill-fated Queen looking rather tragic. Date: 1934

The Owl And The Pussy-Cat (colour litho)
5209841 The Owl And The Pussy-Cat (colour litho) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Owl And The Pussy-Cat)

How Lady Blanche Arundel Held Wardour for King Charles (engraving)
6021222 How Lady Blanche Arundel Held Wardour for King Charles (engraving) by Small, William (1843-1931) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mr and Mrs Spikky Sparrow (colour litho)
5209828 Mr and Mrs Spikky Sparrow (colour litho) by Brooke, Leonard Leslie (1862-1940); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr and Mrs Spikky Sparrow)

Robert Franz, German composer (1815-1892) (b / w photo)
814164 Robert Franz, German composer (1815-1892) (b/w photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robert Franz)

Widecombe Fair (colour litho)
3094380 Widecombe Fair (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Widecombe Fair. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Mr Albert Chevaliers Recitals
This postcard titled Mr Albert Chevaliers Recitals shows the many characters Albert Chevalier played. As the coster, fourth from right in the front row, he sang his famous coster songs

Roger Quilter
ROGER QUILTER English musician, known chiefly for his songs though he also wrote orchestral music of an impressionist character. Date: 1877 - 1953

Great Macdermott / Feather
THE GREAT MACDERMOTT (Gilbert Hastings Farrell) Music hall singer of patriotic songs: I ll strike you with a feather

Frontispiece of "the Psalms of David" set in verse by Clement Marot (1496-1544)
AIS5355279 Frontispiece of "the Psalms of David" set in verse by Clement Marot (1496-1544) and Theodore de Beze (1519-1605)

Book frontispiece with fine color portrait of William Shakespeare by artist Alberto Sangorski, 1986 (photo)
8716685 Book frontispiece with fine color portrait of William Shakespeare by artist Alberto Sangorski, 1986 (photo) by Sangorski

French revolutionary illustration and words for 'La Marseillaise' 1795
UIG5634395 French revolutionary illustration and words for 'La Marseillaise' 1795.; (add.info.: French revolutionary illustration and words for 'La Marseillaise' 1795)

Autograph and portrait of Leoš Janaček, 1926 (photo)
7206701 Autograph and portrait of Leoš Janaček, 1926 (photo); Muzeum Bedricha Smetany (Music Museum), Prague, Czech Republic; (add.info)

The song of Deborah and Barak (colour litho)
8644924 The song of Deborah and Barak (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The song of Deborah and Barak)

May-Day-Hymn, as sung at Magdalen College, Oxford (litho)
8641661 May-Day-Hymn, as sung at Magdalen College, Oxford (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: May-Day-Hymn, as sung at Magdalen College, Oxford)

Sift, Sign, Sill, Sing, Slay, Sled, Snag, Snow, Soap, Soup, Spin, Spur (engraving)
8650005 Sift, Sign, Sill, Sing, Slay, Sled, Snag, Snow, Soap, Soup, Spin, Spur (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sift, Sign, Sill, Sing, Slay)

Here we go round the mulberry bush (colour litho)
8650890 Here we go round the mulberry bush (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Here we go round the mulberry bush)

A bonnie Hieland Laddie (colour litho)
8635592 A bonnie Hieland Laddie (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A bonnie Hieland Laddie. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

There was an old woman tossed up in a basket (colour litho)
8645425 There was an old woman tossed up in a basket (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: There was an old woman tossed up in a basket)

A farmer went trotting upon his grey mare (colour litho)
8645423 A farmer went trotting upon his grey mare (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A farmer went trotting upon his grey mare)

Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man (colour litho)
8645409 Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man)

Prima donna (colour litho)
8635665 Prima donna (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prima donna. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

The Madness of Hugo van der Goes (litho)
8661146 The Madness of Hugo van der Goes (litho) by Wauters, Emile Charles (1846-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Madness of Hugo van der Goes)

Rudyard Kipling: Song of the Red War-Boat (colour litho)
8673760 Rudyard Kipling: Song of the Red War-Boat (colour litho) by Maxwell, Donald (1877-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Song of the Red War-Boat)

Theatre in the Year 2000 (chromolitho)
8677554 Theatre in the Year 2000 (chromolitho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theatre in the Year 2000)

The Dying Year (colour litho)
8674438 The Dying Year (colour litho) by Miles, Helen J.A. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dying Year)

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Melodies that transcend time and boundaries, they have the power to transport us to different worlds. From Edward Lear's whimsical tales of the Owl & Pussycat sailing away on a beautiful pea-green boat, to the enchanting tunes sung by the Jubilee Singers of Fisk University during a pivotal era in American history. Even amidst the challenges of C19, music remained a source of solace and unity. In 1898, Cecil Aldin captured the joyous anticipation of Christmas with his painting 'Hills. Christmas Is Coming. ' The Wassailing Apple Trees echoed harmonies through ancient orchards, celebrating nature's abundance and fertility. An angelic figure adorned with butterfly wings strummed their harp, creating celestial melodies that touched our souls. Sir Edward Elgar composed symphonies that stirred emotions deep within us; his music resonating through generations. Meanwhile, Arthur Roberts and Florrie Forde graced music halls with their charismatic performances, captivating audiences with laughter and song. From Lear's imaginative Quangle-Wangles to Jumblies dancing in nonsense rhythms, they have always embraced creativity beyond conventions. And let us not forget James Doughty - England's oldest clown - whose playful tunes brought smiles to faces young and old alike and can more than just words set to melody; they are vessels carrying stories untold and emotions unfelt until they reach our ears. They remind us of our shared humanity as we join together in harmony.