MU56. No ID. CDV of an outdoor orchestra, harp, flute, violin, bass, drum, etc. VG. $125
MU58. No ID. Curious CDV of 3 men, two standing by a harp, one with violin. VG. $125
MU64. L. Bennett, Manchester. CDV of a band of young kids. G. $60
MU71. W.H. Brummitt, Pontiac, Mich. CDV of young boy with accordion. VG. $75
MU87. No ID. CDV of “Simon Carlos”-from the opera of “The Doctor of Alcautara.” This was a comic opera, first performed in Boston in 1862. G. $95
MU89. Rieman & Co, San Francisco. Cabinet Card of a man with harp. G. $75
MU94. No ID. CDV of a man and his violin. Image has been trimmed around margins. G. $25
MU96. Hastings, Boston. Chas. F. Higgins, Violin Virtuoso. Cabinet Card. VG. $65
MU100. J. Gurney & Son, NY. Clara Louise Kellogg (1842-1916). Operatic soprano. CDV, trimmed at bottom. VG. $35
MU101. Photographic negative from Brady’s National Portrait Gallery, published by E. Anthony, NY. Adelina Patti (1843-1919). Operatic soprano. CDV. trimmed at bottom. G. $30
MU102. J. Gurney & Son, NY. Guiseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Italian romantic operatic composer. CDV, trimmed at bottom. VG. $100
MU103. Photographic negative from Brady’s National Portrait Gallery, published by E. Anthony, NY. William Vincent Wallace (1812-1965), Irish composer and musician. Trimmed at bottom. VG. $40
MU121. J.N. Edy & Co., Brantford, Ontario. The “Alleghanians.” CDV. VG. $85
MU151. No ID. Gentleman playing his cello. Cabinet Card. VG. $85
MU162. Wm. M. Jones, Scott, NY. Scott Orchestra. Dr. Babcock, Oscar Scott, Dr. Hutchings, Watson Black, Father Hamilton Whiting. The seated man at left is playing a flutina, predecessor to the modern accordion. CDV. G. $125
MU167. No ID. Banjo player with two zither banjos. British Cabinet Card. VG. $150
MU177. M. Ormsbee, NY. CDV of the Boston Music Hall Organ installed in 1863, built by Walcken of Wurtemberg, Germany. VG. $28
MU180. Cabinet card by Green & Caddy, Johnstown, Pa. Man with his Buckbee (NYC) banjo. The Buckbee was a cheap trade instrument of the 1880s-1890s. G+. $125
MU182. No ID. Rustic duo, violin and squeezebox. Dirty boots. On back is written “R. Skinner C. Skinner.” Cabinet Card. G. $65
MU189. Theres Karlstrom, Solleftea, Sweden. Bell ringer. CDV. VG. $85
MU201. F. Gowing, Nayland. Bell Ringer. Cabinet Card. VG. $65
MU216. London Stereoscopic Co. CDV of the Royal Temperance Hand-Bell Ringers as they appeared before Her Majesty the Queen and Royal Family, at Osborne House, April 14th, 1870. Messrs. R. Hopkins, C.J. Havart, D.S. Miller, Conductor, H. Havart, & W. Skingsley. VG. $65
MU220. Silsbee, Case & Co., Boston. Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who wrote 39 operas as well as some sacred music, songs, chamber music, and piano pieces. He was a precocious composer of operas, and he made his debut at age 18 with La cambiale di matrimonio. His best-known operas include the Italian comedies The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia), The Italian Girl in Algiers (L’italiana in Algeri), and Cinderella (La Cenerentola). He also wrote a string of serious operas in Italian, including works such as Tancredi, Otello, and Semiramide. The Thieving Magpie (La gazza ladra) features one of his most celebrated overtures. Rossini moved to Paris in 1824 where he began to set French librettos to music. His last opera was the epic William Tell (Guillaume Tell), featuring its iconic overture which helped to usher in grand opera in France. A tendency for inspired, song-like melodies is evident throughout his scores, which earned him the nickname “the Italian Mozart.” He was a rapid and prolific composer, quoted as joking, “Give me the laundress’ bill and I will even set that to music.” He also earned the nickname “Signor Crescendo” for his use of an exciting buildup of orchestral sound over a repeated phrase, which is now commonly known as a “Rossini crescendo”. Until his retirement in 1829, Rossini had been the most popular opera composer in history. VG. $125
MU221. Disderi, Paris. Marietta Alboni (6 March 1826 – 23 June 1894) was a renowned Italian contralto opera singer. She is considered as one of the greatest contraltos in operatic history. VG. $65
MU222. Charles D. Fredricks & Co., NY. Adelaide Ristori (29 January 1822 – 9 October 1906) was a distinguished Italian tragedienne, who was often referred to as the Marquise. VG. $65
MU223. Disderi, Paris. Giovanni Matteo De Candia, also known as Mario (17 October 1810 – 11 December 1883), was an Italian opera singer. The most celebrated tenor of his era, he was lionized by audiences in Paris and London. He was the partner of the opera singer Giulia Grisi. Trimmed at bottom. VG. $65
MU224. Cabinet card of the same three men as in my MU225 except they are now older. Mr. Uriah Hagans, (1850-1910), is the blind, bearded violinist and singer and is shown with 2 young men, one with a violin. Mr. Hagans had a wife, Marie, and two sons, Racy M., born Aug. 1881 and Clyde, born June, 1887, who was also blind. G. $150
MU229. Mora, NY. Thérèse Carolina Johanne Alexandra Tietjens (17 July 1831, Hamburg – 3 October 1877, London) was a leading opera and oratorio soprano. She made her career chiefly in London during the 1860s and 1870s, but her sequence of musical triumphs in the British capital was terminated by cancer. During her prime, her powerful yet agile voice was said to span seamlessly a range of three octaves. Many opera historians consider her to have been the finest dramatic soprano of the second half of the 19th century. CDV. VG. $20
MU253. Jas. M. Dow, Ogdensburgh, NY. Man with guitar with two younger people, woman at left holding a book. VG. $45
MU254. C. Hempsted, Newark, O. Violin player. There is a name written at top verso but not particularly readable. G. $25
MU256. CDV of drummer with drum of the Olean Cornet Band. Written on bottom recto is “Mother Burnham’s Father.” Written on verso is “Joseph Magee, children, Cordelia Mariva Burnham, Ensy Elizabeth, Harriett Swartz Lafayette.” VG. $150
MU257. H.L. Bixby, Chelsea, Orange Co., VT. Horn player. CDV. VG. $85