Chant Collection

Norma, opera by Vincenzo Bellini, sheet music cover (colour litho)
7149592 Norma, opera by Vincenzo Bellini, sheet music cover (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Norma, opera by Vincenzo Bellini)

The Carol Singers, 1893 (oil on canvas)
7076453 The Carol Singers, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Spittle, William M (1858-1917); Private Collection

Native American Indian Picture Writing (Medicine Mans Chant) of the Chippewa or Ojibbewa Indians. Date: circa 1890s

Lorenzo Lotto (1480-1556): A group of elegantly dressed rich young people are having fun during a party
GIM4253610 Lorenzo Lotto (1480-1556): A group of elegantly dressed rich young people are having fun during a party and singing in a vocal concert (masterpiece of Lotto's drawings)

Singers, 1863-68 (oil on fabric)
XOS5879232 Singers, 1863-68 (oil on fabric) by Ribot, Auguste Theodule (1823-91); 88.9x75.6 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Tonkin singers. Postcard from Vietnam, Indochina. Photograph about 1912-1914
JEB4827128 Tonkin singers. Postcard from Vietnam, Indochina. Photograph about 1912-1914.; © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023

Frere Jean des Entommeures or Cardinal Jean du Bellay (1492 or 1498-1560) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes
JEB4934509 Frere Jean des Entommeures or Cardinal Jean du Bellay (1492 or 1498-1560) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Music. Opera. Elisabeth in the valley of the Wartburg (Act III). Illustration by Ferdinand Leeke in: Tannhauser
3434040 Music. Opera. Elisabeth in the valley of the Wartburg (Act III). Illustration by Ferdinand Leeke in: Tannhauser, opera by Richard Wagner (1845), Germany, c.1910 (postcard); (add.info.: Opera)

Young singer holding a shamisen - Singing girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo
CSO4979752 Young singer holding a shamisen - Singing girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Young singer holding a shamisen - Singing girl - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo)

The Chant (oil on canvas)
1767646 The Chant (oil on canvas) by Sharp, Joseph Henry (1859-1953); 50.8x40.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Chant. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953). Oil on canvas

Musical entertainment provided in the form of a singing troubadour and children playing a paino (colour litho)
7150669 Musical entertainment provided in the form of a singing troubadour and children playing a paino (colour litho) by Reynolds

French national anthem, the Marseillaise Chromolithography of the end of the 19th century Private collection
ELD4853495 French national anthem, the Marseillaise Chromolithography of the end of the 19th century Private collection; (add.info.: French national anthem)

Student of a singing school, Paris, early 19th century, in white dress, bonnet and gloves
FLO4658429 Student of a singing school, Paris, early 19th century, in white dress, bonnet and gloves, carrying a book and rolled music charts - Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Gatine after an

Greek mythology: the muses Polymnie (Polhymnie), Calliope and Urania - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf
FLO4679800 Greek mythology: the muses Polymnie (Polhymnie), Calliope and Urania - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805)

Music. The austrian composer Franz Schubert with a singer. Postcard, Austria, c.1910 (postcard)
3434118 Music. The austrian composer Franz Schubert with a singer. Postcard, Austria, c.1910 (postcard); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Music. The austrian composer Franz Schubert with a singer)

"They could still hear the birds singing here as late as the spring of 1938" (litho)
8630584 "They could still hear the birds singing here as late as the spring of 1938" (litho) by Pont (Graham Laidler) (1908-40); Private Collection; (add.info)

"The Good Folk Songs" 1928 (print)
7211520 "The Good Folk Songs" 1928 (print); (add.info.: Cover of the fascicle "Les Bonnes Chansons Populaire" 1928 - a monthly Catholic musical and literary magazine)

Musical entertainment provided in the form of ballad songs and jazz (colour litho)
7150668 Musical entertainment provided in the form of ballad songs and jazz (colour litho) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Letter I and J: Insolent and Merry. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet"
DUV4207416 Letter I and J: Insolent and Merry. Engraving in " Usual Alphabet". Illustrations on the theme of quality and defect in children. A. Quinn, printer-publisher, 1885

For auld lang syne (coloured photo)
8656171 For auld lang syne (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: For auld lang syne. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Apostle Saint James the Greater Preaching, page from the Antiphonary of Charles V (1500-1558)
AIS5369967 The Apostle Saint James the Greater Preaching, page from the Antiphonary of Charles V (1500-1558), 1537 (illuminated manuscript); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; © Iberfoto

Orphee seduces animals, rocks and trees with her cat and lyre - Orpheus, by his voice and lyre
FLO4607799 Orphee seduces animals, rocks and trees with her cat and lyre - Orpheus, by his voice and lyre, attracts the attention of the animals, rocks and trees. Copperplate engraving by W

Home of a treaty plainsong chant and organ
3118824 Home of a treaty plainsong chant and organ; (add.info.: Home of a treaty plainsong chant and organ. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Musical notation. 10th century (manuscript)
528012 Musical notation. 10th century (manuscript); (add.info.: First page of Notker's Easter Sequence, Laudes Salvatori showing Neums notation for Gregorian chant)

Meistersinger performing (engraving)
8626186 Meistersinger performing (engraving) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meistersinger performing, from Georg Hager's Meistersangbuch)

The Stone Age: at the Matinee (colour litho)
8656871 The Stone Age: at the Matinee (colour litho) by Payne, Gilbert Morris (1879-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Stone Age: at the Matinee)

Greek mythology: Polymnie (Polhymnie), muse of singing, with a crown of flowers - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant
FLO4679775 Greek mythology: Polymnie (Polhymnie), muse of singing, with a crown of flowers - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, from an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805)

Procession of monks and choir boys, detail of Sepulchre of Martin I L'Humain, 1410, rebuilt by Frederic Mares, c
AIS5337298 Procession of monks and choir boys, detail of Sepulchre of Martin I L'Humain, 1410, rebuilt by Frederic Mares, c

First double page of the score of "Magnificat" by Italian composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
VEN5027263 First double page of the score of "Magnificat" by Italian composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594). Manuscript from the end of the 16th century

Music. Mermaid. The trout (Die Forelle), lied by Franz Schubert (1817). Illustration, Austria, c.1900 (postcard)
3434022 Music. Mermaid. The trout (Die Forelle), lied by Franz Schubert (1817). Illustration, Austria, c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Sirene. La truite (Die Forelle), lied de Franz Schubert (1817)

The singing lesson (or "The Three Ages of Man" or the concert), Painting by Giorgione (1477-1510)
GIM5038394 The singing lesson (or "The Three Ages of Man" or the concert), Painting by Giorgione (1477-1510), approximately 1500 - Oil on wood, Palazzo Pitti, Galleria Palatina

Music. Rider in the forest. Der Erlkonig (The Erlking), lied by Franz Schubert (1813), inspired by the poem: Erlkonig
3434021 Music. Rider in the forest. Der Erlkonig (The Erlking), lied by Franz Schubert (1813), inspired by the poem: Erlkonig, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Illustration by J

Page of music decorated with initial letter O enclosing monks chanting from an antiphonal
528010 Page of music decorated with initial letter O enclosing monks chanting from an antiphonal. 13th-14th century (music manuscript from the Montpellier Codex of the Notre Dame (Old French)

Portrait of the Italian castrato Carlo Farinelli (also known as Carlo Broschi, 1705-1782)
VEN5028462 Portrait of the Italian castrato Carlo Farinelli (also known as Carlo Broschi, 1705-1782), at the court of Philip II of Spain, wearing the white cloak of the Order of Calatrava

Musical notation. 10th century (manuscript of Gregorian chant of Tutilo's Trope Hodie Cantandus)
528013 Musical notation. 10th century (manuscript of Gregorian chant of Tutilo's Trope Hodie Cantandus, written in Neums notation which was superseded by Staff notation); (add.info)

Initial D, 1430s. Creator: Master of the Cypresses
Initial D, 1430s

Initial L, 1430s. Creator: Master of the Cypresses
Initial L, 1430s

Initial U (?), 1430s. Creator: Master of the Cypresses
Initial U (?), 1430s

Initial D, 1430s. Creator: Master of the Cypresses
Initial D, 1430s

Initial N (?) with David in Prayer, 1430s. Creator: Master of the Cypresses
Initial N (?) with David in Prayer, 1430s

Initial I with David, 1430s. Creator: Master of the Cypresses
Initial I with David, 1430s

Initials with King David as Scribe, 1430s. Creator: Master of the Cypresses
Initials with King David as Scribe, 1430s

Initial I with David, 1430s. Creator: Master of the Cypresses
Initial I with David, 1430s

Initial T with a group of Benedictine monks singing before an altar from which issues water, 1430s

Leaf 3 from an antiphonal fragment (verso), c. 1275. Creator: Unknown
Leaf 3 from an antiphonal fragment (verso), c. 1275

Leaf 2 from an antiphonal fragment (verso), c. 1275. Creator: Unknown
Leaf 2 from an antiphonal fragment (verso), c. 1275

Leaf 5 from an antiphonal fragment, c. 1275. Creator: Unknown
Leaf 5 from an antiphonal fragment, c. 1275

Leaf 7 from an antiphonal fragment, c. 1275. Creator: Unknown
Leaf 7 from an antiphonal fragment, c. 1275

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"Unveiling the Power of Chant: A Melodic Journey through Time" From Native American Indian Picture Writing to the enchanting melodies of Anacreon, it has transcended cultures and eras, leaving an indelible mark on human expression. In the depths of Hell depicted in Dante's Divine Comedy, a haunting chant echoes as Dante and Virgil navigate their treacherous path. The mesmerizing illustrations bring to life this timeless tale, where words fail but chants speak volumes. Moving forward in time, we find ourselves immersed in the vibrant streets of 19th-century Europe. The Street Singer captivates passersby with his soul-stirring songs, reminding us that even amidst chaos and change, music remains a constant source of solace. As we delve into Milton's Paradise Lost, Satan cunningly tempts Eve through a seductive chant. This cautionary tale serves as a reminder that even the most beautiful melodies can lead us astray if we succumb to temptation. Yet not all chants bear darkness; some carry joy and celebration. In Promenade at Empire Theatre, Leicester Square, revelers sway to lively tunes that fill their hearts with mirth and delight. Music unites souls across generations and brings communities together. The Ghent Altarpiece transports us back to medieval times when religious chants resonated within sacred spaces. These harmonies served as conduits for divine connection - voices raised in praise echoing throughout hallowed halls. Anacreon's enchanting voice fills our imagination as he sings about love and wine before young Greek slaves—a testament to how chant has been intertwined with both pleasure and desire since ancient times. Within Barn Interior with Peasants making Music by Pieter Bruegel the Elder lies an ode to simplicity - peasants gather around instruments creating rustic yet heartfelt melodies that transcend social divides. Chant is more than mere sound; it is an art form capable of evoking emotions, telling stories, and bridging gaps between cultures.