Act of producing musical sounds with the voice

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Voice building and tone placing : showing a new method of relieving injured vocal cords by tone exercises / by H. Holrook Curtis.

Men smoking, drinking and singing in a dingy smoke den. Engraving by J. Goldar after E. van Heemskerk.

Followers of Sri Chaitanya in a procession with flags, drums, dancing and singing. Transfer lithograph.

A man plays the fiddle at a tavern table as another sings and others listen. Engraving by M. Liart, c. 1783, after A. van Ostade.

A man plays the fiddle at a tavern table as another sings and others listen. Engraving by J. Heudelot, late 18th century, after A. van Ostade.

A shaman singing and beating a drum. Halftone.

A choir of three men and two boys singing from a book which is on a lectern. Woodcut, ca. 1500.

Two musicians play the violin and lute as a woman sings. Engraving after D. Maggiotto.

Christmas benefit at University College Hospital, London. Wood engraving after G. Durand, 1874.

A family group of five singing around a table to the accompaniment of the violinist who is the originator of the image. Line engraving by J.G. Wille after G. Schalken.

'A sweet shrill voice' : the countertenor and vocal scoring in Tudor England / Simon Ravens.

Performing arts medicine in clinical practice / Howard A. Bird.

Three carol singers in the foreground, with another group and a vehicle in the background

A man with a wooden leg plays the violin while his wife and children accompany him with a song. Coloured lithograph.

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Singing

Images from the collections

Images referencing Singing

Works from the collections

'A sweet shrill voice' : the countertenor and vocal scoring in Tudor England / Simon Ravens.

Performing arts medicine in clinical practice / Howard A. Bird.

Three carol singers in the foreground, with another group and a vehicle in the background

Two musicians play the violin and lute as a woman sings. Engraving after D. Maggiotto.

A man with a wooden leg plays the violin while his wife and children accompany him with a song. Coloured lithograph.

Singing

Images from the collections

Images referencing Singing

Works from the collections

'A sweet shrill voice' : the countertenor and vocal scoring in Tudor England / Simon Ravens.

Performing arts medicine in clinical practice / Howard A. Bird.

Three carol singers in the foreground, with another group and a vehicle in the background

Two musicians play the violin and lute as a woman sings. Engraving after D. Maggiotto.

A man with a wooden leg plays the violin while his wife and children accompany him with a song. Coloured lithograph.

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