LNER Music Society at Queen's Hall, Leeds

Elwell, Frederick W. (1870-after 1909)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1925

Height:

116.0 cm  (45 11/16 in.)

Width:

140.8 cm  (55 7/16 in.)

The London and North East Railway was one of the largest rail operators created by the Railway Act of 1921. In common with many industrial organisations, such as the coalmines for example, the railways had active music societies.

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Place of creation:

Leeds, England

Description

Performance of an unknown work for orchestra, choir and female solo singer in large hall setting.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Organ [2266]
Violin [3573]
Viola [3561]
Violoncello [3582]
Double bass [3111]
Horn [4118]
Trumpet [4446]
Trombone [4369]
Tuba [4467]
Kettledrum [2887]

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

At least four persons in the center of the painting appear to be playing woodwind instruments, but the precise instruments cannot be determined from the BBC online image of the painting.

RIdIM record id

2882