That old black magic [music]
odd: label: General
content: Handwriting and other details have been reported based on the notes of David Berger, Andrew Homzy, Dr. Theodore Hudson, Walter van de Leur, Wayne Shirley, and Dr. Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, worn, brittle.
label: General
content: Unsigned Strayhorn composition.
label: Other Title
content: Black magic.
name: label: Composer
content: Arlen, Harold
label: Lyricist
content: Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Arlen, Harold
label: Lyricist
content: Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976
setName: label: See more items in
content: Duke Ellington Collection
label: See more items in
content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.20: T
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Statement of responsibility taken from Popular Music, 1920-1979, ed. Nat Shapiro.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 19 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 4 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 379, Folder 14-15
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Conductor scores
label: Type
content: Copy scores
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Piano conductor scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano conductor scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see also Subseries 1.3
label: Scope and Contents
content: 20 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: That old black magic is contained in two folders consisting of 1 two page piano conductor score and 10 parts in C Major concert, 1 three page piano conductor score and 1 part in Eb Major concert, and 1 two page conductor score and 9 parts in D Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in identified hand (Lester) and unidentified hand (Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains parts in C Major for 2 reeds - alto 1, alto 2; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass; piano.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains scores and remaining parts. Piano conductor score in Eb Major does not indicate instrumentation. Part in Eb Major for piano. Part appears incomplete. Piano conductor score in C Major does not indicate instrumentation and appears incomplete. Conductor score in D Major indicates parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor 2, tenor 4, baritone; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3. Score appears incomplete. Parts in D Major for 3 reeds - Rab, Sears, Carney; 3 trumpets - Cat, Rex, Taft; 3 trombones - Jones, Tricky, Brown. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.