Begin the beguine [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, and Dr. Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, torn. Folder A -- 6p., folder B -- 4p., folder C -- 25p. Folder A -- 2p., folder C -- 9p.
name: label: Composer
content: Porter, Cole
label: Arranger
content: Mason, Jack
label: Arranger
content: Gray, Jerry, 1915-1976
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Porter, Cole
label: Arranger
content: Mason, Jack
label: Arranger
content: Gray, Jerry, 1915-1976
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 / 1.1.3: B Titles
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Copyright 1935 -- Shapiro.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Items (copy scores, 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 2 Items (manuscripts, 30 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 17 Items (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 27 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 37 (Series 1), Folder 1-3
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Conductor scores
label: Type
content: Copy scores
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Piano conductor scores
label: Type
content: Published sheet music
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Published sheet music
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see also oversize, see also Subseries 1.3
label: Scope and Contents
content: 20 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Begin the beguine is contained in three folders consisting of 1 fourteen page conductor score, 1 four page published piano conductor score, and 18 parts in C Major concert, 1 six page conductor score and 1 part in Eb Major concert, and 1 part in Bb Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hand (Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains parts in 2 groupings -- (i) 2 trumpets - Scad, Cat. -- (ii) 1 reed - alto 3.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains fourteen page conductor score, 1 part, and six page conductor score. Fourteen page score has parts for violin; 3 saxes - 1, 2, 3; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 2 trombones - 1, 2; bass; guitar; drums; piano. Part for piano. Six page conductor score has parts for 4 saxes - 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 3 trombones - 1, 2, unidentified; bass; guitar; drums.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains 16 published parts and four page published piano conductor score. Parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, tenor 2, alto 3, tenor 4, baritone 4; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 2 trombones - 1, 2; violins - A/B, C/D; drums (2); guitar (2). Published parts reflect two arrangements. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.