Lullaby of birdland [music]
odd: label: General
content: A part for an untitled piece is noted on the verso of the bass part in grouping i. A part for "Lullaby of Broadway" is noted on the verso of the trumpet 1 part in grouping ii. A part for "Put-tin" is noted on the verso of the part in grouping iii. 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, brittle, torn, tape.
label: General
content: Unsigned Strayhorn composition.
name: label: Composer
content: Shearing, George
label: Lyricist
content: Forster, B. Y.
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Shearing, George
label: Lyricist
content: Forster, B. Y.
setName: label: See more items in
content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.13: L
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Statement of responsibility taken from Popular Music, 1920-1979, ed. Nat Shapiro. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 77.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 22 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 210, Folder 18
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Copy scores
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 22 parts
label: Scope and Contents
content: Lullaby of birdland is contained in one folder consisting of 22 parts in a minor concert (?) -- in ink -- in identified hands (Whaley, Benjamin, Jones).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Parts in 3 groupings -- (i) Parts for 3 reeds - Procope, Paul, Harry; 4 trumpets - 2, 3 (?), Cat, Herb; 2 trombones - Lawrence, Butter; bass. Most parts begin at rehearsal letter "G". -- (ii) Parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, Paul, Jimmy, baritone; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4; 1 trombone - 3; bass. Most parts stop at rehearsal letter "G". It appears from the trombone parts in grouping i that the partial parts were intended to form a complete arrangement of the piece, despite being in different hands. -- (iii) Part for unidentified treble instrument. Part begins at rehearsal letter "G". -- from the Duke Ellington Library.