Blue serge [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, tape.
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
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 / 1.1.3: B Titles
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: There appear to be numbers from the Duke Ellington Band Book on many of the parts: 34, 47.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 9 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 42 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 54 (Series 1), Folder 10-13
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)
label: Type
content: Short scores
genre_format: 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: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see also oversize
label: Scope and Contents
content: 50 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Blue serge is contained in four folders consisting of 1 three page short score and 31 parts in Eb Major concert and 19 parts in Bb Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (Whaley, Tizol?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains three page short score. Score indicates parts for clarinet, tenor, baritone; 2 trumpets; bass; piano.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains 19 parts in Bb Major concert. Parts for 6 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor, tenor 2, tenor 4, baritone; 4 trumpets - trumpet (2), Terry, Cat, Baker; 4 trombones - trombone, 1, 2, 3; bass; drums; guitar; piano.
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content: Folder C contains 8 parts in Eb Major concert. Parts for 3 reeds - Otto, Ben, Carney; 3 trumpets - Ray, Wallace/Taft, Rex; 2 trombones - Tizol, Tricky.
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content: Folder D contains 23 parts in Eb Major concert. Parts in 3 groupings -- (i) 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor 2, tenor 4, baritone; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 2 trombones - 2, 3; bass. -- (ii) 4 reeds - Rab, Sears, tenor, Carney; 3 trumpets - Taft, Rex, Ray; 2 trombones - Jones, Tricky; bass; guitar. -- (iii) 1 trombone - Brown. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.