My home in the sky [music]
odd: label: General
content: A part for an untitled work is noted on the verso of the conductor score. 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.
label: Other Title
content: Home in the sky.
label: Publication
content: New York, NY, Grand Music Corporation, 1955
name: label: Composer
content: Brannon, Teddy
label: Composer
content: Theard, Sam
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Brannon, Teddy
label: Composer
content: Theard, Sam
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 / 1.1.14: M
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 6 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (part (photocopy), 32 cm.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1955
container: label: Container
content: Box 234, Folder 16
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: Lead sheet
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Photocopies
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Lead sheet
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see also Subseries 1.2
label: Scope and Contents
content: 6 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: My home in the sky is contained in one folder consisting of 1 eleven page conductor score, 2 lead sheets and 4 parts in Eb Major concert (?) -- in pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hand (Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Conductor score does not indicate instrumentation. Score includes lyrics. Lyrics begin "Weary of the cares around me ...". Lead sheets for voice. Lyrics begin "I'm so weary of the cares around me ...". Parts for voices - alto (2), contralto, tenor. Lyrics as above. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.