It's a lonesome old town [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, stained.
label: Other Title
content: Lone some town.
label: Publication
content: New York, NY, Bourne, Inc., 1930
name: label: Composer
content: Tobias, Harry
label: Composer
content: Kisco, Charles
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Tobias, Harry
label: Composer
content: Kisco, Charles
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 / 1.1.10: I
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 4 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 28 cm.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1930
container: label: Container
content: Box 171, Folder 14
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: Holographs
label: Type
content: Lead sheet
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Piano vocal scores
label: Type
content: Published sheet music
label: Type
content: Short scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
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: Piano vocal scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Published sheet music
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 5 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: It's a lonesome old town is contained in one folder consisting of 1 three page short score, 1 one page short score and 4 parts in c minor concert, and 1 published four page piano vocal score and 1 publisehd lead sheet in g minor conert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (BS, Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Three page short score indicates parts for 2 altos, Jim, Paul, clarinet, 3 trumpets. One page short score indicates part for 1 trombone - Chuck. One page short score appears incomplete. Parts for 1 reed - baritone; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3. Piano vocal socore in g minor lyrics begin "I just received your note ...". Lead sheet in g minor for voice. Lyrics begin "It's a lonesome old town when you're not around ...". -- from the Duke Ellington Library.