Firs-base [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.
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
label: See more items in
content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.7: F
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Grouping i from the Mercer Ellington Library. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 17.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 5 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (part (photocopy), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 4 Items (parts (photocopies), 28 cm.)
phystech: label: Condition
content: Torn, tape.
container: label: Container
content: Box 120 (Series 1), Folder 16
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: Copy scores
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Photocopies
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 10 parts.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Firs-base is contained in one folder consisting of 10 parts in Db Major concert -- in ink and photocopy -- in unidentified hand.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Parts in 2 groupings -- (i) 3 reeds - Rab (2), Paul (2), Harry (2); 1 trombone - Brown. Part for Brown appears incomplete. -- (ii) 1 trumpet - Cat; 1 trombone - Brown; 1 unidentified bass instrument. Part for unidentified instrument appears incomplete. -- Grouping ii from the Duke Ellington Library.