In the beginning God [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, worn, torn, stained, brittle.
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Sacred concert I.
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
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content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.10: I / In The Beginning God
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content: 2 Items (parts (photocopies), 33 cm.)
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content: 2 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
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content: 12 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
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content: 1 Item (manuscript, 31 cm.)
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content: 5 Items (parts (photocopies), 28 cm.)
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content: 1 Item (copy score, 17 cm.)
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content: 1 Item (copy score, 13 cm.)
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content: 3 Items (copy scores, 12 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 6 Items (copy scores, 8 cm.)
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Manuscripts
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content: Conductor scores
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content: Copy scores
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content: Music
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content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Photocopies
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content: Piano vocal scores
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content: Short scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano vocal scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 12 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: In the beginning God is contained in one of sixty nine folders for "Sacred concert I" consisting of 1 six page piano vocal score in f minor concert, 7 one page short scores and 12 parts in bb minor concert, and 5 one page piano vocal scores, 4 one page short scores and 4 one page conductor scores in c minor concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (Whaley, others?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains piano vocal score in f minor. Lyrics begin "In the beginning God ...". Score appears incomplete.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains items in 5 groupings -- (i) Short scores in bb minor. Scores do not indicate instrumentation. Scores include lyrics. Lyrics begin as above. -- (ii) Parts in bb minor for voices - soprano 1/2 (2), alto 1/2 (3), tenor 1/2 (4), bass (3). Lyrics begin as above. -- (iii) Piano vocal scores in c minor. Lyrics begin as above. -- (iv) Short scores in c minor. Scores indicate parts for voices - sopranos, altos, tenor, bariotne, bass. Lyrics begin as above. -- (v) Conductor scores in c minor. Scores indicate parts for voices - soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass; piano. Lyrics begin as above. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.