Royal Ancestry [music]
odd: label: General
content: There appear to be inconsistencies in the subtitles on some of the parts in this suite (i.e., P.O.E III, P.O.E. II, P.O.E. I). The grouping of the parts described above is based similarities in key signature and musical structure, rather than the subtitles. Handwriting and other details have been reported based on the notes of David Berger, Andrew Homzy, Dr. Theodore Hudson, Walter van de Leur, and Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, worn, torn, stained, tape.
label: Other Title
content: P.O.E. II.
name: label: Composer
content: Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Portrait of Ella
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
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 / 1.1.19: R
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Grouping ii from the Presentation Album, vol. T, p. 25.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 5 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 313, Folder 1-2
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: 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: Holographs
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 PORTRAIT OF ELLA
label: Scope and Contents
content: 4 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Royal ancestry is contained in one of four folders for "Portrait of Ella" consisting of 1 four page short score, 1 five page short score and 4 parts in Bb Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (BS, Sanders?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Items in 3 groupings -- (i) Four page short score. Score indicates parts for sax, Proc, Paul, baritone, trumpets. -- (ii) Six page short score. Score indicates parts for saxes, trumpets, trombones. -- (iii) Parts for 2 trumpets - 3, 4; 2 trombones - Britt, Butter. -- Groupings i & iii from the Duke Ellington Library.