Roving gambler, The [music]
odd: label: General
content: Folder also contains brief narrative passages, apparently intended as a bridge between this piece and another work. 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, brittle, worn.
label: Other Title
content: The roving gambler.
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
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 / 1.1.19: R
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 36 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 12 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 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
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content: Conductor scores
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content: Copy scores
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content: Manuscripts
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content: Music
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content: Parts (musical)
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content: Piano vocal scores
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content: Conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano vocal scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see Subseries 1E
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content: 11 parts and an indefinite number of scores
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content: The roving gambler is contained in one folder consisting of 1 eleven page conductor score, 2 three page piano vocal scores and 11 parts in F Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (Still, other?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Conductor score indicates parts for flute, 2 clarinets, horn, trumpet, violin 1, violin 2, violin 3, viola, cello, bass, piano. Piano vocal score lyrics begin "I am a roving gambler, I've gambled all around ...". Parts for 3 reeds - flute, clarinet 1, clarinet 2; horn; trumpet; 3 violins - 1, 2, 3; viola; cello; bass. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.