My little brown book [music]
odd: label: General
content: Parts for "Lozit" are noted on the verso of parts in Folder C, groupings ii & iii. 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, torn, stained, tape.
label: Other Title
content: L.B.B.
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content: Brown book.
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content: L.B.
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content: Little brown book.
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content: Book.
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content: L.B. book.
label: Other Title
content: Little B. book.
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
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.14: M
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Folder C, grouping iii from the Mercer Ellington Library. There appear to be numbers from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 14, 28.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 39 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 15 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.)
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content: 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 21 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 235, Folder 2-5
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Copy scores
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content: Holographs
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content: Manuscripts
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content: Music
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content: Parts (musical)
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content: Short scores
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content: Copy scores
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content: Holographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
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content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see also oversize see also Subseries 1.3 sa Subseries 1.2
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content: 55 parts and 1 score
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content: My little brown book is contained in three folders consisting of 26 parts in Bb Major concert, 1 thirteen page short score and 22 parts in C Major concert, 4 parts in G Major concert, and 3 parts in Gb Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (BS, Salaam, Whaley, Sanders, Tizol?).
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content: Folder A contains parts in Bb Major for bass; drums; piano.
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content: Folder B contains short score and part. Short score indicates parts for saxes, tenor, trumpet, bass, guitar, piano. Part in C Major for 1 reed - alto. Part appears incomplete.
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content: Folder C contains parts in 3 groupings -- (i) Parts in C Major for 2 reeds - Otto, Carney; 3 trumpets - Nance, Wallace, Rex; trombone; guitar. Parts in Bb Major for 2 reeds - Barney, Jimmy. -- (ii) Parts in Bb Major for Rab, Otto, Carney; 1 trumpet - Ray; 1 trombone - Tricky; 1 guitar - Freddy. -- (iii) Part in Bb Major for 1 trombone - Brown.
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content: Folder D contains parts in 6 groupings -- (i) Parts in Bb Major for 1 reed - Toby; piano. -- (ii) Parts in Bb Major for 4 reeds - Rab (2), Toby, Procope, Carney (2); 4 trumpets - Rex, Scad, Taft, Ray; 2 trombones - Jones, Brown. -- (iii) Part in C Major for 1 reed - Toby. -- (iv) Parts in G Major for 2 reeds - alto 1, alto 3; 1 trombone - 3; bass. -- (v) Parts in Gb Major for 1 reed - Pro; 1 trombone - 1; bass. -- (vi) Parts in C Major for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, Paul, Hamilton, baritone; 4 trumpets - Nance, Cat, Clark, Cook; 3 trombones - Butter, Britt, Tizol; bass. Parts for Paul and bass appear incomplete. -- All items except Folder C, grouping iii from the Duke Ellington Library.