Frankie and Johnny [music]
odd: label: General
content: Part for tenor 1 in Folder B, grouping iii (photocopy) is originally noted on the verso of "What good." A part for tenor 2 for "What good" is noted on the verso of the tenor 2 part in Folder B, grouping 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: Other Title
content: F & J.
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 / 1.1.7: F / Frankie And Johnny verso What Good Would It Do verso Royal Garden Blues
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: There appear to be numbers from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 49, 59.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 27 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (part (photocopy), 28 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
phystech: label: Condition
content: Fair, torn.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
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content: Copy scores
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content: Holographs
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content: Music
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content: Parts (musical)
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content: Short scores
label: Type
content: Photocopies
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 28 parts and an indefinite number of scores.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Frankie and Johnny is contained in three folders consisting of 1 one page short score, 1 two page short score, 1 three page short score and 27 parts in Bb Major concert and 1 part in F Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (BS, Whaley, others?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains 1 one page short score. Score indicates parts for violins, sax, baritone/cello, trumpets, trombones. Score appears incomplete.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains items in 3 groupings -- (i) Parts in Bb Major for 5 reeds - Jonny, Pro, Jimmy, Ben, Carney; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - Tyre, Lawrence, Butter; 1 bass - Windell. -- (ii) Parts in Bb Major for 4 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor 1, tenor 2; cello; 3 trumpets - 2, 3, 4; 2 trombones - 1, 2. -- (iii) 1 two page short score and parts in F and Bb Major. Short score does not indicate instrumentation. Parts in Bb Major for 3 reeds - alto 1, tenor 1, tenor 2; 1 trumpet - Scad. Part in F Major for 1 trombone - Brown.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains 1 three page short score. Score indicates parts for tenor, trombones. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.