Poor butterfly [music]
odd: label: General
content: A short score for "Laugh, clown, laugh!" is noted on the verso of the short score in Ab Major in Folder A. 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, tape.
label: Other Title
content: P.B.F.
label: Other Title
content: Butterfly.
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 / 1.1.17: P / Poor Butterfly verso Who
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Folder B, grouping i from the Mercer Ellington Library.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 23 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 7 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 5 Items (parts (photocopies), 28 cm.)
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: Photocopies
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content: Short scores
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content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
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content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
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content: Photocopies
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content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 35 parts and an indefinite number of scores
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content: Poor butterfly is contained in two folders consisting of 1 three page short score in Ab Major concert, 24 parts in Eb Major concert, and 1 three page short score and 11 parts in F Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (DE, BS, Yocum, Sanders?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains short scores. Short score in Ab Major indicates parts for clarinet, alto, baritone, trumpets. Score appears incomplete. Short score in F Major indicates parts for altos, Jim, Paul, baritone, Terry, trumpets.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains parts in 4 groupings -- (i) Parts in Eb Major for 4 reeds - alto 1, alto 2 (2), clarinet (2), baritone (2); 4 trumpets - 1, 2 (2), 3, 4 (2); 3 trombones - 1, 2 (2), 3 (2); bass (2). -- (ii) Part in Eb Major for 1 trumpet - 1. -- (iii) Parts in Eb Major for 2 reeds - alto 1, tenor 4; 1 trombone - 1. -- (iv) Parts in F Major for 5 reeds - Procope, Bill, Paul, Jimmy, Harry; 2 trumpets - 1, Terry; 3 trombones - Butter, Britt, John; bass. -- All items except Folder B, grouping i from the Duke Ellington Library.