Praise God and dance [music]
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Collection Creator
content: Boatwright, Ruth Ellington, 1914-2004
place: label: Place
content: Split Min 4648
creator: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
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content: Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials
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content: Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials / Series 1: Music Manuscripts, Scripts, and Compositional Materials / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / SACRED CONCERT II
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content: Box 27, Folder 3-4
label: Container
content: Box 27, Folder 11
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: 53 parts and an indefinite number of scores
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content: Praise God and dance is contained in sixteen of forty eight folders for "Sacred concert II" consisting of 2 twenty four page conductor scores, 1 twenty four page short score, 1 three page short score, 3 two page short scores, 1 one page short score, 3 two page piano vocal scores, 1 nineteen page piano conductor score, 1 twelve page piano conductor score and 53 parts in C Major concert (?), and 1 three page short score in Eb Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in identified hand (Cohen) and unidentified hands (DE, Whaley, others?).
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content: Folder A contains 1 two page short score. Short score does not indicate instrumentation and appears incomplete. Short score subtitled "Bridge."
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content: Folder B contains 1 two page short score. Short score indicates parts for 2 altos, 2 tenors, baritone, Cat, trumpets, Chuck, bass. Short score appears incomplete.
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content: Folder C contains 3 two page piano vocal scores. Piano vocal scores lyrics begin "Praise God with the sound of the trumpet ...".
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content: Folder D contains three page short score in Eb Major. Short score indicates parts for voices, orchestra. Lyrics begin as above.
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content: Folder E contains 1 twenty four page conductor score. Score indicates parts for 2 altos, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, percussion, bass.
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content: Folder F contains 1 two page short score and 1 twenty four page short score. Two page short score indicates parts for saxes, baritone, Herb, trombones. Short score appears incomplete. Twenty four page short score indicates parts for saxes, baritone, trumpets, trombones. Short score appears incomplete.
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content: Folder G contains one page short score. Short score does not indicate instrumentation. Short score includes lyrics. Lyrics begin "Praise God with dancing ...". Short score appears incomplete.
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content: Folder H contains 1 twenty four page conductor score. Score indicates parts for 2 altos, 2 tenors, baritone, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, percussion, bass.
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content: Folder I contains 1 three page short score. Short score indicates parts for saxes. Short score appears incomplete.
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content: Folder J contains parts for 3 reeds - Rab, alto 2, tenor 1 (2); 3 trumpets - Cat, Herb (2), Cooty (2); 3 trombones - Brown (2), Buster, Chuck. Several parts appear incomplete.
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content: Folder K contains piano conductor scores and 1 part. Piano conductor scores indicate parts for saxes, baritone, trumpets, trombones, bass, drums, voice, piano. Lyrics for nineteen page score begin "Praise God with the sound of the trumpet ...". Lyrics for twelve page score begin "Dance ... praise God and dance ...". Twelve page score appears incomplete. Part for 1 reed - baritone.
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content: Folder L contains parts for trumpet - 1/2 (2).
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content: Folder M contains parts for 3 reeds - alto 1, Paul, Harry (3); 2 trumpets - 1, Merc; 1 trombone - Mal; unidentified treble instrument (5). Many parts appear incomplete.
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content: Folder N contains parts for 3 reeds - Proc, Jimmy, Harry; 1 trumpet - Cooty; 1 trombone - Chuck (2); bass.
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content: Folder O contains parts for 5 reeds - alto 1 (2), alto 2, tenor 1, tenor 2 (2), baritone (2); bass.
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content: Folder P contains parts for 3 trumpets - 1, 3, 4; 2 trombones - 1, 2 (2); drums (2). -- from the Ruth Ellington Collection.