Mynah [music]
odd: label: General
content: A short score for "Never on a Sunday" is also contained 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, torn, stained, tape.
label: General
content: Unsigned Ellington-Strayhorn composition.
label: Other Title
content: Blue bird of Delhi.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Composer
content: Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Far east suite
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Composer
content: Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
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bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Folder B, grouping i from the Mercer Ellington Library. Statement of responsibility taken from Music is my Mistress, by Duke Ellington. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 66.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 35 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 11 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 3 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (part (photocopy), 28 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 239, Folder 7
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Copy scores
label: Type
content: Holographs
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Photocopies
label: Type
content: Short scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see FAR EAST SUITE
label: Scope and Contents
content: 15 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Mynah is contained in two of thirty one folders for "Far east suite" consisting of 1 three page short score and 15 parts in C Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in identified hand (Jones) and unidentified hands (BS, Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains short score. Short score indicates parts for sax, clarinet, tenor, baritone, trumpets, trombones.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains parts in 3 groupings -- (i) Parts for 1 reed - clarinet (2); 1 trumpet - 3; 1 trombone - 2 (2). -- (ii) Parts for 4 reeds - Rab, Pro, tenor, Carney; 1 trumpet - 2; 2 trombone - Brown, 3; bass. -- (iii) Parts for 1 trumpet - 3; bass. Part for bass appears incomplete. -- All items except Folder B, grouping i from the Duke Ellington Library.