Blue skies [music]
odd: label: General
content: 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, tape.
label: General
content: Unsigned Strayhorn composition.
name: label: Creator
content: Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Creator
content: Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989
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content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.3: B Titles
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Statement of responsibility from Shapiro. There appear to be numbers from the Duke Ellington Band Book on many of the parts: 106, 15.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 40 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 6 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 5 Items (parts (photocopies), 28 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 55 (Series 1), Folder 1-2
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Conductor scores
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content: Copy scores
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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
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
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: 51 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Blue skies is contained in two folders consisting of 1 twelve page conductor score, 1 ten page conductor score, 1 two page short score and 50 parts in Bb Major concert and 1 part in C Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (Vanc, Whaley, Williams, other?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains scores, 29 parts in Bb Major concert and 1 part in C Major concert. Twelve page conductor score for 4 reeds - clarinet, alto, tenor, baritone; 2 trumpets; 2 trombones. Ten page conductor score for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor 2, tenor 4, baritone; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3. Short score does not indicate instrumentation. Parts in 4 groupings -- (i) 2 reeds - alto 2, baritone; 1 trumpet - 3; 2 trombones - 1, 2; guitar. -- (ii) horn; 1 trombone - Wilbur. -- (iii) 3 reeds - alto 1, Jimmy, Carney; 4 trumpets - 1, 4, unidentified (2); 3 trombones - Wilbur, Brown, 3. Some of the parts appear incomplete. -- (iv) 4 reeds - alto 1, alto 2, tenor 1, tenor 2; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass; drums.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains 21 parts in Bb Major concert. Parts in 3 groupings -- (i) 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 2, tenor 1, tenor 2, baritone; 3 trumpets 1, 2, 3; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3. -- (ii) 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 2, tenor 1, tenor 2, baritone; 1 trumpet - 3; 2 trombones - 2, 3. -- (iii) 1 trumpet - 1; 1 trombone - 1. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.