Tootin' through the roof [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, Wayne Shirley, and Dr. Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, torn, worn, tape.
label: General
content: Unsigned Ellington-Strayhorn composition.
label: Other Title
content: Toot.
label: Other Title
content: Tootin'.
label: Other Title
content: Tootin' thru the roof.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
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 / 1.1.20: T
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Folder B from the Presentation Album, vol. W, p. 23. Statement of responsibility taken from Popular Music, 1920-1979, ed. Nat Shapiro. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 58.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 11 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 4 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 21 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 391, Folder 1-3
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: 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: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see also Subseries 1.3 see also oversize
label: Scope and Contents
content: 35 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Tootin' through the roof is contained in three folders consisting of 1 eight page short score and 35 parts in C Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (DE, Whaley, Tizol?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains parts for 5 reeds - Johnny, Otto, Barney, tenor 2, Carney; 3 trumpets - Wallace, Cootie, Rex; 3 trombones - Brown, Tricky, Tizol; bass; guitar; unidentified instrument. Part for unidentified instrument appears incomplete.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains short score. Short score indicates parts for Rab, clarinet, tenor, baritone, Cooty, Rex, Wallace, Brown, Tizol, Tricky.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains parts in 2 groupings -- (i) Parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor 2, tenor 4, baritone; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass. -- (ii) Parts for 4 reeds - Rab, Jimmy, Sears, Carney; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 1 trombone - Jones; guitar.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A and Folder C from the Duke Ellington Library.