Why did you leave me [music]
odd: label: General
content: A piano vocal score for an untitled piece is noted on the verso of the three page piano vocal score. 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, stained.
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 / 1.1.23: W
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 409, Folder 19
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
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content: Copy scores
label: Type
content: Lead sheet
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Piano vocal scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Lead sheet
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano vocal scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 1 part and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Why did you leave me is contained in one folder consisting of 1 one page piano vocal score and 1 three page piano vocal score in C Major concert, and 1 lead sheet in Ab Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hand (Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Piano vocal scores lyrics begin "Why did you leave me, I never thought it would be ...". Lead sheet for voice. Lyrics begin "Why did you leave me, why did you go ...". Lead sheet may reflect a different arrangement of the piece. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.