Ole man river lonely now [music]
odd: label: General
content: Piece is a part of Blake and Miller's larger work "Brown skin models." 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, brittle.
label: Other Title
content: Ole man river.
name: label: Composer
content: Blake, Eubie (James Herbert), 1883-1983
label: Lyricist
content: Miller, F. E.
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Blake, Eubie (James Herbert), 1883-1983
label: Lyricist
content: Miller, F. E.
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content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.16: O
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (copy score, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (copy score, 28 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 28 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 253, Folder 14
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Conductor scores
label: Type
content: Copy scores
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Piano vocal scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano vocal scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 3 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Ole man river lonely now is contained in one folder consisting of 1 three page piano vocal score, 1 three page conductor score and 1 part in F Major concert, and 2 lyric sheets -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (Blake, Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Piano vocal score lyrics begin "The levy is obsolete, gone are those dancing feet ...". Conductor score does not indicate instrumentation. Conductor score includes lyrics as above. Part for 1 voice - baritone. Lyrics as above. 1 lyric sheet begins as above. 1 lyric sheet begins "If you think she's dumb, yes she's dumb like Solomon ...". Sheet may be unrelated to this piece. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Duke Ellington Collection Music Manuscripts (Series 1), ca. 1930-1981