Half the fun [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, worn, torn, tape.
label: Other Title
content: Lately.
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: Such sweet thunder
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 / 1.1.9: H
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Folder A from the Presentation Album, vol. V. Folder D from the Mercer Ellington Library.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 14 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 5 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (part (photocopy), 28 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 138 (Series 1), Folder 3
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
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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
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content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see SUCH SWEET THUNDER
label: Scope and Contents
content: 19 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Half the fun is contained in four of twenty eight folders for "Such sweet thunder" consisting of 2 five page short scores, 1 seven page short score and 19 parts in Db Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (BS, Whaley, Sanders, other?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains 1 five page short score. Short score indicates parts for alto, tenors, trumpets.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains 1 five page short score and parts. Short score indicates parts for Rab, altos, tenors, Carney, Terry, Cook, Cat, trombones, bass. Parts for 4 reeds - Pro, Jimmy, Paul, Carney; 3 trumpets - Terry, Cook, Cat.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains seven page short score. Short score indicates parts for saxes, trumpets, trombones.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder D contains parts for 1 reed - Rab; 1 trumpet - Ray; 3 trombones - Brown (2), 2 (2), 3 (2); bass (4).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B and Folder C from the Duke Ellington Library.