Red carpet [music]
odd: label: General
content: A part for an untitled piece is noted on the verso of a short score in Folder A, grouping i. A part for "Boom-boom" is noted on the verso of a part in Folder B. 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, stained.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Toot suite
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
label: See more items in
content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.19: R
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Folder A, grouping i from the Presentation Album, vol. W, p. 13. Folder A, grouping ii from the Presentation Album, vol. X. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 186.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 7 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 304, Folder 13
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 TOOT SUITE
label: Scope and Contents
content: 6 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Red carpet is contained in two of ten folders for "Toot suite" consisting of 1 one page short score, 1 two page short score and 6 parts in F Major concert, and 1 two page short score in Bb Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (DE, Sanders?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains short scores in 2 groupings -- (i) One page short score in F Major indicates parts for clarinet, baritone, trombones, piano. Two page short score in Bb Major indicates parts for baritone, trumpets. Short score appears incomplete. -- (ii) Two page short score in F Major does not indicate instrumentation.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains parts for 2 reeds - Procope, Harry (2); 3 trombones - Britt, Butter, John.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B from the Duke Ellington Library.