Fleur [music]
odd: label: General
content: Parts for 2 untitled pieces are contained in this folder. Additional materials for this piece are also contained in "Paris blues scores," Folder B, grouping vi. Handwriting and other details have been reported based on the notes of David Berger, Andrew Homzy, Dr. Theodore Hudson, Walter van de Leur, and Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair.
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Paris blues
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
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 / 1.1.7: F / Fleur
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 16 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 17 Items (copy scores, 31 cm.)
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: 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: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 32 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Fleur is contained in one of thirty two folders for "Paris blues" consisting of 1 two page short score and 32 parts in G Major concert -- in ink -- in unidentified hands (Whaley, Tizol?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Items in 3 groupings -- (i) Parts for 6 reeds - flute, oboe, clarinet, Johnny, Paul, baritone; 2 trumpets - 1, 2; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass. Parts are subtitled "Intro." -- (ii) Parts for 2 reeds - alto (2), tenor; bass. Reed parts appear incomplete. -- (iii) Short score and remaining parts. Short score does not indicate instrumentation and appears incomplete. Parts for 6 reeds - flute, oboe, Johnny, Pro, Paul, bass clarinet; 5 trumpets - 1, 2, Nance (2), 4, Cooky; 4 trombones - 1, 2, 3, Tizol. Some parts appear incomplete. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.