Cham [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, and Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, torn, tape, brittle, water spots.
label: General
content: Unsigned Ellington-Strayhorn composition.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Plus belle africaine
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 / 1.1.4: C / Cham
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Groupings ii & iii from the Mercer Ellington Library. Statement of responsibility taken from Music is my Mistress, by Duke Ellington.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 8 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 7 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (copy score, 29 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 4 Items (parts (photocopies), 28 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: Photocopies
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy 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: Photocopies
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 20 parts
label: Scope and Contents
content: Cham is contained in one of eleven folders for "Plus belle africaine" consisting of 19 parts in Eb Major concert, and 1 part in Gb Major concert (?) -- in ink and photocopy -- in unidentified hands.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Parts in 3 groupings -- (i) Part in Eb Major for 1 trombone - Lawrence. -- (ii) Parts in Eb Major for 5 reeds - Hodges (2), Procope (2), Hamilton (2), Gonsalves (2), Carney (2); 1 trumpet - Mercer; 4 trombones - Lawrence, 2, Buster, Chuck (2); bass (2). Many parts appear incomplete. -- (iii) Part in Gb Major (?) for bass. Part appears incomplete. -- Grouping i from the Duke Ellington Library.