Spider and the fly [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 Dr. Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, worn, tape, brittle.
name: label: Composer
content: Leonard, Michael
label: Lyricist
content: Barer, Marshall
label: Arranger
content: Wilcox, Larry
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Pousse cafe
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Leonard, Michael
label: Lyricist
content: Barer, Marshall
label: Arranger
content: Wilcox, Larry
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 / 1.1.20: S / Spider And The Fly
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Items (parts (photocopies), 36 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 12 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 11 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 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: Lead sheet
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Photocopies
label: Type
content: Piano conductor scores
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Lead sheet
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 25 parts and 1 score.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Spider and the fly is contained in one of eighty three folders for "Pousse cafe" consisting of 1 nine page piano conductor score and 18 parts in c minor concert, 6 lead sheets in g minor concert, and 1 lead sheet in f minor concert -- in ink and photocopy -- in identified hand (Charlap) and unidentified hand.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Items in 3 groupings -- (i) Items in c minor. Piano conductor score indicates parts for 2 altos, 2 tenors, baritone, trumpets, trombones, violins, cellos, bass, drums, voice. Lyrics begin "Won't you step into my parlor said the spider to the fly ...". Parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 2, tenor 3, tenor 4, baritone 5; 4 trumpets - 1/2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; 3 violins - A, B, C; 1 cello - A; bass; 2 drums - A, B. Parts for trumpet 1 and trumpet 2 are noted on the same sheet. -- (ii) Lead sheets in g minor. Lead sheets for voice (6). Lyrics begin "Have you ever heard the story of the spider and the fly ...". -- (iii) Lead sheet in f minor for voice. Lyrics begin "Won't you step ...". -- from the Duke Ellington Library.