Muted lullaby [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, brittle, tape.
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
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content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.14: M
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 39 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 16 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 9 Items (manuscripts, 30 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 2 Items (manuscripts, 19 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 18 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 233, Folder 7
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
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content: Manuscripts
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content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
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content: Piano vocal scores
label: Type
content: Short scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
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content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano vocal scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see Subseries 1E
label: Scope and Contents
content: 65 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Muted lullaby is contained in one folder consisting of 1 part in Db Major concert, 1 one page short score and 32 parts in Eb Major concert, 1 five page piano vocal score and 15 parts in F Major concert, and 17 parts in G Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Items in 5 groupings -- (i) Part in Db Major for 1 reed - bassoon. -- (ii) One page short score and parts in Eb Major. Short score indicates parts for flute, strings, harp, voices. Parts for 6 reeds - flute, oboe, clarinet 1, clarinet 2, clarinet 3, bass clarinet; horn; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 3 violins - 1, 2, 3; viola; cello; bass; percussion; harp; guitar; piano. -- (iii) Parts in Eb Major for 3 reeds - flute, clarinet 1, Feinschmidt; 3 violins - 1, 2, 3; viola; cello; bass; celeste; drums; harp. Parts subtitled "Continuity." -- (iv) Piano vocal score and parts in F Major. Piano vocal score lyrics begin "Peace comes to Earth at close of day ...". Parts for 4 reeds - clarinet 1, clarinet 2, clarinet 3, bass clarinet; horn; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 3 violins - 1, 2, 3; viola; cello; bass; guitar. -- (v) Parts in G Major for 5 reeds - flute, oboe, clarinet 1, clarinet 2, clarinet 3; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 3 violins - 1, 2, 3; viola; cello; bass; celeste; guitar; piano. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.