Bessie [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, brittle.
label: General
content: Unsigned Ellington-Strayhorn composition.
label: Other Title
content: Whoa babe.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Jump for joy
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 / 1.1.3: B Titles
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Folder A and Folder B, grouping i from the Presentation Album, vol. Q, p. 3. Statement of responsibility taken from Music is my Mistress, by Duke Ellington.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 6 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 3 Items (copy scores, 31 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 38 (Series 1), Folder 5
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Copy scores
label: Type
content: Holographs
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Short scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see JUMP FOR JOY
label: Scope and Contents
content: 10 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Bessie is contained in two of one hundred fourteen folders for "Jump for joy" consisting of 1 three page short score and 10 parts in F Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in identified hands (DE, Tizol).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains short score and part. Short score indicates parts for sax, clarinet, tenor, baritone, trumpets. Part for 1 reed - Ben.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains parts in 2 groupings - (i) Parts for 2 reeds - Otto, Carney; 3 trumpets - Rex, Wallace, Ray; 1 trombone - Tizol; bass. -- (ii) Parts for 2 trombones - Brown, Tricky.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B, grouping ii from the Duke Ellington Library.