Were you there? [music]
odd: label: General
content: An untitled piano vocal score is also contained with this piece. Handwriting and other details have been reported based on the notes of David Berger, Andrew Homzy, Dr. Theodore Hudson, Walter van de Leur, Wayne Shirley, and Dr. Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, tape.
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
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 / 1.1.23: W / Were You There ?
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 56.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 7 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
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: 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: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 7 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Were you there is contained in one folder consisting of 1 two page short score and 6 parts in A Major concert, and 1 part in G Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hand (Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Short score does not indicate instrumentation. Short score includes lyrics. Lyrics begin "Were you there when they crucified my Lord ...". Score appears incomplete. Parts in A Major for voices - soprano, alto, tenor 1, tenor 2, baritone, bass. Part in G Major for piano. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.