Spanish flea [music]
odd: label: General
content: A note on the conductor scores indicates that this piece was recorded by Ellington on 1969/09/02. 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, worn, torn, tape.
label: General
content: Unsigned Strayhorn composition.
name: label: Composer
content: Wechter, Julius
label: Arranger
content: Henderson, Luther
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Wechter, Julius
label: Arranger
content: Henderson, Luther
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content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.20: S
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Folder B, grouping i from the Mercer Ellington Library. Statement of responsibility taken in part from Popular Music, 1920-1979, ed. Nat Shapiro.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (copy score, 36 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (part (photocopy), 36 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 13 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 8 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 5 Items (parts (photocopies), 28 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 354, Folder 5-6
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Conductor scores
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: Conductor scores
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
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 26 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Spanish flea is contained in two folders consisting of 2 fourteen page conductor scores and 26 parts in Bb Major concert -- in ink and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (Henderson, Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains conductor scores. Scores indicate parts for 5 reeds, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, bass, drums, piano.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains parts in 2 groupings -- (i) Parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 3 (2), tenor 2, tenor 4 (2), baritone; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3 (2), 4 (2); 3 trombones - 1, 2 (2), 3 (2); bass (2). -- (ii) Parts for 3 reeds - alto 1, tenor 2, baritone; 1 trumpet - 1; 1 trombone - 1; piano.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A and Folder B, grouping ii from the Duke Ellington Library.