Blu-whose family, The [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, tape.
label: Other Title
content: Blues family, The.
name: label: Arranger
content: Matthews, D.
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Arranger
content: Matthews, D.
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
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 16 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 51 (Series 1), Folder 9
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: Conductor scores
label: Type
content: Copy scores
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 17 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: The Blu-whose family is contained in one folder consisting of 1 sixteen page conductor score and 17 parts in Eb Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in copyist's hand.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Score for reeds - flute, piccolo, altos, tenors, baritone; brass - trumpets, trombones; piano; bass; drums. Parts for 6 reeds - alto sax/piccolo, alto sax/flute, alto sax/flute (incomplete?), tenor 3, tenor 4, baritone; 5 trumpets - Mercer, 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass; drums; piano. Part for alto sax/flute which appears incomplete is noted on the verso of trumpet part for Mercer. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.