Jack the bear [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, torn.
label: General
content: Unsigned Ellington-Strayhorn composition.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
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
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.11: J
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Folder A from the Presentation Album, vol. P, p. 41. Folder B from the Mercer Ellington Library. Statement of responsibility taken from Popular Music, 1920-1979, ed. Nat Shapiro. There appear to be numbers from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 53, 60.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 4 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 9 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 2 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (copy score, 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 2 Items (manuscripts, 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 30 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (part (photocopy), 28 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 174, Folder 6-8
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Copy scores
label: Type
content: Holographs
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Photocopies
label: Type
content: Short scores
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Filed in Box 174, folders 6-8.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
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
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see also Take It Away sa Subseries 1.3
label: Scope and Contents
content: 20 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Jack the bear is contained in three folders consisting of 1 four page short score and 19 parts in Ab Major concert and 1 part in Db Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (DE, Jones, Tizol, Whaley, Henderson?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains short score. Short score indicates parts for clarinet, sax, baritone, Cooty, trumpets, Tricky, trombones.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains parts for 3 reeds - Johnny, Pro, Sears (2); 4 trumpets - Cook (?), Herb, Nathan, 3; brass (2); 3 trombones - John, Tricky, 4. Parts appear to reflect different of arrangements of the piece.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains items in 3 groupings -- (i) Part in Db Major for 1 trumpet - Taft. -- (ii) Parts for 3 reeds - unidentified Bb instrument (tenor/clarinet?), Skippy, Carney; 2 trumpets - Cook, Rex; 1 unidentified bass instrument (trombone?). Parts for Rex, unidentified bass instrument appear incomplete.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C from the Duke Ellington Library.