Moon was yellow, 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, stained.
label: General
content: Unsigned Strayhorn composition.
label: Other Title
content: The moon was yellow.
name: label: Composer
content: Ahlert, Fred E.
label: Lyricist
content: Leslie, Edgar
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Ahlert, Fred E.
label: Lyricist
content: Leslie, Edgar
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 / 1.1.14: M
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Statement of responsibility taken from Popular Music, 1920-1979, ed. Nat Shapiro. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 11.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 16 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 230, Folder 10-11
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: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Piano conductor scores
genre_format: 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: Piano conductor scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 16 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: The moon was yellow is contained in two folders consisting of 1 three page piano conductor score and 16 parts in Ab Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (ME, Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains piano conductor score. Score does not indicate instrumentation and appears incomplete.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor 2, tenor 4, baritone; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3 trumpet; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass; drums; guitar; piano. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.