Bensonality [music]
odd: label: General
content: Address and phone for Gwen Ann Jones appears on short score, p. 4. 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, torn, tape. Folder B -- 4p., folder C -- 6p. Folder C -- 9p. Folder A -- 3p. (in mylar), folder C -- 2p.
label: Other Title
content: Bends.
label: Other Title
content: Bend one.
label: Other Title
content: Alavantin.
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 / 1.1.3: B Titles
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Copyright 1952 -- copyright entry. Also known as Alavantin -- Timner. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book on the parts in Folder C: 74.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 16 Items (copy scores, 31 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 37 (Series 1), Folder 15-17
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: Short scores
genre_format: 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: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 16 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Bensonality is contained in three folders consisting of 1 four page short score and 16 parts in Db Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (DE, Whaley?)
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains four page short score. Score indicates parts for saxes, trumpets, and trombones.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains parts for 2 reeds - Johnny, tenor; trumpet; trombone.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor 1, tenor 2, baritone; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3. -- Parts in Folders B & C appear to reflect multiple arrangements of the piece.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A from the Presentation Album, vol K, p. 1. -- Folders B and C from the Duke Ellington Library.