Supreme being [music]
odd: label: General
content: An additional trumpet part for this piece is noted on a part for "Something 'bout believing," Folder D from "Sacred concert II". 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, tape.
label: Other Title
content: SB.
label: Other Title
content: SBE.
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Boatwright, Ruth Ellington, 1914-2004
title: label: Topic
content: Sacred concert II
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
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content: Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials
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content: Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials / Series 1: Music Manuscripts, Scripts, and Compositional Materials / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / SACRED CONCERT II
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 37 cm.)
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content: 1 Item (part (photocopy), 36 cm.)
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content: 3 Items (parts (photocopies), 33 cm.)
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content: 8 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
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content: 2 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
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content: 16 Items (copy scores, 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (part (photocopy), 31 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 29, Folder 8
label: Container
content: Box 29, Folder 4-5
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Manuscripts
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content: Conductor scores
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content: Copy scores
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content: Music
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content: Parts (musical)
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content: Photocopies
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content: Piano conductor scores
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content: Short scores
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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)
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano conductor scores
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content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 27 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Supreme being is contained in four of forty eight folders for "Sacred concert II" consisting of 1 twenty three page conductor score, 1 four page short score, 3 four page piano conductor scores and 14 parts in Eb Major concert, 12 parts in Ab Major concert, and 1 lyric sheet -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in identified hand (Cohen) and unidentified hands (DE, Whaley, others?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains short score. Short score indicates parts for Rab, Proc, Ham, Paul, baritone, trumpets, trombones. Short score appears incomplete.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains piano conductor scores and parts in Eb Major. Piano conductor scores indicate parts for saxes, solo trumpet, trombones, voice, piano. Score does not include lyrics. Parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 2, tenor 1, tenor 2, baritone; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass; drums.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains conductor score. Score indicates parts for 2 altos, 2 tenors, baritone, 4 trumpets, 3 trombones, bass, drums, voice, piano. Score does not include lyrics.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder D contains parts in Ab Major and lyric sheet. Parts for 2 reeds - Proc (2), Harry (2); 1 trumpet - Cooty; 3 trombones - Buster, Brown, Chuck; bass (4). Many parts appear incomplete. Lyric sheet begins "There is a supreme being, there is one ...". -- from the Ruth Ellington Collection.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Ruth Ellington Collection Music Manuscripts (Series 3), 1940-1991