Sepia sorrow song [music]
odd: label: General
content: Folder also contains brief narrative passages, apparently intended to introduce the piece. William Grant Still apparently scored several works for Willard Robison in addition to this piece. 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, worn, brittle.
name: label: Composer
content: Robison, Willard
label: Arranger
content: Grainger, Porter
label: Arranger
content: Sisson, Kenn
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Robison, Willard
label: Arranger
content: Grainger, Porter
label: Arranger
content: Sisson, Kenn
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 / 1.1.20: S
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Short score is dated 1931/01. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 12.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 16 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (copy score, 31 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 337, Folder 9
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: Lead sheet
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Piano vocal scores
label: Type
content: Short scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Lead sheet
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano vocal scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see Subseries 1E
label: Scope and Contents
content: 15 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Sepia sorrow song is contained in one folder consisting of 1 thirty four page short score, 1 eight page piano vocal score, 1 six page piano vocal score, 1 five page piano vocal score, 1 lead sheet and 14 parts in f minor concert, and 1 seven page piano vocal score in g minor concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (Still, others?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Conductor score indicates parts for 3 clarinets, trumpets, 3 violins, viola, cello, bass, drums, 2 pianos, voice. Lyrics begin "Nobody but the Good Lawd can know what's in store for tomorrow ...". Eight page piano vocal score and six page piano vocal score lyrics begin as above. Five page piano vocal score lyrics begin "Down in my soul deys heavy sorrow ...". Lead sheet for voice. Lyrics begin "Nobody but the Good Lawd ...". Parts for 3 reeds - clarinet 1, clarinet 2, bass clarinet; 3 trumpets - A, B, C; 3 violins - A (2), B, C; viola; cello; bass; drums. Seven page piano vocal score in g minor lyrics begin "Down in my soul ...". -- from the Duke Ellington Library.