Brown penny [music]
odd: label: General
content: Additional materials for this piece are contained in "Beggar's holiday scores," Folder A, grouping ii, Folder C, grouping i, and Folder D, grouping ii. Handwriting and other details have been reported based on the notes of David Berger, Andrew Homzy, Dr. Theodore Hudson, Walter van de Leur, and Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, torn, stained, tape.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Beggar's holiday
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Dramatic music
creator: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
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 / 1.1.3: B Titles
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 178.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 27 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 10 Items (copy scores, 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (copy score, 26 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 63 (Series 1), Folder 11
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Copy scores
label: Type
content: Holographs
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: Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
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 1.3 see BEGGAR'S HOLIDAY
label: Scope and Contents
content: 37 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Brown penny is contained in two of forty seven folders for "Beggar's holiday" consisting of 1 two page piano vocal score, 1 three page piano vocal score, 1 two page short score and 11 parts in F Major concert, 8 parts in Bb Major concert, 10 parts in Ab Major concert, and 8 parts in Db Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (BS, Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains two page piano vocal score. Lyrics begin "First I whispered I am too young ...".
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains remaining scores and parts in 5 groupings -- (i) Scores. Piano vocal score lyrics begin as above. Short score indicates part for clarinet. Short score appears incomplete. -- (ii) Parts in F Major for 4 reeds - Rab, Proc, Sears, Carney; 1 trumpet - Scad; 3 trombones - Jones, Brown, Wilbur; bass; guitar (2). -- (iii) Parts in Bb Major for 3 reeds - Rab, Sears, Carney; 3 trumpets - Ray, Williams, trumpet; 2 trombones - Wilbur, Brown. -- (iv) Parts in Ab Major for 5 reeds - Rab, Procope, Sears, Jimmy, Carney; 2 trumpets - Baker, Scad; 2 trombones - Brown, Glenn; bass. -- (v) Parts in Db Major for 4 reeds - Rab, alto 3, Jimmy, baritone; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.