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odd: label: General
content: The description in the following records is a preliminary one. Some of the titles in boxes 19 and 20 are still being identified. Most of the idnetification for these materials was completed by Walter van de Leur. 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.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Composer
content: Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Anatomy of a murder
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Motion picture music
creator: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Composer
content: Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
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
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: According to Mark Tucker's "Duke Ellington Reader," "Anatomy of a Murder" was a 1959 motion picture film, directed by Otto Preminger. -- Ellington and Strayhorn composed the soundtrack.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: several copy scores (31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: seveal short scores (31 cm.)
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: Lead sheet
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Short scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Lead sheet
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Anatomy of a murder is contained in 3 boxes (18 - 20) including several short scores and parts in varying keys -- in ink and pencil -- unidentified copyist's hands (probably Whaley, et. al.)
label: Scope and Contents
content: Short titles include: Almost cried, Flirtibird, Grace valse, Haupe, Hero to zero, Low key lightly, Midnight indigo, Sunswept Sunday, Upper and outest, and Way early subtone. -- Alternate titles include I'm going fishing and Pie Eye's blues. -- from the Duke and Mercer Ellington Libraries.