I can't get started [music]
odd: label: General
content: An untitled part is noted on the verso of the part for Guy in Folder C, grouping i. 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: Unsigned Strayhorn composition.
label: Other Title
content: Can't get started.
label: Other Title
content: Can't.
label: Other Title
content: Can't get.
name: label: Composer
content: Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969
label: Lyricist
content: Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969
label: Lyricist
content: Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983
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 / 1.1.10: I
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Statement of responsibility taken from Popular Music, 1920-1979, ed. Nat Shapiro.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 13 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 2 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (copy score, 28 cm.)
phystech: label: Condition
content: Fair, torn.
container: label: Container
content: Box 151 (Series 1), Folder 5-7
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: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Piano conductor scores
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Short scores
genre_format: 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 conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see also Subseries 1.3
label: Scope and Contents
content: 17 parts and an indefinite number of scores.
label: Scope and Contents
content: I can't get started is contained in three folders consisting of 1 one-page short score in Db Major concert, 1 two-page piano conductor score in Ab Major concert, 1 two-page short score and 8 parts in C Major concert, and 9 parts in G Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (DE, BS, Whaley, other?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains short scores in Db Major and C Major. Short score in Db Major does not indicate instrumentation and appears incomplete. Short score in C Major indicates parts for Rab, sax, baritone, trumpets, piano, bass.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains piano conductor score in Ab Major. Score does not indicate parts.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains parts in 3 groupings -- (i) Parts in C Major for 2 trumpets - Rex, Wallace; 1 trombone - Brown; guitar - Guy. -- (ii) Parts in C Major for 1 reed - Sears; 2 trumpets - Cat, Scad; 1 trombone - Tricky. -- (iii) Parts in G Major for 4 reeds - Otto, Ben, Chauncey, Carney; 3 trumpets - Wally, Rex, Ray; 2 trombones - Brown, Tricky. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.