Slip of the lip, A [music]
odd: label: General
content: Parts for "Fussy puss" and "Sherman shuffle" are noted on the verso of the parts in 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 Dr. Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, worn, torn, tape.
label: Other Title
content: A slip of the lip.
label: Publication
content: New York, NY, Tempo Music, Inc., 1942
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Mercer Kennedy, 1919-1996 (musician)
label: Composer
content: Henderson, Luther
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Mercer Kennedy, 1919-1996 (musician)
label: Composer
content: Henderson, Luther
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 / 1.1.20: S / Slip Of The Lip (Can Sink A Ship) also known as Me And My Wig see also Subseries 1.3
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 94.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 28 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 7 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 3 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1942
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: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Piano vocal scores
label: Type
content: Published sheet music
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
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: Published sheet music
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 10 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: A slip of the lip is contained in one folder consisting of 2 published two page piano vocal scores and 10 parts in F Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (Tizol, Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Items in 3 groupings -- (i) Piano vocal scores. Lyrics begin "Shhh! Don't talk too much ...". -- (ii) Parts for 3 reeds - Otto, Ben, Carney; 2 trumpets - Rex, Wallace; 2 trombones - Tricky, Brown. Parts for Otto, Ben, Carney, Wallace appear incomplete. -- (iii) Parts for 2 trumpets - Scad, Ray; 1 trombone - Tricky. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.