Allah-Bye [music]
odd: label: General
content: 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, tape. Folder A -- 3p., folder B -- 22p., folders C and D -- 25p. Folders C and D -- 10p.
name: label: Composer
content: Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
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content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.2: A Titles
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (short score, 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 24 Items (copy scores, 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 10 Items (parts, varying sizes)
container: label: Container
content: Box 15 (Series 1), Folder 6-8
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: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Photocopies
label: Type
content: Short scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 35 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Allah Bye is contained in 4 folders consisting of one lead sheet, one short score, and 33 parts in Bb Major concert -- in pencil, ink and photocopy -- in unidentified copyist's hand.
label: Scope and Contents
content: folder A contains one short score, in pencil, probably in Strayhorn's hand.
label: Scope and Contents
content: folder B contains 11 parts. -- for Rab, Otto, Ben, Carney, Rex, Ray, Wally, Brown, Tizol, and Bassie. -- number 17 from Duke Ellington Library.
label: Scope and Contents
content: folders C and D contain 23 parts and duplicates in ink and photocopy from the Mercer Ellington Library. -- parts for Rab (2), Proc (2), Paul (2), Jimmy (2), Baritone (2), trumpet 1, 2, and 3, Britt (2), Butter (2), John (2), bass (2), drums, and unidentified part (probably lead sheet). folders represent two different arrangements