Mellow ditty [music]
odd: label: General
content: Parts for "Smada" and "Boo-dah" are noted on the verso of a part in Folder C, 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, Wayne Shirley, and Dr. Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, torn, tape, stained.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Tonal group
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
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 / 1.1.14: M / Mellow Ditty
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Folder B from the Presentation Album, vol. X. Folder C, grouping ii from the Mercer Ellington Library. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 180.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 22 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 6 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 4 Items (parts (photocopies), 28 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: 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: 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: 31 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Mellow ditty is contained in three of eight folders for "Tonal group" consisting of 1 six page short score and 10 parts in Db Major concert, and 21 parts in F Major concert -- in ink and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (DE, Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains parts in Db Major for 3 reeds - Rab, Sears, Carney; 3 trumpets - Taft, Rex, 5; 3 trombones - Brown, Jones, Wilbur; guitar.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains short score. Short score does not indicate instrumentation.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains parts in F Major in 2 groupings -- (i) Parts for 1 reed - alto 3; 1 trumpet - 1; 1 trombone - 1; bass. -- (ii) Parts for 4 reeds - alto 1 (2), tenor 2 (2), tenor 4 (2), baritone (2); 3 trumpets - 2 (2), 3, 4 (2); 2 trombones - 2 (2), 3 (2).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A and Folder C, grouping i from the Duke Ellington Library.