Funeral, The [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, worn, brittle.
label: Other Title
content: The funeral.
name: label: Arranger
content: Wilcox, Larry
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Pousse cafe
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Arranger
content: Wilcox, Larry
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 / 1.1.7: F
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (part (photocopy), 36 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 10 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 13 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 125 (Series 1), Folder 15
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: Piano conductor scores
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: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see POUSSE CAFE
label: Scope and Contents
content: 18 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: The funeral is contained in one of eighty three folders for "Pousse cafe" consisting of 5 three page short scores in G Major concert, and 1 six page piano conductor score and 18 parts in C Major concert -- in ink and photocopy -- in identified hand (Charlap) and unidentified hand.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Short scores do not indicate instrumentation. Short scores include lyrics. Lyrics begin "In the tradition, in the wonderful tradition ...". Piano conductor score indicates parts for flute, oboe, clarinet, brass, violins, cellos, voices. Lyrics begin as above. Parts for 5 reeds - flute 1, flute 2, oboe 3, clarinet 4, clarinet 5; 2 trumpets - 3, 4; 2 trombones - 1, 2; 4 violins - A, B, C, D; 2 cellos - A, B; bass; 2 drums - A, B. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.