Roll Jordan [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 Dr. Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, tape.
name: label: Composer
content: Blake, Eubie (James Herbert), 1883-1983
label: Lyricist
content: Razaf, Andy
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Blake, Eubie (James Herbert), 1883-1983
label: Lyricist
content: Razaf, Andy
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content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.19: R
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: There appear to be numbers from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 12, 57, 58.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 12 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 11 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 311, Folder 8-9
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Conductor scores
label: Type
content: Copy scores
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Piano conductor scores
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content: Piano vocal scores
label: Type
content: Short scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Conductor scores
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 conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano vocal scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 16 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Roll Jordan is contained in two folders consisting of 1 six page piano vocal score, 1 three page short score, 1 four page short score, 2 seven page short scores, 1 four page piano conductor score, 1 four page conductor score and 16 parts in Eb Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (Blake, Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains piano vocal score. Lyrics begin "I'm so weary of this heavy load ...".
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains items in 5 groupings -- (i) Three page short score and parts. Short score indicates parts for soprano, 2 altos, tenor, baritone, bass. Lyrics begin "Roll Jordan roll ...". Parts for voices - soprano (2), alto 1, alto 2, tenor, baritone, bass. Lyrics correspond to score. -- (ii) Four page short score. Short score indicates parts for soprano, alto, tenor 2, baritone, bass. Lyrics begin "Roll Jordan roll". -- (iii) Seven page short score and parts. Short score does not indicate instrumentation. Lyrics begin "I'm so weary of this heavy load ...". Parts for voices -- soprano 2, alto, tenor, tenor 2, baritone, bass. Lyrics correspond to score. -- (iv) Seven page short score. Short score indicates parts for solo, tenor 1, tenor 2, baritone, bass. Lyrics for solo begin "I'm so weary of this heavy load ...". Lyrics for other voices begin "Roll Jordan roll ...". -- (v) Piano conductor score, conductor score and parts. Piano conductor score does not indicate instrumentation. Conductor score indicates parts for sax, brass, voice. Parts for 1 reed - alto 1; 2 trumpets - 1, 2. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.