Swing low [music]
odd: label: General
content: A part for "April in Paris" is noted on the verso of this short score. A short score for "Heavenly choir" is also included in this folder. 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.
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Boatwright, Ruth Ellington, 1914-2004
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
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content: Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials
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content: Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials / Series 1: Music Manuscripts, Scripts, and Compositional Materials / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / Swing Low (Coming for to Carry Me Home), April in Paris, and Heavenly Choir
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Manuscripts
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content: Music
label: Type
content: Short scores
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content: Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
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content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Swing low is contained in one folder consisting of 1 five page short score in G Major concert -- in pencil -- in unidentified hand (Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Short score indicates parts for voices - tenor 1, tenor 2, baritone 1, baritone 2, bass. Lyrics begin "Swing low, sweet chariot ...". -- from the Ruth Ellington Collection.