Father Abraham [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.
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
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 / 1.1.7: F
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 42.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 119 (Series 1), Folder 7
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Conductor scores
label: Type
content: Music
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Father Abraham is contained in one folder consisting of 1 six page conductor score in g minor concert -- in pencil -- in unidentified hand (Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Score indicates parts for 5 voices - soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass. Lyrics begin "Father Abraham sittin' down side-a ob de holy Lamb ...". -- from the Duke Ellington Library.