Rose of sunny Italy [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, torn, brittle.
label: Other Title
content: Rose.
label: Publication
content: Chicago, IL, Forster Music Publisher, Inc., 1923
name: label: Composer
content: Chapman, Joseph
label: Lyricist
content: De Voll, Cal
label: Lyricist
content: Altiere, Jimmie
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Chapman, Joseph
label: Lyricist
content: De Voll, Cal
label: Lyricist
content: Altiere, Jimmie
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 / 1.1.19: R
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 5 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1923
container: label: Container
content: Box 312, Folder 9
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: Holographs
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Piano vocal scores
label: Type
content: Published sheet music
label: Type
content: Short scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano vocal scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Published sheet music
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 5 parts and an indefinite number of scores

Rose of sunny Italy is contained in one folder consisting of 1 two page short score, 1 published five page piano vocal score and 5 parts in C Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (BS, Whaley?).

Short score indicates parts for alto, baritone. Piano vocal score lyrics begin "They call her Rose, but no one knows ...". Parts for 4 reeds - Procope, Johnny, Jimmy, baritone; guitar. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.