Orson [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, tape.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Composer
content: Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Deep south suite
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Composer
content: Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
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 / 1.1.16: O
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Folder A from the Presentation Album, vol. T, p. 5. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 119.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 24 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 259, Folder 9-10
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: 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: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see DEEP SOUTH SUITE
label: Scope and Contents
content: 23 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Orson is contained in two of eighteen folders for "Deep south suite" consisting of 1 four page short score and 15 parts in G Major concert, and 8 parts in F Major concert -- in ink -- in unidentified hands (Sanders, Whaley, Tizol, Mullens?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains short score. Short score indicates parts for solo trumpet, solo trombone, trombones.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains parts in 2 groupings -- (i) Parts in G Major for 5 reeds - Pro, Willie, Hamilton, Paul, Rick; 4 trumpets - Anderson, Baker, Nelson, Nance; 3 trombones - Tizol (2), Britt (2), 3; bass. Some parts appear incomplete. -- (ii) Parts in F Major for 1 reed - Otto; 4 trumpets - Wallace, Ray, Rex, Baker; 3 tromboes - Tricky, Brown, Tizol. Parts subtitled "No. I."
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B from the Duke Ellington Library.