Trees [music]
odd: label: General
content: A part for "Believed beloved" is noted on the verso of the conductor score in Folder A. A part for "Memphis blues" is noted on the verso of a short score in Folder C. A part for an untitled piece is noted on the verso of the two page conductor score in Folder C. A part for an untitled piece is noted on the verso of the two page conductor score in Folder C. 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, worn.
label: General
content: Unsigned Strayhorn composition.
name: label: Composer
content: Rasbach, Oscar
label: Lyricist
content: Kilmer, Joyce
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Rasbach, Oscar
label: Lyricist
content: Kilmer, Joyce
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content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.20: T / Trees
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Statement of responsibility taken from Popular Music, 1920-1979, ed. Nat Shapiro.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 35 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 6 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 4 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
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content: Conductor scores
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content: Copy scores
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content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
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content: Piano conductor scores
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content: Short scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 4 parts and an indefinite number of scores
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content: Trees is contained in three folders consisting of 2 two page conductor scores, 1 one page conductor score, 3 two page short scores and 3 parts in Eb Major concert, 1 part in F Major concert, and 1 two page piano conductor score in D Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hand (Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains 1 two page short score and 1 two page conductor score in Eb Major, and piano conductor score in D Major. Short score does not indicate instrumentation. Conductor score indicates parts for sax, voice, piano. Piano conductor score does not indicate instrumentation and appears incomplete.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains parts in 2 groupings -- (i) Part in F Major for 1 trombone - 1. -- (ii) Parts in Eb Major for 3 reeds - Rab, Sears, Carney.
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content: Folder C contains remaining scores. 1 two page short score in Eb Major does not indicate instrumentation. 1 two page short score in Eb Major indicates parts for voices - soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass. Score does not include lyrics. Two page conductor score indicates parts for alto, tenor, trumpet, trombone. One page conductor score indicates parts for voices - tenor 1, tenor 2, baritone 1, baritone 2, bass. Lyrics begin "Oo, oo, I will never see ...". Lyrics are incomplete. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.