Heritage [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 Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, torn, worn, tape.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: My people
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
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 / 1.1.9: H / Heritage
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 34 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 34 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 4 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (copy score, 34 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 4 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (part (photocopy), 32 cm.)
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: Copy scores
label: Type
content: Holographs
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Photocopies
label: Type
content: Piano vocal scores
label: Type
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: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano vocal scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 13 scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Heritage is contained in two of thirty four folders for "My people" consisting of 3 two page short scores, 3 one page short scores, 1 two page conductor score, 1 three page piano vocal score and 1 three page short score in Bb Major concert, 3 three page piano vocal scores in Eb Major concert, and 1 three page piano vocal score in A Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (BS, Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains scores in Bb Major. 1 two page short score indicates parts for 2 altos, clarinet, tenor, baritone. 1 two page short score indicates parts for alto, tenor, baritone, John, trombone. 1 two page short score indicates part for trumpet. 1 one page short score indicates parts for baritone, trombones, bass. 2 one page short scores do not indicate instrumentation and appear incomplete. Two page conductor score indicates parts for alto, tenor, baritone, trombone, bass.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains piano vocal scores and 1 three page short score in Bb Major. Piano vocal scores lyrics begin "My mother, the greatest and the prettiest ...". Short score indicates parts for saxes, brass, voice. Lyrics begin as above. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.