Night creature [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, tape, brittle.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Arranger
content: Henderson, Luther
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Night creature
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Arranger
content: Henderson, Luther
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 / 1.1.15: N / NIGHT CREATURE
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 83 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 12 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: Copy scores
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Photocopies
label: Type
content: Piano conductor scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano conductor scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 95 parts
label: Scope and Contents
content: Night creature is contained in four of seven folders for "Night creature" consisting of 67 parts in C Major concert, and 28 parts in e minor concert -- in ink and photocopy -- in identified hand (Fleagle).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains parts in C Major for 10 reeds - flute 1, flute 2, oboe 1, oboe 2, clarinet 1, clarinet 2, clarinet 3, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabasson; 4 horns - 1/3, 2/4; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; tuba; 2 violins - 1, 2; viola; cello; bass (2); harp; percussion. Horn parts are noted 2 parts per sheet. Parts subtitled "Section 1."
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains parts in C Major for 10 reeds - flute 1, flute 2, oboe 1, oboe 2, clarinet 1, clarinet 2, clarinet 3, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon; 4 horns - 1/3, 2/4; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; tuba; 2 violins - 1, 2; viola; cello; bass; harp; percussion. Horn parts are noted 2 parts per sheet. Parts subtitled "Section 2."
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains parts in C Major in 2 groupings -- (i) Parts for 2 violins - 1, 2; viola; cello; bass; percussion. Parts subtitled "Section 1." -- (ii) Parts for 2 violins - 1, 2; viola; cello; bass; percussion. Parts subtitled "Section 2."
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder D contains parts in e minor for 10 reeds - flute 1, flute 2, oboe 1, oboe 2, clarinet 1, clarinet 2, clarinet 3, bass clarinet, bassoon, contrabassoon; 4 horns - 1/3, 2/4; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; tuba; 2 violins - 1, 2 (2); viola; cello; bass; harp; percussion. Horn parts are noted 2 parts per sheet. Parts are subtitled "Section 3." -- from the Duke Ellington Library.