Lightly and politely [music]
odd: label: General
content: Score bears an inscription from the composer to Ellington. 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.
name: label: Composer
content: Berman, Lennie
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Berman, Lennie
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 / 1.1.13: L
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Score bears a copyright date of 1941/05/17.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 36 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 14 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 201, Folder 5
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Conductor scores
label: Type
content: Copy scores
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 14 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Lightly and politely is contained in one folder consisting of 1 nineteen page conductor score in F Major concert, and 14 parts in Bb Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (Berman, Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Conductor score indicates parts for 5 reeds - Otto, Johnny, Ben, Barney, Harry; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass; drums; guitar; piano. Parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor 2, tenor 4, baritone; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass; drums. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.