Don't get down on your knees to pray [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, Wayne Shirley, and Dr. Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, tape, worn.
label: General
content: Unsigned Ellington-Strayhorn composition.
label: Other Title
content: Don't get down.
label: Other Title
content: Don't - tag.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Sacred concert II
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
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.5: D
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Folder C, groupings i & ii from the Mercer Ellington Library. Statement of responsibility taken from Music is my Mistress, by Duke Ellington.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 12 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 12 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 9 Items (parts (photocopies), 28 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 101 (Series 1), Folder 1-8
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: Copy scores
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
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: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano vocal scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see SACRED CONCERT II
label: Scope and Contents
content: 29 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Don't get down on your knees to pray is contained in three of eighty five folders for "Sacred concert II" consisting of 3 one page short scores, 1 nine page piano vocal score and 29 parts in Ab Major concert, and 1 sixty two page short score in Db Major concert -- ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (Whaley, others?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains scores. Piano vocal score lyrics begin "Don't get down on your knees to pray until you have forgiven ev'ry one ...". Short scores in Ab Major do not indicate instrumentation. 2 short scores include lyrics. Lyrics begin as above. All short scores appear incomplete. Short score in Db Major indicates parts for 5 reeds, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, voice. Lyrics begin as above.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains parts for 5 reeds - Rab, Proc, Jimmy, Paul, Carney; 4 trumpets - Cat, Herb, Merc, Cooty; 3 trombones - Brown, Buster, Chuck.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains parts in 3 groupings - (i) Parts for 5 reeds - Rab (2), Proc, Jimmy, Paul, Carney; 1 trombone - Chuck; bass. -- (ii) Parts for 2 reeds - Rab (2), Jimmy; 1 trombone - Chuck; bass. -- (iii) Parts for 1 reed - Paul; 2 trumpets - Cat, Mercer; 1 trombone - Brown. -- All items except Folder C, groupings i & ii from the Duke Ellington Library.