Birth of the blues [music]
odd: label: General
content: Part for trumpet 2 in Folder B (photocopy) is originally noted on the verso of What am I here for? Handwriting has been identified based on the notes of David Berger, Andrew Homzy, Mark Tucker, and Walter van de Leur.
label: General
content: Condition: tape, torn, fair. Folder A -- 4p.,. Folder A -- 4p.,. Folder A -- 7p.,folder B -- 16p., folder C -- 1p.
name: label: Composer
content: Henderson, Ray
label: Lyricist
content: DeSylva, B.G.
label: Lyricist
content: Brown, Lew
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Henderson, Ray
label: Lyricist
content: DeSylva, B.G.
label: Lyricist
content: Brown, Lew
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 / 1.1.3: B Titles / Birth Of The Blues verso What Am I Here For
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Copyright 1926 -- Shapiro.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 7 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (part (photocopy), 28 cm.)
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: Lead sheet
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
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: Conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Lead sheet
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
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: 9 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Birth of the blues is contained in three folders consisting of 1 three page piano vocal score, 1 two page lead sheet, 1 twelve page conductor score and 1 two page short score in C Major concert, and 8 parts in Ab Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (Whaley, others?)
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains piano vocal score, vocal lead sheet and 6 parts. Parts for 1 reed - baritone; 2 trumpets - 1, 3; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3. Part for trombone 3 appears incomplete.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains twelve page conductor score, short score, and 1 part. Conductor score for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor 1, tenor 2, baritone; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 2 trombones - 1, 2; piano; bass. Short score for chorus section does not indicate instrumentation. Part (photocopy) for trumpet 2.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains part for bass. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.