My old flame [music]
odd: label: General
content: A piano vocal score for an untitled piece is also contained in Folder A. -- According to Mark Tucker's "The Duke Ellington Reader," Ellington and the orchestra went to Hollywood to appear in this 1934 film starring Mae West. -- According to Timner, it was first recorded in April and May that same year. -- 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: Other Title
content: Old flame.
label: Other Title
content: Flame.
name: label: Names
content: West, Mae
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Belle of the nineties
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Motion picture music
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content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.14: M
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 2 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 16 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 11 Items (manuscripts, 31 cm.)
phystech: label: Condition
content: Fair, torn, tape, brittle. Folder A -- 8p., folder B -- 14p.,folder C -- 5p. Folder B -- 5p.,folder C -- 7p. Folder B -- 5p.,. Folder A -- 2p.,folder B -- 5p.
container: label: Container
content: Box 235, Folder 11
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: Holographs
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Short scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see BELLE OF THE NINETIES see Subseries 1.3
label: Scope and Contents
content: 28 parts and an indefinite number of scores.
label: Scope and Contents
content: My old flame is contained in three of five folders for "Belle of the nineties" consisting of 1 two page short score, 1 four page short score and 6 parts in G Major concert, 9 parts in Eb Major concert, and 13 parts in Bb Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (DE, ME, Tizol, Henderson, other?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains short scores. Two-page short score indicates parts for Rabbit, altos, clarinet, baritone, Cooty, trumpets, Tricky, Brown, Tizol, bass. Four page short score indicates parts for tenor, horn, trumpet, bass.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains parts in 2 groupings -- (i) Parts in Eb Major for 1 trumpet - 3; bass; guitar. -- (ii) Parts in Bb Major for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 2, Jimmy, Paul, baritone; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3 (2).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains parts in 2 groupings -- (i) Parts in G Major for 2 reeds - Johnny, Otto; 3 trumpets - Cooty, Wetz, Posey; bass. -- (ii) Parts in Eb Major for 2 reeds - Otto, Carney; 2 trumpets - 1, 2; 1 trombone - Tricky; bass. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.