Why was I born [music]
odd: label: General
content: A short score for "Smiling" is noted on the verso of the short score in Folder B. 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, brittle, tape.
label: Publication
content: New York, NY, T. B. Harms Company, 1929
name: label: Composer
content: Kern, Jerome
label: Lyricist
content: Hammerstein, Oscar, 1895-1960
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Kern, Jerome
label: Lyricist
content: Hammerstein, Oscar, 1895-1960
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 / 1.1.23: W
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (copy score, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 31 cm.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1929
container: label: Container
content: Box 409, Folder 24-25
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: Holographs
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Piano conductor scores
label: Type
content: Piano vocal scores
label: Type
content: Published sheet music
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: Holographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano vocal scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Published sheet music
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 4 scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Why was I born is contained in two folders consisting of 1 published four page piano vocal score and 1 two page short score in Eb Major concert, and 1 five page piano vocal score and 1 three page piano conductor score in C Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in identified hand (DE) and unidentified hand (Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains piano vocal scores and piano conductor score. Published piano vocal score lyrics begin "Spending these lonesome evenings with nothing to do ...". Piano vocal score in C Major lyrics begin "Why was I born, why am I living ...". Piano conductor score does not indicate instrumentation. Score includes partial lyrics "I'm a poor fool ...".
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains short score. Short score indicates parts for alto 1, alto 3, tenor, chimes. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.