Overture [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, and Dr. Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, tape, torn.
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
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 / 1.1.16: O / Overture
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 35 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (copy score, 36 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 14 Items (copy scores, 31 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: 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: 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 an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Overture is contained in two folders consisting of 1 four page conductor score, 1 one page conductor score and 14 parts in C Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hand (Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains four page conductor score. Score does not indicate instrumentation and appears incomplete.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains items in 2 groupings -- (i) Parts for 2 reeds - alto 1, alto 3; 2 trumpets - 1, 2. Parts for alto 1, trumpet 1 and trumpet 2 appear incomplete. -- (ii) One page conductor score and parts. Conductor score indicates parts for 4 saxes - 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 1 trombone - 1; piano; drums. Score appears incomplete. Parts for 4 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor, baritone; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; trombone; bass; piano. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.