Midriff [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, torn, worn, stained, tape.
label: Other Title
content: Mid-riff.
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
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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 / Midriff
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Remaining items from the Mercer Ellington Library. There appear to be numbers from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 22, 40, 68.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Items (parts (photocopies), 36 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 25 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 15 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 3 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 10 Items (parts (photocopies), 28 cm.)
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Copy scores
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content: Holographs
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content: Manuscripts
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content: Music
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content: Parts (musical)
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content: Photocopies
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)
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content: Photocopies
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content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 53 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Midriff is contained in three folders consisting of 1 four page short score, 1 nine page short score, 1 one page short score and 53 parts in Bb Major concert, -- in ink and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (BS, Whaley, Jones?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains parts for 6 groupings -- (i) Parts for 4 reeds - Rab (2), alto 3, Jimmy (2), tenor 4. -- (ii) Parts for 2 reeds - tenor 4, Carney (2); 4 trumpets - 1, 2 (2), 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2 (2), 3 (2); bass (2). -- (iii) Part for drums. -- (iv) Part for 1 reed - alto 3. -- (v) Part for trumpet (?). -- (vi) Parts for trumpet (?); 1 trombone - 1.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains short scores. Four page short score indicates parts for clarinet, saxes, trumpets, trombones, bass. Nine page short score indicates parts for clarinet, Rab, baritone, Tricky, Tizol, bass. One page short score indicates parts for trumpets, trombones. One page short score appears incomplete.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains parts for 5 reeds - Otto (2), Rabbit (2), Sears (2), Jimmy (2), Carney (2); 5 trumpets - 1, Baker (2), Taft (2), Ray, Rex; 3 trombones - Tizol (2), Tricky (2), Brown (3); bass (2); guitar.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A, groupings iii, iv, & vi, and Folder B from the Duke Ellington Library.