Up dat road [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, Wayne Shirley, and Dr. Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, tape.
label: Other Title
content: Up that road.
name: label: Composer
content: Fields, Frank
label: Lyricist
content: Prince, Van
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Fields, Frank
label: Lyricist
content: Prince, Van
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 / 1.1.21: U
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 9 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 399, Folder 13
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: 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: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see also Subseries 1.2
label: Scope and Contents
content: 8 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Up dat road is contained in one folder consisting of 1 four page short score, 1 three page short score, 1 two page conductor score, 1 lead sheet and 7 parts in d minor concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (Whaley, other?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Four page short score indicates parts for voices - female (2), male (2). Lyrics begin "Yes, the Lord, he lives up dat road ...". Three page short score indicates parts for voices - soprano, alto, tenor, bass. Lyrics as above. Two page conductor score does not indicate instrumentation and appears incomplete. Score includes lyrics as above. Lead sheet for voice. Lyrics as above. Parts for voices - soprano (2), alto, tenor, tenor 2, baritone, bass. Lyrics as above. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.