King fit the battle of Alabam' [music]
odd: label: General
content: Additional materials for this piece are contained in "My people scores." 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: General
content: Condition: fair, tape, brittle.
label: Other Title
content: King.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: My people
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
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content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.12: K
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (part (photocopy), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 25 Items (copy scores, 31 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 192, Folder 3
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: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Photocopies
label: Type
content: Piano vocal scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano vocal scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see MY PEOPLE
label: Scope and Contents
content: 25 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: King fit the battle of Alabam' is contained in two of thirty four folders for "My people" consisting of 1 five page piano vocal score and 25 parts in f minor concert -- in ink and photocopy -- in unidentified hand (Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains piano vocal score. Lyrics begin "King fit the battle of Alabam', Birmingham Alabam' ...". Score appears incomplete.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains parts in 2 groupings -- (i) Parts for 3 reeds - alto 1, tenor 2, tenor 4; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass (2); drums. Many parts appear to be only an introductory phrase. -- (ii) Parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor 1, tenor 4, baritone; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4; 2 trombones - 2, 3; bass. Part for bass appears incomplete. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.