Pretty girl [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, worn, torn, tape.
label: Other Title
content: Star crossed lovers.
label: Other Title
content: Little girl.
name: label: Composer
content: Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
label: Arranger
content: Henderson, Rick
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Such sweet thunder
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
label: Arranger
content: Henderson, Rick
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 / 1.1.17: P
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Remaining items from the Mercer Ellington Library. Copyright by Tempo Music, Inc. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 76.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 6 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 21 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 12 Items (parts (photocopies), 28 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (copy score, 19 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 296, Folder 12
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: Holographs
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Photocopies
label: Type
content: Piano conductor scores
label: Type
content: Piano vocal scores
label: Type
content: Short scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
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)
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano vocal scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 39 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Pretty girl is contained in three of twenty eight folders for "Such sweet thunder" consisting of 1 two page piano vocal score and 6 parts in Db Major concert, 1 four page short score and 14 parts in C Major concert, 1 part in G Major concert (?), 1 part in Eb Major concert (?), and 1 two page piano conductor score and 17 parts in F Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (BS, Sanders, Henderson, Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains piano vocal score in Db Major. Lyrics begin "Pretty girl you with the smile ...".
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains short score in C Major. Short score indicates parts for Proc, Paul, Jim, baritone, trumpets, bass.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains items in 7 groupings -- (i) Parts in C Major for 3 reeds - Procope, Jimmy, Harry; 3 trumpets - Cat, Terry (2), Cook (2); 1 trombone - Butter. -- (ii) Parts in Db Major for 1 trombone - 2; bass (3). -- (iii) Parts in G Major and Eb Major (?). Part in G Major (?) for guitar. Part in Eb Major (?) for unidentified treble instrument. -- (iv) Parts in C Major for 2 reeds - Procope, Paul; 1 trumpet - Ray; 2 trombones - Britt, Buster. -- (v) Piano conductor score and parts in F Major. Piano conductor score indicates parts for saxes, trumpets, trombones. Parts for 2 trombones - 3, 4; guitar. -- (vi) Parts in F Major for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 2, tenor 1, tenor 2, baritone; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4 (2); 3 trombones - 1, 2, Chuck; bass. -- (vii) Parts in Db Major for 1 reed - Rab; 1 trumpet - Rolf.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A, Folder B, and Folder C, groupings iv, vi & vii from the Duke Ellington Library.