Gong [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 Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, tape. Folder A -- 2p., folder B -- 5p. Folder B -- 24p.
label: General
content: Unsigned Ellington-Strayhorn composition.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Afro-Eurasian eclipse
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Suites (Jazz ensemble)
creator: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
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 / 1.1.8: G
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Grouping ii from the Mercer Ellington Library. Statement of responsibility taken from Music is my Mistress, by Duke Ellington.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (copy score, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 8 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 5 Items (parts (photocopies), 28 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 132 (Series 1), Folder 6
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: 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)
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see AFRO-EURASIAN ECLIPSE
label: Scope and Contents
content: 14 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Gong is contained in one of twenty five folders for "Afro-Eurasian eclipse" consisting of 1 two page short score and 14 parts in E Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (DE, other?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Items in 3 groupings -- (i) Short score. Short score indicates parts for Norris, clarinet, 2 tenors, baritone, trumpets, trombones. -- (ii) Parts for 5 reeds - Norris, Proc, Paul, Ash, Harry; 4 trumpets - Cat, 2, 3, 4; 2 trombones - 1, bass; bass. -- (iii) Parts for 1 trumpet - Cat; 1 trombone - 2. -- Groupings i & iii from the Duke Ellington Library.