Deep river blues [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, tape.
name: label: Composer
content: Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Handy, W. C. (William Christopher), 1873-1958
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content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.5: D
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 17 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 93 (Series 1), Folder 6
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Conductor scores
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content: Copy scores
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content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
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content: Piano vocal scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Conductor scores
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: Piano vocal scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see Subseries 1E
label: Scope and Contents
content: 18 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Deep river blues is contained in one folder consisting of 1 seventeen page conductor score, 1 five page piano vocal score and 18 parts in F Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (Parker, other?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Conductor score indicates parts for flute, 3 clarinets, bass clarinet, horn, trumpets, guitar, violins, viola, cello, bass, piano. Piano vocal score lyrics begin "Deep river, deep river, Mississippi River so deep and wide ...". Parts for 6 reeds - flute, clarinet 1, clarinet 2, clarinet 3, bass, clarinet, bassoon; horn; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 3 violins - 1 (2), 2, 3; viola; cello; bass; guitar. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.