Sophisticated lady [music]
odd: label: General
content: A short score for "Duet" is noted on the verso of the short score in Folder A. Parts for "Things ain't what they used to be," "Just a settin' and a rockin'," and "I got it bad" are noted on the bottom and verso of the part in Folder B. 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, brittle.
label: General
content: Unsigned Ellington-Strayhorn composition.
label: Other Title
content: Sophla.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Lyricist
content: Parish, Mitchell
label: Collection Creator
content: Boatwright, Ruth Ellington, 1914-2004
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Lyricist
content: Parish, Mitchell
setName: label: See more items in
content: Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials
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content: Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials / Series 1: Music Manuscripts, Scripts, and Compositional Materials / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / SOPHISTICATED LADIES / Sophisticated Lady
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Statement of responsibility taken from Popular Music, 1920-1979, ed. Nat Shapiro.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 11 Items (manuscripts, 31 cm.)
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Holographs
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Short scores
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 12 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Sophisticated lady is contained in two folders consisting of 1 two page short score and 12 parts in Ab Major concert -- in pencil -- in unidentified hands (DE, others?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains short score and parts. Short score indicates parts for saxes, clarinet, baritone, trumpets. Short score appears incomplete. Parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 2, tenor 1, tenor 2, baritone; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains 1 part for piano. -- from the Ruth Ellington Collection.