My ideal [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.
label: General
content: Unsigned Strayhorn composition.
name: label: Composer
content: Whiting, Richard A.
label: Composer
content: Chase, Newell
label: Lyricist
content: Robin, Leo
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Whiting, Richard A.
label: Composer
content: Chase, Newell
label: Lyricist
content: Robin, Leo
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 / 1.1.14: M
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Statement of responsibility taken from Popular Music, 1920-1979, ed. Nat Shapiro.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 14 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 235, Folder 1
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: Piano conductor 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: Piano conductor scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see also Subseries 1.2
label: Scope and Contents
content: 15 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: My ideal is contained in one folder consisting of 1 one page piano conductor score in A Major concert, 1 part in C Major concert, and 14 parts in Ab Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hand (Whaley, other?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Piano conductor score indicates parts for altos, tenor, baritone, Cat, trumpets, trombones. Part in C Major for piano. Part appears incomplete. Parts in Ab Major for 5 reeds - Otto, Johnny, Jimmy, Skippy, Carney; 4 trumpets - Baker, Taft, Scad, Rex; 3 trombones - Browne, Tricky, Tizol; bass; unidentified treble instrument (guitar?). -- from the Duke Ellington Library.