Blue belles of Harlem [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, torn.
label: Other Title
content: Blue bells.
label: Other Title
content: Bells.
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
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content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.3: B Titles
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Folder A from the Presentation Album, vol. L, p. 3 & p. 5. Folder C from the Presentation Album, vol. A. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book on the parts in Folder D: 110.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 6 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 12 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 51 (Series 1), Folder 12-15
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Copy scores
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content: Holographs
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
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: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see also Subseries 1.3
label: Scope and Contents
content: 18 parts and an indefinite number of scores
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content: Blue belles of Harlem is contained in four folders consisting of 1 one page short score and 1 part in F Major concert, and 1 five page short score and 17 parts in Eb Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (DE, BS, Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains short scores. Short scores do not indicate instrumentation.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains 3 parts in Eb Major concert. Parts for 2 reeds - Rab (2), Otto. Part for Otto and 1 of the parts for Rab appear incomplete.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains 1 part in F Major concert. Part for piano.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder D contains 14 parts in Eb Major concert. Parts for 3 reeds - Rab, Sears, Carney; 4 trumpets - Scat, Rex, Taft, Cat; 3 trombones - Brown, Tricky, Jones; bass (2); guitar - Guy (2).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folders B & D from the Duke Ellington Library.