By quiet firesides [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: Robison, Willard
label: Arranger
content: Cray, Len
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Robison, Willard
label: Arranger
content: Cray, Len
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 / 1.1.3: B Titles
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book on many of the parts: 15.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 22 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 65 (Series 1), Folder 2
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: Conductor scores
label: Type
content: Copy scores
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: Conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see Subseries 1E
label: Scope and Contents
content: 21 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: By quiet firesides is contained in one folder consisting of 1 nine page conductor score, 1 one page short score and 21 parts in F Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (Parker, others?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Nine page conductor score indicates parts for 4 reeds - flute, clarinet 1, clarinet 2, bass clarinet 2; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 3 violins - 1, 2, 3; viola; cello; percussion. One page short score does not indicate instrumentation. Parts in 2 groupings -- (i) 3 reeds - flute, clarinet 1, bass clarinet; 3 trumpets - A, B, C; 3 violins - A (2), B, C; viola; cello; bass; percussion; piano. -- (ii) 2 violins - 1, 2, ; viola; cello; bass; piano. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.