Be a man [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 Mark Tucker.
label: General
content: Condition: fair, worn, brittle.
label: General
content: Unsigned Ellington-Strayhorn composition.
label: Other Title
content: Hot foot hop.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Lyricist
content: Barer, Marshall
label: Arranger
content: Wilcox, Larry
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Pousse cafe
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Lyricist
content: Barer, Marshall
label: Arranger
content: Wilcox, Larry
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 / Be A Man
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Statement of responsibility taken in part from other collection materials.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (part (photocopy), 36 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 26 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 12 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
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: Photocopies
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: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano conductor scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 38 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Be a man is contained in two of eighty three folders for "Pousse cafe" consisting of 1 seven page piano conductor score and 36 parts in A Major concert, and 2 parts in F Major concert -- in ink and photocopy -- in identified hand (Charlap) and unidentified hand.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains parts in 2 groupings -- (i) Parts in A Major for voice (17). Lyrics begin "You gotta eat a little dirt ...". -- (ii) Parts in F Major for piano (2).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains piano conductor score and parts in F Major. Piano conductor score indicates parts for flute, clarinet, trumpets, trombones, violins, cello, voice. Lyrics begin as above. Parts for 5 reeds - flute 1, flute 2, clarinet 3, clarinet 4, clarinet 5; 4 trumpets - 1/2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; 4 violins - A, B, C, D; cello; bass; 2 drums - 1, 2. Parts for trumpet 1 and trumpet 2 are noted on the same sheet. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.