Copasetics [music]
odd: label: General
content: A piano conductor score for Welcome aboard is noted on the verso of the short score for Copasetics. 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: Arranger
content: Biggs, Howard
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Arranger
content: Biggs, Howard
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content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.4: C
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 28 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 83 (Series 1), Folder 1-4
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
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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: Piano conductor scores
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: Piano conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 26 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: Copasetics is contained in two folders consisting of 1 six page short score in Eb Major concert, 1 one page piano conductor score, 1 four page piano conductor score and 12 parts in Bb Major concert, and 14 parts in F Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (BS, Whaley, other?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains six page short score. Score indicates parts for saxes, bartione, trombone, vocals. Score appears incomplete.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains items in 3 groupings -- (i) 1 one page piano conductor score. Score does not indicate instrumentation and appears incomplete. Parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor 1, tenor 4, baritone; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 2 trombones - 1, 3; bass; drums. -- (ii) 1 four page piano conductor score. Score indicates parts for trumpet, trombone, drums, piano. -- (iii) Parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 2, tenor 1, tenor 2, baritone; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 2 trombones - 1, 2; bass; drums; guitar; piano. Parts in grouping iii reflect arrangement by Howard Biggs. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.