[Afro Bossa scores] [music]
odd: label: General
content: This folder is a compilation of scores and items for nine pieces from "Afro Bossa." All pieces have separate entries except for "Afro Bossa," (grouping ii) and "Moon bow" (grouping vi). 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, stained. Folder A -- 16p. Folder A -- 2p. Folder A -- 2p. Folder A -- 15p.
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Afro Bossa
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
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content: Suites (Jazz ensemble)
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content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.2: A Titles
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 6 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 5 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 2 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 6 (Series 1), Folder 1-13
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: Copy scores
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content: Holographs
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content: Lead sheet
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content: Manuscripts
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content: Music
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content: Parts (musical)
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content: Piano conductor scores
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content: Short scores
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content: Copy scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Holographs
label: Genre/Form
content: Lead sheet
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
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content: Piano conductor scores
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content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 4 parts and an indefinite number of scores
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content: Afro Bossa scores are contained in one of nineteen folders for "Afro Bossa" consisting of 1 two page piano conductor score, 1 four page short score and 1 lead sheet in f minor concert, 1 six page short score and 1 two page short score in G Major concert, 1 part and 1 eight page short score in C Major concert, 1 two page short score in D Major concert, 1 four page short score in c minor concert, 1 two page short score in a minor concert, and 1 three page short score, 1 lead sheet and 1 part in Bb Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (DE, BS, Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Items in 9 groupings -- (i) Piano conductor score and lead sheet in f minor. Score does not indicate instrumentation. Lead sheet for unidentified treble instrument. -- (ii) Six page short score in G Major and part in C Major. Short score indicates parts for alto, tenor, clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone, trumpets, trombones, bass, drums. Part for bass. -- (iii) Short score in D Major. Short score indicates parts for saxes, baritone, trumpets, piano. -- (iv) Short score in c minor. Short score indicates parts for saxes, baritone. Short score appears incomplete. -- (v) Short score in C Major. Short score indicates parts for altos, clarinet, Paul, bass clarinet, baritone, trumpets, Cooper, Brown, Chuck. -- (vi) Short score in a minor. Short score indicates parts for trumpets. Short score appears incomplete. -- (vii) Items in Bb Major. Short score indicates parts for baritone, Cat, Rex, Cooty, Brown, Buster, Chuck. Lead sheet for unidentified treble instrument. Part for piano. -- (viii) Short score in f minor. Short score indicates parts for saxes, clarinet, Paul, baritone, Ray, trumpets, Chuck. -- (ix) Two page short score in G Major. Short score indicates parts for Rab, Paul, Carney. Short score appears incomplete. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.