Circle [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, worn.
label: General
content: Unsigned Ellington-Strayhorn composition.
name: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Composer
content: Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
title: label: Topic
content: Far east suite
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
label: Composer
content: Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
setName: label: See more items in
content: Duke Ellington Collection
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content: Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.4: C
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Folder B, grouping i from the Mercer Ellington Library. Statement of responsibility taken from Music is my Mistress, by Duke Ellington. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 25.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 11 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 3 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (part (photocopy), 28 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 75 (Series 1), Folder 8-10
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: Holographs
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
label: Type
content: Photocopies
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: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: see FAR EAST SUITE
label: Scope and Contents
content: 15 parts and 1 score
label: Scope and Contents
content: Circle is contained in two of thirty one folders for "Far east suite" consisting of 1 two page short score and 15 parts in Bb Major concert -- in ink and photocopy -- in identified hand (BS) and unidentified hand (Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains short score. Short score indicates parts for saxes, Jim, Paul, baritone, trumpets, trombones, bass. Score appears incomplete.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains parts in 2 groupings -- (i) Parts for 1 reed - clarinet (2); 1 trumpet - 4; 1 trombone - 3 (2); bass (2). -- (ii) Parts for 4 reeds - Rab, Pro, tenor 4, Carney; 2 trumpets - 1, 2; 2 trombones - 1, 2.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A and Folder B, grouping ii from the Duke Ellington Library.