My funny valentine [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, torn.
label: General
content: Unsigned Strayhorn composition.
label: Other Title
content: F.V.
name: label: Composer
content: Rodgers, Richard
label: Lyricist
content: Hart, Lorenz
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Rodgers, Richard
label: Lyricist
content: Hart, Lorenz
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 / 1.1.14: M
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Folder B, grouping i from the Mercer Ellington Library. Statement of responsibility taken from Popular Music, 1920-1979, ed. Nat Shapiro. There appear to be numbers from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 41, 182.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 10 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (copy score, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (part (photocopy), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 2 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 234, Folder 3-5
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: Piano conductor scores
label: Type
content: Piano vocal 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: Photocopies
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano conductor scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Piano vocal scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 11 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: My funny valentine is contained in three folders consisting of 1 seven page short score and 11 parts in bb minor concert, 1 two page piano conductor score in a minor concert, and 1 three page piano vocal score in g# minor concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (BS, Whaley, Sanders?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains short score. Score indicates parts for Jim, Rab, tenor, baritone, Ray, Clark, Cook, Butter, trombones.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains parts in 2 groupings -- (i) Parts for 1 trombone - John (2). -- (ii) Parts for 5 reeds - Rab, Proc, Paul, Jim, baritone; 3 trumpets - Cat, Ray, Clark; 1 trombone - Butter.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder C contains remaining scores. Piano conductor score does not indicate instrumentation. Piano vocal score lyrics begin "My funny valentine, sweet comic valentine ...". -- All items except Folder B, grouping i from the Duke Ellington Library.