I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter [music]
odd: label: General
content: A part for an untitled piece is noted on the verso of Tricky's part. 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 Strayhorn composition.
label: Other Title
content: Write myself a letter.
name: label: Composer
content: Ahlert, Fred E.
label: Lyricist
content: Young, Joe
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Ahlert, Fred E.
label: Lyricist
content: Young, Joe
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 / 1.1.10: I
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Statement of responsibility taken from Popular Music, 1920-1979, ed. Nat Shapiro.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 4 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
container: label: Container
content: Box 160, Folder 9
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Manuscripts
label: Type
content: Music
label: Type
content: Parts (musical)
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Manuscripts
label: Genre/Form
content: Music
label: Genre/Form
content: Parts (musical)
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 4 parts
label: Scope and Contents
content: I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter is contained in one folder consisting of 4 parts in Db Major concert -- in pencil -- in unidentified hand (Tizol?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Parts for 2 trumpets - Cooty, Rex; 1 trombone - Tricky; 1 unidentified bass instrument (trombone?). - from the Duke Ellington Library.