White Christmas [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: Other Title
content: White Xmas.
label: Publication
content: New York, NY, Irving Berlin, Inc., 1942
name: label: Composer
content: Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989
label: Collection Creator
content: Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
topic: label: Topic
content: Music -- United States -- 20th century
creator: label: Composer
content: Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989
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 / 1.1.23: W
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 1 Item (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 31 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 9 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
label: Extent
content: 12 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1942
container: label: Container
content: Box 408, Folder 15-16
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: Piano vocal scores
label: Type
content: Published sheet music
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 vocal scores
label: Genre/Form
content: Published sheet music
label: Genre/Form
content: Short scores
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: 21 parts and an indefinite number of scores
label: Scope and Contents
content: White Christmas is contained in two folders consisting of 1 two page short score and 12 parts in Eb Major concert, and 1 published two page piano vocal score and 9 parts in C Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (BS, Tizol, Whaley?).
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder A contains short score, piano vocal score and parts in C Major. Short score indicates parts for Rab, Sears, Killian, Baker. Piano vocal score lyrics begin "The sun is shining, the grass is green ...". Parts for 5 reeds - Johnny, Otto, Chauncey, Ben, Carney; 4 trumpets - Baker, Rex, Wallace, Ray.
label: Scope and Contents
content: Folder B contains parts in Eb Major for 5 reeds - Proc, Rab, Ben, Sears, Carney; 4 trumpets - Baker, Williams, Scad, Killian; 3 trombones - Tyree, Brown, Butter. Parts subtitled "Medley." -- from the Duke Ellington Library.