ACSAP Pied Piper Award, presented to Duke Ellington
date: label: presentation date
content: 1968
name: label: recipient
content: Ellington, Duke
label: presenter
content: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This award was presented to Duke Ellington by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) in 1968. It is a cast bronze flutist (Pied Piper) on a wood base. The metal plate on the base is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>TO<br>DUKE ELLINGTON<br>FOR HIS TALENTS FOR HIS ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS<br>FOR HIS PERSONAL QUALITIES<br>FOR HIS LOYALTY AND DEVOTION TO ASCAP<br>FROM ALL HIS COLLEAGUES IN THE<br>AMERICAN SOCIETY OF COMPOSERS, AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS<br>OCTOBER 30TH 1968 <br>STANLEY ADAMS<br>PRESIDENT</p>
label: Description
content: <p> ASCAP presents several types of special awards throughout the year to its music creator members in all genres of music. The awards include Henry Mancini Award, Latin Heritage Award, Rhythm & Soul Heritage Award, and the Pied Piper Award, which is given to entertainers who have made significant contributions to words and music.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York
topic: label: Subject
content: Awards and Prizes
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Jazz
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0369.113
label: accession number
content: 1989.0369
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0369.113
objectType: label: Object Name
content: award
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: bronze (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 17 in x 5 1/8 in x 9 1/8 in; 43.18 cm x 13.0175 cm x 23.1775 cm