Conn Baritone Horn, used by William Russo
date: label: Date made
content: 1970
name: label: user
content: Russo, William
label: maker
content: CONN
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This horn was made by Conn in Elkhart, Indiana, in 1970. It is a baritone horn, Serial #N20953, made of silver-tone plated brass. Accessioned with original case. This instrument is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>CONN<br>ELKHART <br>IND.<br>U.S.A.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This baritone horn was previously owned and used by William Russo (1928-2003), American composer, arranger, musician, teacher, and founder of the Chicago Jazz Ensemble. Russo composed more than 200 pieces for jazz orchestra. Throughout his career, Russo work included collaborations with Duke Ellington, Leonard Bernstein, Seiji Ozawa, Stan Kenton, Cannonball Adderley, Yehudi Menuhin, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, Cleo Laine, and Billie Holiday.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Indiana, Elkhart
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Camille Davis Russo Blinstrub, Barbara Russo Evans, Alexander W. Russo, and Condee Nast Russo
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2003.0162.01
label: accession number
content: 2003.0162
label: serial number
content: N20953
label: catalog number
content: 2003.0162.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: horn
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 26 in x 11 in x 9 in; 66.04 cm x 27.94 cm x 22.86 cm