Bakiff is contained in one folder consisting of 1 three page piano vocal score, 1 five page piano conductor score and 20 parts in c minor concert -- in ink -- in unidentified hands (Henderson, Brave?).
Piano vocal score does not include lyrics. Piano conductor score indicates parts for sax, clarinet, tenor, trombone, violin. Parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor 2, tenor 4, baritone; horn; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; 3 violins - A, B, C; viola; cello; bass; drums; guitar. -- from the Ruth Ellington Collection.
General:
Handwriting and other details have been reported based on the notes of David Berger, Andrew Homzy, Dr. Theodore Hudson, Walter van de Leur, Wayne Shirley, and Dr. Mark Tucker.
Condition: fair, tape, brittle.
Related Materials:
Ruth Ellington Collection Music Manuscripts (Series 3), 1940-1991
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction. Copyright restrictions exist. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Music -- United States -- 20th century Search this
Genre/Form:
Copy scores
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)
Piano conductor scores
Piano vocal scores
Collection Citation:
Ruth Ellington Collection, 1923-1992, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
