Peace of mind is contained in one folder consisting of 1 two page short score, 1 eighteen page short score, 1 four piano vocal score and 40 parts in Eb Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (Still, others?).
Items in 3 groupings -- (i) Two page short score and parts. Short score indicates parts for clarinets, bass clarinet, trumpets, violins, viola, cello, percussion. Parts for 3 reeds - Evans, Brillhart, Feinschmidt; 3 trumpets - A, B, C; 3 violins - A, B, C; viola; cello; bass; percussion; guitar. Score and parts subtitled "Continuity." -- (ii) Eighteen page short score and parts. Short score indicates parts for flute, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, violins, viola, cello, bass, percussion, guitar, piano. Parts for 4 reeds - flute, clarinet 1, clarinet 2, bass clarinet; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 3 violins - 1, 2, 3; viola; cello; bass; celeste; percussion; guitar. -- (iii) Four page piano vocal score and parts. Piano vocal score lyrics begin "When first we met I started dreaming ...". Parts for 1 reed - bass clarinet (2); 1 trumpet - 1; euphonium; 2 violins - 1, 2; viola; cello; bass; vibraphone. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.
Biographical / Historical:
There appear to be numbers from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 11, 12.
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.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the original and master audiovisual materials are 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, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
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Topic:
Music -- United States -- 20th century Search this
Genre/Form:
Copy scores
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)
Piano vocal scores
Short scores
Collection Citation:
Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sponsor:
Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.