Collection consists of a whole manuscript and clarinet solo part for Artie Shaw's "Begin the Beguine."
Arrangement:
Collection is unarranged.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Bruce Allen Hardy and Ralph P. Scaffidi in July 2021.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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.
Begin the beguine is contained in three folders consisting of 1 fourteen page conductor score, 1 four page published piano conductor score, and 18 parts in C Major concert, 1 six page conductor score and 1 part in Eb Major concert, and 1 part in Bb Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hand (Whaley?).
Folder A contains parts in 2 groupings -- (i) 2 trumpets - Scad, Cat. -- (ii) 1 reed - alto 3.
Folder B contains fourteen page conductor score, 1 part, and six page conductor score. Fourteen page score has parts for violin; 3 saxes - 1, 2, 3; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 2 trombones - 1, 2; bass; guitar; drums; piano. Part for piano. Six page conductor score has parts for 4 saxes - 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 3 trombones - 1, 2, unidentified; bass; guitar; drums.
Folder C contains 16 published parts and four page published piano conductor score. Parts for 5 reeds - alto 1, tenor 2, alto 3, tenor 4, baritone 4; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 2 trombones - 1, 2; violins - A/B, C/D; drums (2); guitar (2). Published parts reflect two arrangements. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.
Biographical / Historical:
Copyright 1935 -- Shapiro.
General:
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.
Condition: fair, torn. Folder A -- 6p., folder B -- 4p., folder C -- 25p. Folder A -- 2p., folder C -- 9p.
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.
Copyright restrictions. Consult the Archives Center at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Topic:
Music -- United States -- 20th century Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
Conductor scores
Copy scores
Music
Parts (musical)
Piano conductor scores
Published sheet music
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.
