Black is contained in four of sixty two folders for "Black, brown and beige" consisting of 1 nine page piano conductor score, 1 fourteen page short score and 51 parts in Eb Major, and 1 part in Bb Major concert (?) -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (DE, Whaley, Tizol, other?).
Folder A contains items in 5 groupings -- (i) Parts for 1 reed - Johnny; 2 trumpets - Nance, Rex; 1 trombone - Tricky; unidentified Bb transposing instrument. All parts except Nance appear incomplete. -- (ii) Part for bass. -- (iii) Part for 1 trumpet - 1. -- (iv) Parts for 1 reed - Sears; guitar. -- (v) Part for guitar.
Folder B contains piano conductor score. Score does not indicate instrumentation.
Folder C contains short score. Short score indicates parts for Proc, Rick, Ham, baritone, Nance, trumpets, Brown, Tricky.
Folder D contains parts in 6 groupings -- (i) Part for 1 reed - Johnny. Part appears incomplete. -- (ii) Parts for 1 trumpet - 1 (3); 2 trombones - 1, Britt. -- (iii) Parts for 7 reeds - alto 1 (3), Procope (2), alto 3 (2), Jimmy (2), Paul (3), Carney, baritone; 3 trumpets - Nance (2), 2 (3), 3; 3 trombones - Butter (2), 2, 3 (5); bass. Many parts appear incomplete. -- (iv) Parts for 2 trumpets - 3, 4; 3 trombones, 1, 2, Britt. -- (v) Part for 1 trumpet - Rex. Part appears incomplete. -- (vi) Part in Bb Major (?) for trumpet. Part appears incomplete.
Folder B, Folder C, and Folder D, groupings i, ii, vi from the Duke Ellington Library.
Biographical / Historical:
Folder A and Folder D, groupings iii - v from the Mercer Ellington Library. There appear to be numbers from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 118, 215.
General:
A part for "Mich" is noted on the verso of the part in Folder D, grouping vi. Handwriting and other details have been reported based on the notes of David Berger, Andrew Homzy, Dr. Theodore Hudson, Walter van de Leur, and Mark Tucker.
Condition: fair, worn, torn, stained, tape, brittle. Folder A -- 3p., folder D -- 30p. Folder A -- 1p., folder D -- 1p. Folder A -- 4p., folder D -- 13p. Folder A -- 4p., folder D -- 12p. Folder A -- 8p., folder B -- 10p., folder C -- 8p (in mylar)., folder D -- 83p. . Folder A -- 1p., .
Other Title:
Black.
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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Paul Ellington, executor, is represented by:
Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola Ellis LLP, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10106. Telephone (212) 757-0007 x 235; Fax (212) 757-0469; email: rjjs@selaw.com; www.selaw.com; www.ourlawfirm.com.
Topic:
Music -- United States -- 20th century Search this
Lyrics about an African American in Harlem who longs for the South.
Local Numbers:
040300121.tif (AC Scan No. for front cover)
040300122.tif (AC Scan No. for music and ads on p. 2)
040300123.tif (AC Scan No. for music and lyrics p. 3)
040300124.tif (AC Scan No. for music and lyrics pp. 4-5)
040300125.tif (AC Scan No. for back cover)
General:
From series 3.4, African American.
Publication:
New York., Mills Music Inc., 1933
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series 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.
040300127.tif (AC Scan No. for music and lyrics p. 3, p. 2 blank)
040300128.tif (AC Scan No. for music and lyrics p. 4)
040300129.tif (AC Scan No. for music and lyrics p. 5)
Publication:
Youngstown, Ohio., Mrs. C.U. Murray., 1916
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series Rights:
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Advertised as "Exclusive Novelty Numbers for Musical Comedies, Minstrels, Vaudeville, Revues, and Specialities." Cover has small images of many different ethnic groups. Lyrics about a new preacher and a hen house.
Local Numbers:
040300117.tif (AC Scan No. for front cover)
040300118.tif (AC Scan No. for music and lyrics pp. 2-3)
040300119.tif (AC Scan No. for music and lyrics pp 4-5)
040300120.tif (AC Scan No. for back cover)
Publication:
Chicago., T.S. Denison & Company., 1925
Series Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series 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.
see also oversize see also Subseries 1.3 sa Subseries 1.2
18 parts and an indefinite number of scores.
Lush life is contained in three folders consisting of 5 published three page piano vocal scores, 1 six page piano vocal score, 1 five page piano vocal score and 16 parts in Db Major concert, 1 part in Bb Major concert, and 1 part in F Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (BS, Whaley, Vigue?).
Folder A contains parts in Db Major for 5 reeds - Rab, Ben, Jimmy, Sears, Carney; 2 trumpets - Scad, Williams; 3 trombones - Tyree, Brown, Butter. Parts appear incomplete.
Folder B contains piano vocal scores. Lyrics begin "I used to visit all the very gay places ...".
Folder C contains parts in 3 groupings -- (i) Part in Bb Major for 1 reed - baritone. -- (ii) Part in F Major for 1 reed - Rab. -- (iii) Parts in Db Major for 1 reed - alto 1; 3 trumpets - 2, 3, 4; 2 trombones - Brown, Tizol. -- All items except Folder C, grouping i from the Duke Ellington Library.
Biographical / Historical:
Folder C, grouping i from the Mercer Ellington Library. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 290.
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.
Other Title:
L-L.
Publication:
New York, NY, Tempo Music, Inc., 1949
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.
Paul Ellington, executor, is represented by:
Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola Ellis LLP, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10106. Telephone (212) 757-0007 x 235; Fax (212) 757-0469; email: rjjs@selaw.com; www.selaw.com; www.ourlawfirm.com.
Topic:
Music -- United States -- 20th century Search this
Genre/Form:
Copy scores
Holographs
Music
Parts (musical)
Piano vocal scores
Published sheet music
Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
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.
