Harlem air shaft music
Object Details
- General
- Parts for an untitled work, "All too soon," and "I don't mind" are noted on the verso fo the parts in Folder C. 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.
- Unsigned Ellington-Strayhorn composition.
- Other Title
- Once over lightly.
- Air shaft.
- Composer
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
- Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
- Collection Creator
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
- Place
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
- Topic
- Music -- United States -- 20th century
- Composer
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
- Strayhorn, Billy (William Thomas), 1915-1967
- See more items in
- Duke Ellington Collection
- Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.9: H
- Sponsor
- Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
- Biographical / Historical
- Folder B, groupings i-iii from the Mercer Ellington Library. Folder D from the Presentation Album, vol. O, p. 21. Statement of responsibility taken from Popular Music, 1920-1979, ed. Nat Shapiro. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 10.
- Extent
- 2 Items (manuscripts, 35 cm.)
- 2 Items (copy scores, 33 cm.)
- 2 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
- 3 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.)
- 30 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
- 1 Item (part (photocopy), 32 cm.)
- 2 Items (parts (photocopies), 28 cm.)
- Condition
- Fair: torn, tape, brittle.
- Container
- Box 141 (Series 1), Folder 1-4
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Conductor scores
- Copy scores
- Holographs
- Lead sheet
- Music
- Parts (musical)
- Short scores
- Photocopies
- Manuscripts
- Collection Citation
- Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- 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.
- Genre/Form
- Conductor scores
- Copy scores
- Holographs
- Lead sheet
- Music
- Parts (musical)
- Short scores
- Photocopies
- Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
- Scope and Contents
- see also Rumpus In Richmond aka Once Over Lightly
- 34 parts and an indefinite number of scores.
- Harlem air shaft is contained in four folders consisting of 1 eight-page conductor score, 2 ten-page conductor scores, 1 one- page conductor score, 1 seven-page conductor score, 1 fourteen-page conductor score, 1 one-page short score, 1 four-page short score, 1 lead sheet and 33 parts in Ab Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (DE, Whaley, Tizol, Henderson, other?).
- Folder A contains conductor scores. Scores do not indicate instrumentation.
- Folder B contains items in 4 groupings -- (i) Parts for 3 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, baritone; bass. -- (ii) Parts for 3 reeds - Rab (2), tenor 2 (2), Carney; 1 trumpet - 3; unidentified instrument. Part for unidentified instrument appears incomplete. -- (iii) Parts for 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - Britt, Tricky, John. -- (iv) Lead sheet for unidentified treble instrument. Parts for 1 reed - Carney; 3 trumpets - trumpet, 2, 4; 1 trombone - Butter.
- Folder C contains one-page short score and remaining parts. Short score does not indicate instrumentation. Parts for 3 reeds - Otto, Johnny, Carney; 3 trumpets - Wallace, Cooty, Rex; 2 trombones - Tizol, Tricky; bass; guitar.
- Folder D contains four-page short score. Short score indicates parts for Rab, clarinet, tenor, baritone, Rex, Cooty, Tricky.
- Folder A, Folder B, grouping iv, and Folder C from the Duke Ellington Library.
- 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.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510514217-1503510514839-8
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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