He makes me believe he's mine music

Object Details

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 Mark Tucker.; Condition: worn, stained, brittle, tape.
Other Title: Makes me know.
Publication: New York, NY, J. J. Robbins & Sons, Inc., 1948

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: There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 277.

Extent: 1 Item (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 28 cm.); 13 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)

Type: Archival materials; Copy scores; Manuscripts; Music; Parts (musical); Piano conductor scores; Piano vocal scores; Published sheet music

Collection Citation: Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Genre/Form: Copy scores; Manuscripts; Music; Parts (musical); Piano conductor scores; Piano vocal scores; Published sheet music

Scope and Contents: see BEGGAR'S HOLIDAY; 12 parts and an indefinite number of scores; He makes me believe he's mine is contained in two of forty seven folders for "Beggar's holiday" consisting of 1 published three page piano vocal score in G Major concert, and 1 four page piano conductor score and 12 parts in C Major concert -- in ink -- in unidentified hands (Whaley, other?).; Folder A contains scores. Piano vocal score lyrics begin "My true love is false they tell me ...". Piano conductor score indicates parts for flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, strings, harp, voice. Score does not include lyrics.; Folder B contains parts for 5 reeds - Rab, Proc, Jimmy, Sears, Carney; 3 trumpets - Scad, Williams, Baker; 3 trombones - Jones, Tyree, Brown; unidentified treble instrument (guitar?). -- 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.