If you were in my place 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 Dr. Mark Tucker.; Condition: fair, tape, worn, brittle, stained.
Other Title: My place.; In my place.
Publication: New York, NY, Mills Music Inc., 1938

See more items in: Duke Ellington Collection; Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.10: I

Sponsor: Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

Biographical / Historical: Folder C from the Presentation Album, vol. P, p. 13. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 19.

Extent: 4 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.); 3 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.); 12 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.); 1 Item (part (photocopy), 29 cm.)

Type: Archival materials; Copy scores; Holographs; Manuscripts; Music; Parts (musical); Photocopies; Piano vocal scores; Short scores

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

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Genre/Form: Copy scores; Holographs; Manuscripts; Music; Parts (musical); Photocopies; Piano vocal scores; Short scores

Scope and Contents: see COTTON CLUB PARADE; 16 parts and an indefinite number of scores; If you were in my place is contained in three of fifteen folders for "Cotton Club parade" consisting of 1 ten page short score, 1 one page piano vocal score and 12 parts in F Major concert, 1 four page short score and 3 parts in Db Major concert, and 1 two page short score and 1 part in Bb Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (DE, Tizol, Whaley, other?).; Folder A contains items in 4 groupings -- (i) Piano vocal score. Lyrics begin "Here we are together, but somehow I feel I'm up a tree ...". Score appears incomplete. -- (ii) Short score in Db Major. Short score indicates parts for Rab, saxes, clarinet, Carney, trumpets, Brown, trombones. Score appears incomplete. -- (iii) Parts in Db Major for 1 trumpet - Rex; 1 trombone - Browne. -- (iv) Part in Bb Major for 1 reed - Carney.; Folder B contains parts in F Major for 5 trumpets - trumpet, 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass; drums; guitar; piano.; Folder C contains ten page short score in F Major, part in Db Major, and two page short score in Bb Major. Ten page short score indicates parts for baritone, Rex, Cooty, Tizol, piano. Part in Db Major for 1 trombone - Brown. Part is noted on the verso of the short score in F Major. Two page short score indicates parts for trumpets, Tizol, trombones.; Folders A & B 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.