New Orleans low down 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.
Other Title: New low down.
Publication: New York, N.Y., Gotham Music Service, Inc., 1928

See more items in: Duke Ellington Collection; Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.15: N

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

Biographical / Historical: From the Presentation Album, vol. E. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 7.

Extent: 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.); 7 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.); 1 Item (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 31 cm.)

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

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

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Genre/Form: Conductor scores; Copy scores; Music; Parts (musical); Published sheet music; Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century

Scope and Contents: see also oversize see also Subseries 1.2; 8 parts and 1 score.; New Orleans low down is contained in one folder consisting of 1 three-page conductor score and 7 parts in Db Major concert, and 1 published part in Eb Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hand (Whaley?).; Conductor score does not indicate instrumentation. Parts in Db Major for 1 reed - alto; 2 trumpets - 1, 2; trombone; bass; drums; piano. Published part in Eb Major for piano.

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.