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.
- Other Title
- An old piano plays the blues.
- Collection Creator
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
- Topic
- Music -- United States -- 20th century
- See more items in
- Duke Ellington Collection
- Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.17: P
- Sponsor
- Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
- Extent
- 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
- 16 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
- Container
- Box 273, Folder 8
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Copy scores
- Manuscripts
- Music
- Parts (musical)
- Short scores
- 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
- Copy scores
- Manuscripts
- Music
- Parts (musical)
- Short scores
- Scope and Contents
- 16 parts and 1 score
- Piano blues is contained in two folders consisting of 1 two page short score and 16 parts in Bb Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (ME, Whaley?).
- Folder A contains short score. Score indicates parts for tenor, baritone, reeds, trumpets, trombones.
- Folder B contains parts for 6 reeds - Rab, Procope, Jimmy, Ben, Sears, Carney; 4 trumpets - Baker, Scad, Williams, Killian; 3 trombones - Brown, Tyree, Jackson; bass; guitar; voice - Ray. Lyrics begin "The clock is strikin' ooh it must be two ...". -- 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-1503510514217-1503510515071-8
