Portrait of a lion 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, torn, tape, brittle.
Publication: New York, NY, American Academy of Music, Inc., 1940

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.

Biographical / Historical: Folder A from the Presentation Album, vol. F. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 98.

Extent: 1 Item (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 31 cm.); 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.); 1 Item (copy score, 32 cm.); 6 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)

Type: Archival materials; Copy scores; Holographs; 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: Copy scores; Holographs; Music; Parts (musical); Published sheet music; Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century

Scope and Contents: see also Second Portrait Of A Lion sa Subseries 1.3 aka Portrait Of The Lion; 9 parts.; Portrait of a lion is contained in two folders consisting of 1 published part and 8 parts in C Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (DE, Whaley, Tizol?).; Folder A contains published part for piano.; Folder B contains parts for 3 reeds - Johnny, Barney, Carney; 2 trumpets - Wallace, Cooty; 2 trombones - Tizol, Browne; guitar.; Folder 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.