Swamp fire music

Object Details

General: Parts for "Royal garden" are noted on the verso of some parts in grouping ii. Handwriting and other details have been reported based on the notes of David Berger, Andrew Homzy, Dr. Theodore Hudson, Walter van de Leur, Wayne Shirley and Dr. Mark Tucker.; Condition: fair, torn, tape, stained.
Publication: New York, NY, Luz Bros., Music Publishers, 1935

See more items in: Duke Ellington Collection; Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.20: S / Swamp Fire verso Royal Garden Blues

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: 199.

Extent: 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.); 1 Item (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 31 cm.); 10 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)

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

Scope and Contents: 11 parts and 1 score; Swamp fire is contained in one folder consisting of 1 four page short score, 1 published part, and 10 parts in c minor concert -- in ink and pencil -- in identified hand (Lancton) and unidentified hands (DE, Whaley?).; Items in 3 groupings -- (i) Short score and published part. Short score indicates parts for Proc, Rab, Hamilton, Sears, baritone, Baker, Cat, Williams, Taft, Hemp, Brown, Jones, Wilbur. Published part for piano. -- (ii) Parts for 3 reeds - Rab, Pro, Carney; 3 trumpets - Baker, Cat, Taft; guitar. -- (iii) Parts for bass (2), piano. -- 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.