Boy meets horn is contained in two folders consisting of 1 four-page short score and 22 parts in F Major concert, and 1 published piano vocal score in D Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (DE, Whaley, Parker?).
Folder A contains short socre and published piano vocal score. Short score indicates parts for Jimmy, saxes, baritone; trumpets; trombones - Tizol. Lyrics for piano vocal score begin "In the dark of the deepest night there comes a haunting sigh ...".
Folder B contains parts in 3 groupings -- (i) 5 reeds - Jimmy, Proc, Smith, Paul, Carney; 1 trumpet - 2; 3 trombones - Butter, Brick, Tizol. -- (ii) 4 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor, baritone; 3 trumpets - Cooty, Wallace, Scad; 2 trombones - Tricky, Brown; 1 unidentified bass instrument (bass?). -- (iii) 1 reed - alto 3; 1 trumpet - 2; violin A/B. Parts in grouping 3 are published parts.
Folder B from the Duke Ellington Library.
Biographical / Historical:
Holograph short score in Folder A from the Presentation Album, vol. L, p. 21. Published sheet in Folder A from the Presentation Album, vol. A. There appear to be numbers from the Duke Ellington Band Book on many of the parts: 135, 23.
General note:
*Missing (possibly combined into F6)
General:
Part for unidentified instrument for Blues noted on the verso of part for unidentified bass instrumeent in Folder B, 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, and Dr. Mark Tucker.
Publication:
New York, N.Y., American Academy of Music, Inc., 1940
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.
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Topic:
Music -- United States -- 20th century Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
Copy scores
Holographs
Parts (musical)
Piano vocal scores
Sheet music -- 1940-1950
Short scores
Collection Citation:
Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sponsor:
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