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Composer:
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this
Lyricist:
Ellington, Mercer Kennedy, 1919-1996 (musician)  Search this
Gordon, Irving  Search this
Collection Creator:
Boatwright, Ruth Ellington, 1914-2004  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 31 cm.)
1 Item (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 30 cm.)
Container:
Box 38, Folder 4
Type:
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Music
Piano vocal scores
Published sheet music
Date:
1943
Scope and Contents:
2 scores
Tonight I shall sleep is contained in one folder consisting of 2 published two page piano vocal scores in Eb Major concert -- in ink.
Piano vocal scores lyrics begin "I lost that uncertain feeling that filled me with so many qualms ...". -- from the Ruth Ellington Collection.
General:
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, brittle.
Publication:
New York, NY, Allied Music Corporation, 1943
Related Materials:
Ruth Ellington Collection Music Manuscripts (Series 3), 1940-1991
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is 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.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction. Copyright restrictions exist. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Sleep  Search this
Music -- United States -- 20th century  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Music
Piano vocal scores
Published sheet music
Collection Citation:
Ruth Ellington Collection, 1923-1992, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials
Ruth Ellington Collection of Duke Ellington Materials / Series 1: Music Manuscripts, Scripts, and Compositional Materials / 1.1: Music Manuscripts
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ff222046-2571-4276-8885-3694ede84250
EDAN-URL:
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