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Composer:
Blake, Eubie (James Herbert), 1883-1983  Search this
Lyricist:
Sissle, Noble, 1889-1975  Search this
Collection Creator:
Boatwright, Ruth Ellington, 1914-2004  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (copy score, 32 cm.)
Container:
Box 4, Folder 7
Type:
Archival materials
Copy scores
Manuscripts
Music
Piano vocal scores
Scope and Contents:
1 score
Bleeding moon is contained in one folder consisting of 1 two page piano vocal score in F Major concert -- in ink -- in unidentified hand (Whaley?).
Piano vocal score includes partial lyrics. Lyrics begin "When the moon is bleeding ...". -- from the Ruth Ellington Collection.
Biographical / Historical:
Statement of responsibility taken from the research of Annie Kuebler.
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.
Unsigned Strayhorn composition.
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:
Music -- United States -- 20th century  Search this
Genre/Form:
Copy scores
Manuscripts
Music
Piano vocal scores
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/ep825c1e5e7-a53e-41ae-8ff4-86c16b021ad3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0415-ref970