Don't worry 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.
Publication: New York, NY, Paramount Music Corporation, 1943

See more items in: Duke Ellington Collection; Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.5: D

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: 70.

Extent: 2 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.); 2 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.); 13 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.); 1 Item (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 31 cm.)

Type: Archival materials; Conductor scores; Copy scores; Holographs; Lead sheet; Manuscripts; Music; Parts (musical); Piano conductor scores; Piano vocal scores; Published sheet music

Collection Citation: Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Genre/Form: Conductor scores; Copy scores; Holographs; Lead sheet; Manuscripts; Music; Parts (musical); Piano conductor scores; Piano vocal scores; Published sheet music

Scope and Contents: 15 parts and an indefinite number of scores; Don't worry is contained in two folders consisting of 2 parts in Eb Major concert, 1 three page piano conductor score, 1 eight page conductor score and 1 published two page piano vocal score in F Major concert, and 12 parts and 1 lead sheet in Db Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (BS, Whaley, others?).; Folder A contains parts in Eb Major for 1 reed - Otto; bass.; Folder B contains items in 4 groupings -- (i) 1 three page piano conductor score in F Major. Score does not indicate instrumentation and appears incomplete. -- (ii) 1 eight page conductor score in F Major. Score indicates parts for clarinet, alto, alto, tenor, baritone. Score also appears to be bracketed for 4 trumpets, 3 trombones. -- (iii) Lead sheet in Db Major for 1 reed - Don. Parts in Db Major for 3 reeds - alto 1, alto 2, tenor 2; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass; drums; piano. -- (iv) 1 published two page piano vocal score. Lyrics begin "Today the weather's stormy and the clouds are hanging low ...". -- 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.