Hiawatha music
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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 Mark Tucker.
- Condition: fair, worn. Folder A -- 12p., folder B -- 12p. Folder B -- 9p.
- Other Title
- Watha.
- Collection Creator
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
- Topic
- Beautiful indians, The
- Topic
- Music -- United States -- 20th century
- Suites (Jazz ensemble)
- See more items in
- Duke Ellington Collection
- Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.9: H
- Sponsor
- Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
- Biographical / Historical
- According to Mark Tucker's "The Duke Ellington Reader," this piece is part of an Ellington "tone-parallel" ("Beautiful Indians") There appear to be numbers from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 209, 249.
- Extent
- 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
- 11 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
- 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
- Container
- Box 145 (Series 1), Folder 12-13
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Manuscripts
- Copy scores
- Holographs
- Music
- Parts (musical)
- Short scores
- Collection Citation
- Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions. Copyright restrictions. Consult the Archives Center at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270. Paul Ellington, executor, is represented by: Richard J.J. Scarola, Scarola Ellis LLP, 888 Seventh Avenue, 45th Floor, New York, New York 10106. Telephone (212) 757-0007 x 235; Fax (212) 757-0469; email: rjjs@selaw.com; www.selaw.com; www.ourlawfirm.com.
- Genre/Form
- Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century
- Copy scores
- Holographs
- Music
- Parts (musical)
- Short scores
- Scope and Contents
- see BEAUTIFUL INDIANS
- 11 parts and an indefinite number of scores
- Hiawatha is contained in two of six folders for "The beautiful indians" consisting of 1 ten-page short score, 1 four-page short score and 2 parts in f minor concert, 5 parts in eb minor concert, and 4 parts in c minor concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (DE, Whaley?).
- Folder A contains short scores. Four-page short score indicates parts for Rab, Sears, clarinet, baritone, Ray, Francis, trumpets, rhythm. Ten-page short score indicates parts for saxes, brass. Short score appears incomplete.
- Folder B contains parts in 3 groupings -- (i) Parts in eb minor for 3 reeds - Rab, Jimmy, Carney; 2 trombones - Wilbur, Claude. -- (ii) Parts in c minor for 1 reed - Sears; 3 trumpets - Williams, Taft, Scad. -- (iii) Parts in f minor for 1 trumpet - Francis; 1 trombone - Tyree. -- 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.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510514217-1503510514851-2
- Metadata Usage
- CC0