Object Details
- General
- Folder also contains a brief narrative passage apparently intended to introduce the piece. William Grant Still apparently scored several works by Willard Robison in addition to this piece. 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, tape.
- Other Title
- Revival day.
- Composer
- Robison, Willard
- Arranger
- Sisson, Kenn
- Collection Creator
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
- Topic
- Music -- United States -- 20th century
- Composer
- Robison, Willard
- Arranger
- Sisson, Kenn
- See more items in
- Duke Ellington Collection
- Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.16: O
- Sponsor
- Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
- Biographical / Historical
- Fifteen page short score dated 1930. Twenty seven page short score dated February 1931. There appear to be numbers from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 86, 93.
- Extent
- 3 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
- 38 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
- Container
- Box 254, Folder 3
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Copy scores
- Manuscripts
- Music
- Parts (musical)
- Piano vocal scores
- 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
- Copy scores
- Manuscripts
- Music
- Parts (musical)
- Piano vocal scores
- Short scores
- Scope and Contents
- see Subseries 1E
- 36 parts and an indefinite number of scores
- On revival day is contained in two folders consisting of 1 fifteen page short score, 1 twenty seven page short score, 1 three page short score, 1 five page piano vocal score, 1 four page piano vocal score and 36 parts in F Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (Still, others?).
- Folder A contains short scores and parts. Fifteen page short score indicates parts for flute, bass clarinet, trumpet, violins, viola, cello, bass, piano. Twenty seven page short score indicates parts for 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, trumpets, 3 violins, viola, cello, bass, drums, 2 pianos, voice. Lyrics begin "Have you ever seen a church begin to rock ...". Three page short score indicates parts for clarinet, bass clarinet, trumpets, violins, viola, cello, guitar, drums, piano. Score subtitled "Continuity." Parts for 3 reeds - Evans, Brillhart, Feinschmidt; 3 trumpets - A, B, C; 3 violins - A, B, C; viola; cello; bass; percussion; guitar. Parts subtitled "Continuity."
- Folder B contains piano vocal scores and parts. Piano vocal score lyrics begin as above. Parts for 4 reeds - flute, clarinet 1, clarinet 2, bass clarinet (2); 5 trumpets - A, B, C, Ferrar, McConville; 5 violins - A, B, C, 1, 2; viola (2); cello (2); bass (2); drums. -- 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-1503510514217-1503510515046-3
