Reminiscing in tempo 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, torn, tape, stained, brittle.
Other Title: Rem.; Reme.; Tempo.; Remeniesing.
Publication: New York, NY, Milsons Music Publishing Corp., 1935

See more items in: Duke Ellington Collection; Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.19: R

Sponsor: Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

Biographical / Historical: Folder A from the Presentation Album, vol. F. Folder B from the Presentation Album, vol. U, p. 1. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 140.

Extent: 40 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.); 1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.); 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.); 9 Items (manuscripts, 31 cm.); 1 Item (copy score, 31 cm.); 1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 31 cm.); 1 Item (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 30 cm.)

Type: Archival materials; Copy scores; Holographs; Music; Parts (musical); Published sheet music; Short scores; Manuscripts

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

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Genre/Form: Copy scores; Copy scores; Holographs; Music; Parts (musical); Published sheet music; Short scores; Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century

Scope and Contents: see also Subseries 1.3; 53 parts and 1 score; Reminiscing in tempo is contained in five folders consisting of 1 sixteen-page short score, 1 published part and 39 parts in F Major concert, and 13 parts in Bb Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (DE, Tizol, Whaley, Hamilton?).; Folder A contains published part for piano.; Folder B contains short score. Score indicates parts for Rab, Sears, Otto, clarinet, baritone, Cooty, 3 trumpets, Tizol, Brown, Tricky, basses, piano.; Folder C contains parts in F Major in 3 groupings -- (i) Parts for 5 reeds - Rab, Toby, Jimmy, Sears, Carney; 5 trumpets - Scad (2), Ray, Cat, Taft, 3; 5 trombones - Jones, Butter, Brown, Tricky, Tyree; guitar. -- (ii) Parts for 5 reeds - Rab, Toby, Jimmy, Sears, Carney; 1 trumpet - Scad; 3 trombones - Tricky, Jones, Brown; guitar; unidentified instrument. Part for unidentified instrument appears incomplete. Parts subtitled "II." -- (iii) Part for 1 reed - Johnny.; Folder D contains parts in F Major in 2 groupings -- (i) Parts for 2 reeds - Barney, Carney; 3 trumpets - Wetz, Cooty, Rex; 3 trombones - Brown, Tricky, Tizol. -- (ii) Parts for bass; banjo.; Folder E contains parts in Bb Major for 5 reeds - Toby, Johnny, Jimmy, Skippy, Carney; 4 trumpets - Baker, Wallace, Taft, Ray; 3 trombones - Tricky, Lawrence, Tizol; guitar.; Folder C, Folder D, and Folder E 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.