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: worn, torn, tape, brittle.
- Composer
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
- Collection Creator
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
- Topic
- Liberian suite
- Topic
- Music -- United States -- 20th century
- Composer
- Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
- See more items in
- Duke Ellington Collection
- Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.20: T
- Sponsor
- Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
- Biographical / Historical
- Copyright by Tempo Music, Inc. There appear to be numbers from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 43, 116.
- Extent
- 16 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
- 1 Item (part (photocopy), 32 cm.)
- Container
- Box 393, Folder 5
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Copy scores
- Manuscripts
- Music
- Parts (musical)
- Photocopies
- 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)
- Photocopies
- Short scores
- Scope and Contents
- see LIBERIAN SUITE
- 16 parts and 1 score
- Tri-bop is contained in two of twenty three folders for "Liberian suite" consisting of 1 five page short score and 12 parts in c minor concert, and 4 parts in C Major concert -- in ink and photocopy -- in unidentified hand (Whaley?).
- Folder A contains short score. Short score indicates parts for sax, clarinet, baritone, trumpets.
- Folder B contains parts in 2 groupings -- (i) Parts in c minor for 3 reeds - Proc, Jimmy, Sears; 4 trumpets - Williams, Baker, Dud, Scad; 3 trombones - Jones, Tyree, Brown; bass; guitar. -- (ii) Parts in C Major for 2 reeds - Rab, Carney; 1 trumpet - Williams; 1 trombone - Tyree. Some parts appear incomplete. -- 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-1503510514217-1503510515254-9
