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At your beck and call [music]

American History Museum

Object Details

Composer

Ram, Buck
DeLange, Eddie

Collection Creator

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Collection Citation

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

Scope and Contents

2 scores
At your beck and call is contained in two folders consisting of 1 piano vocal score in Ab Major concert and 1 published sheet in Eb Major concert -- in ink -- in unidentified hand (BS?).
Folder A contains 1 piano vocal score - Duke. No lyrics appear in the piano vocal score.
Folder B contains published sheet. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.
sova.nmah.ac.0301_ref37385

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d4f1be79-de65-481f-a59f-741171091b05

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, tape. Folder A -- 1p., folder B -- 2p. Folder A -- 2p.

Publication

New York, NY, ABC Music Corporation, 1938

Topic

Music -- United States -- 20th century

Composer

Ram, Buck
DeLange, Eddie

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Duke Ellington Collection
Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.2: A Titles

Sponsor

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

Biographical / Historical

copyright, 1938 -- Shapiro. No lyrics appear in the piano vocal score.

Extent

1 Item (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 31 cm.)
1 Item (copy score, 30 cm.)

Date

1938

Container

Box 25 (Series 1), Folder 5

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials
Copy scores
Manuscripts
Music
Piano vocal scores
Published sheet music

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
Piano vocal scores
Published sheet music

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.
NMAH.AC.0301_ref37385
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d4f1be79-de65-481f-a59f-741171091b05
NMAH.AC.0301
ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1503510514217-1503510514630-2

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