Object Details
Composer
Hill, Billy
Collection Creator
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Collection Citation
Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scope and Contents
see Subseries 1E
12 parts and an indefinite number of scores
Night on the desert is contained in one folder consisting of 1 twenty one page conductor score, 1 published three page piano vocal score and 12 parts in a minor concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hand.
Conductor score indicates parts for 3 reeds - flute, oboe, clarinet; vibes; 6 violins - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; viola; cello; bass; harp; piano. Piano vocal score lyrics begin "Come with me through the moonlit canyon ...". Parts for 3 reeds - flute, oboe, clarinet; 6 violins - 1/2, 3/4, 5/6; viola; cello; bass; vibes; harp; piano. Violin parts are noted 2 per sheet. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.
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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, brittle.
Publication
New York, NY, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., 1934
Topic
Music -- United States -- 20th century
Composer
Hill, Billy
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Duke Ellington Collection
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Sponsor
Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Extent
1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
1 Item (conductor score and/or parts (Published sheet music), 28 cm.)
12 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
Date
1934
Container
Box 246, Folder 4
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Conductor scores
Copy scores
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)
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
Conductor scores
Copy scores
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)
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.
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Record ID
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