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Music Manuscripts and Sheet Music

American History Museum

Object Details

Collection Creator

Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996

Collection Citation

Ella Fitzgerald Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

Scope and Contents

Consists primarily of piano and vocal scores created by American composer, pianist, and bandleader Edward "Duke" Kennedy Ellington (April 29, 1899-May 24, 1974) and American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger William "Billy" Thomas Strayhorn (November 29, 1915-May 31, 1967) including compositions such as "Azure" and "Something to Live For." Vocal lead sheets, printed music, sheet music, and songs sent to Fitzgerald for consideration are also found among these materials which are arranged in alphabetical order by song title. In addition, there is one flat box of vocal lead sheets from Fitzgerald's guest appearances on television shows and specials. These materials are arranged in alphabetical order by show title.
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8dd4c6343-0b5a-4257-9010-d9b586c0f348

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Ella Fitzgerald Papers

Date

1919-1973, undated

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier

NMAH.AC.0584, Series 1

Type

Archival materials

Collection Rights

The Archives Center can provide reproductions of some materials for research and educational use. Copyright and right to publicity restrictions apply and limit reproduction for other purposes. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Collection Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Only reference copies of audiovisual materials can be used.
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Record ID

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