Boogie bop blue [music]

see also Basso Mo Thundo see also oversize see also Subseries 1.3

70 parts and an indefinite number of scores.

Boogie bop blue is contained in three folders consisting of 1 one page conductor score, 1 three page short score, 1 eight page short score and 69 parts in C Major concert, and 1 part in F Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (DE, Whaley, Henderson?).

Folder A contains one page conductor score and three page short score. Conductor score (photocopy) indicates parts for 15 reeds - 3 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 3 clainets, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons, contra-bassoon; 6 horns - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4; 4 trombones - 1, 2, 3, 4; tuba; 2 violins - 1, 2; viola; cello; bass. Conductor score is incomplete. Short score indicates parts for saxes, clarinet, brass, piano.

Folder B contains eight page short score and 1 part. Short score indicates parts for flute, saxes, Hamilton, baritone; horns; trumpets, Ray; violin, cello, bass; piano. Short score appears incomplete. Part for 1 sax - Pro.

Folder C contains 68 parts in C Major and 1 part in F Major in 4 groupings -- (i) 4 reeds - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon; 5 strings - violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, bass. -- (ii) 12 reeds - piccolo, 2 flutes - 1, 2, 3 clarinets - 1, 2, 3, bass clarinet, 3 bassoons - 1, 2, 3, contra-bassoon, English horn; 6 horns - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 5 trumpets - 1, 2, Killian, 3, 4; 6 trombones - 1, Brown, Glenn, Quentin, 3, 4; tuba; 5 strings - violin 1 (5), violin 2 (4), viola (6), cello (3), bass (4). One of the viola parts is in F Major. It appears incomplete and it may be unrelated to the other parts. -- (iii) 6 reeds - oboe, Procope, Rab, Hamilton, Sears, Carney; 1 unidentified instrument. Part for unidentified instrument appears incomplete and may be unrelated to the other parts. -- (iv) 1 unidentified treble instrument.

Folders B & C from the Duke Ellington Library.