Object Details
Collection Creator
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Collection Citation
Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scope and Contents
see MAGAZINE SUITE
15 parts and 1 score
Esquatt is contained in two of nine folders for "Magazine suite" consisting of 1 eight page short score and 13 parts in Bb Major concert, and 2 parts in C Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (DE, BS, Whaley?).
Folder A contains short score and 1 part in Bb Major. Short score indicates parts for Rab, Sears, Jim, bass clarinet, Taft, trumpets, Tricky, Brown. Part for unidentified bass instrument (bass?).
Folder B contains parts in 2 groupings -- (i) Parts in Bb Major for 3 reeds - Rab, Toby, Jimmy; 5 trumpets - Taft, Rex, Cat, Scad, Ray; 3 trombones - Jones, Tricky, Brown; bass. -- (ii) Parts in C Major for 1 reed - Carney; 1 trumpet - Williams. -- 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 Mark Tucker.
Condition: fair, worn, torn.
Topic
Music -- United States -- 20th century
See more items in
Duke Ellington Collection
Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.6: E
Sponsor
Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Biographical / Historical
There appear to be numbers from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 155, 156.
Extent
2 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.)
14 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
Container
Box 112 (Series 1), Folder 12
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Copy scores
Holographs
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)
Short scores
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
Holographs
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)
Short scores
Collection Restrictions
Collection is open for research, but parts of the collection are temporarily unavailable for research due to limited access to its storage location. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Record ID
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