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If you were in my place [music]

American History Museum

Object Details

Composer

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Lyricist

Nemo, Henry

Collection Creator

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Collection Citation

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

Scope and Contents

see COTTON CLUB PARADE
16 parts and an indefinite number of scores
If you were in my place is contained in three of fifteen folders for "Cotton Club parade" consisting of 1 ten page short score, 1 one page piano vocal score and 12 parts in F Major concert, 1 four page short score and 3 parts in Db Major concert, and 1 two page short score and 1 part in Bb Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (DE, Tizol, Whaley, other?).
Folder A contains items in 4 groupings -- (i) Piano vocal score. Lyrics begin "Here we are together, but somehow I feel I'm up a tree ...". Score appears incomplete. -- (ii) Short score in Db Major. Short score indicates parts for Rab, saxes, clarinet, Carney, trumpets, Brown, trombones. Score appears incomplete. -- (iii) Parts in Db Major for 1 trumpet - Rex; 1 trombone - Browne. -- (iv) Part in Bb Major for 1 reed - Carney.
Folder B contains parts in F Major for 5 trumpets - trumpet, 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass; drums; guitar; piano.
Folder C contains ten page short score in F Major, part in Db Major, and two page short score in Bb Major. Ten page short score indicates parts for baritone, Rex, Cooty, Tizol, piano. Part in Db Major for 1 trombone - Brown. Part is noted on the verso of the short score in F Major. Two page short score indicates parts for trumpets, Tizol, trombones.
Folders A & B from the Duke Ellington Library.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep860b48586-8446-4632-9eee-fa58d8e3e4d0

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, worn, brittle, stained.

Other Title

My place.
In my place.

Publication

New York, NY, Mills Music Inc., 1938

Topic

Music -- United States -- 20th century

Composer

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Lyricist

Nemo, Henry

See more items in

Duke Ellington Collection
Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.10: I

Sponsor

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

Biographical / Historical

Folder C from the Presentation Album, vol. P, p. 13. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 19.

Extent

4 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.)
3 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
12 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
1 Item (part (photocopy), 29 cm.)

Date

1938

Container

Box 163, Folder 16

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials
Copy scores
Holographs
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)
Photocopies
Piano vocal scores
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)
Photocopies
Piano vocal scores
Short scores

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

ebl-1503510514217-1503510514886-0

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