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In the hall of the mountain king [music]

American History Museum

Object Details

Composer

Grieg, Edvard

Collection Creator

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Collection Citation

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

Scope and Contents

see PEER GYNT SUITE
12 parts and 1 score
In the hall of the mountain king is contained in one of seven folders for "Peer Gynt suite" consisting of 1 eight page short score and 12 parts in b minor concert -- in ink and pencil -- in identified hands (DE, Tizol).
Short score indicates parts for sax, 2 tenors, baritone, trumpets, trombones. Parts for 5 reeds - Johnny, Pro, Hamilton, Paul, Carney; 4 trumpets - 1, Nance, Mullins, Cooky; 3 trombones - Browne, Britt, Booty. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.
sova.nmah.ac.0301_ref41062

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8dc61c6e0-30e6-4f34-9a3d-71ae8da0826a

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.
Unsigned Strayhorn composition.

Other Title

Mountain king.
Mt. king.

Topic

Music -- United States -- 20th century

Composer

Grieg, Edvard

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

Statement of responsibility taken from The Great Song Thesaurus, by Roger Lax and Frederick Smtih.

Extent

12 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)

Container

Box 165, Folder 18

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.
NMAH.AC.0301_ref41062
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8dc61c6e0-30e6-4f34-9a3d-71ae8da0826a
NMAH.AC.0301
ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1503510514217-1503510514890-3

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