Object Details
Composer
Gottschalk, Louis Moreau, 1829-1869
Lyricist
Wilcox, Ella Wheeler
Collection Creator
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Collection Citation
Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scope and Contents
see also OS
15 parts and 1 score
Laugh and the world laughs with you is contained in one folder consisting of 1 two page piano conductor score and 15 parts in F Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hand (Whaley?).
Items in 3 groupings -- (i) Piano conductor score. Score does not indicate instrumentation and appears incomplete. -- (ii) Parts for 1 reed - Jimmy (2); 1 trumpet - Herbie; 1 trombone - Brown. -- (iii) Parts for 4 reeds - Rab, Proc, Paul, Carney; 3 trumpets - Nat, Cat, Cootie; 3 trombones - Buster, Chuck, Brown; bass. -- Groupings i & iii 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 Dr. Mark Tucker.
Condition: fair, tape, worn.
Unsigned Strayhorn composition.
Other Title
Laugh.
Topic
Music -- United States -- 20th century
Composer
Gottschalk, Louis Moreau, 1829-1869
Lyricist
Wilcox, Ella Wheeler
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Duke Ellington Collection
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Sponsor
Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Biographical / Historical
Grouping ii from the Mercer Ellington Library. Statement of responsibility taken from The Great Song Thesaurus, by Roger Lax and Frederick Smith. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 151.
Extent
1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)
12 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
1 Item (part (photocopy), 32 cm.)
2 Items (parts (photocopies), 28 cm.)
Container
Box 197, Folder 1
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Copy scores
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)
Photocopies
Piano conductor 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
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)
Photocopies
Photocopies
Piano conductor 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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