Object Details
Composer
Robin, Leo
Rainger, Ralph
Collection Creator
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Collection Citation
Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scope and Contents
see also Subseries 1.3 sa Subseries 1.2
5 parts and an indefinite number of scores
Please is contained in two folders consisting of 2 three page short scores and 4 parts in C Major concert, 1 two page short score in Bb Major concert, and 1 part in Ab Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (Whaley, Tizol?).
Folder A contains short scores in C Major concert. 1 short score indicates parts for brass, piano. 1 short score indicates parts for baritone, brass, piano.
Folder B contains parts in C Major, short score in Bb Major and part in Ab Major. Parts in C Major for 1 reed - Otto; 1 trumpet - 1; 2 trombones - 1, 3. Short score in Bb Major does not indicate instrumentation and appears incomplete. Part in Ab Major for piano. -- 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.
Unsigned Strayhorn composition.
Topic
Music -- United States -- 20th century
Composer
Robin, Leo
Rainger, Ralph
See more items in
Duke Ellington Collection
Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.17: P
Sponsor
Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Biographical / Historical
Statement of responsibility taken from Popular Music, 1920-1979, ed. Nat Shapiro.
Extent
7 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
1 Item (copy score, 32 cm.)
Container
Box 274, Folder 11-12
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Copy scores
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
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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