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Please handle with care [music]

American History Museum

Please handle with care [music]
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Object Details

Composer

Ballard, Pat
Stride, Harry

Collection Creator

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Collection Citation

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

Scope and Contents

1 part
Please handle with care is contained in one folder consisting of 1 part in Eb Major concert -- in pencil -- in unidentified hand (Tizol?).
Part for 1 reed - tenor. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.
sova.nmah.ac.0301_ref43792

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e2ea9d34-ec33-4d52-bacf-7bc5396b9f75

General

A part for "So ashamed" is noted on the verso of this part. 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: worn.
Unsigned Strayhorn composition.

Topic

Music -- United States -- 20th century

Composer

Ballard, Pat
Stride, Harry

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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

1 Item (manuscript, 32 cm.)

Container

Box 274, Folder 17

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)

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

Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)

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.
NMAH.AC.0301_ref43792
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e2ea9d34-ec33-4d52-bacf-7bc5396b9f75
NMAH.AC.0301
ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1503510514217-1503510515074-5

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