Object Details
Composer
McHugh, Jimmy
Lyricist
Fields, Dorothy
Collection Creator
Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Collection Citation
Duke Ellington Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scope and Contents
see also OS
3 scores
Porgy is contained in one folder consisting of 1 four page short score in D Major concert, and 2 two page piano conductor scores in Ab Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hand (Whaley?).
Short score in D Major indicates parts for alto, baritone, trumpets, trombone, bass, piano, voice. Lyrics begin "There ain't no man in Charleston that's a stranger to big crown Bess ...". Score appears incomplete. Piano conductor scores do not indicate instrumentation. 1 score appears incomplete. Piano conductor scores may be unrelated to short score. -- 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.
Other Title
Song coming on.
Topic
Music -- United States -- 20th century
Composer
McHugh, Jimmy
Lyricist
Fields, Dorothy
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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
Statement of responsibility taken from Popular Music, 1920-1979, ed. Nat Shapiro.
Extent
2 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
1 Item (copy score, 32 cm.)
Container
Box 276, Folder 8
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Conductor scores
Copy scores
Manuscripts
Music
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
Conductor scores
Copy scores
Manuscripts
Music
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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