Rain check [music]

see also Subseries 1.3 sa Subseries 1.2

68 parts and an indefinite number of scores

Rain check is contained in four folders consisting of 1 two page short score and 11 parts in C Major concert, 1 one page conductor score, 1 two page short score, 2 four page piano conductor scores, 2 two page piano vocal scores and 56 parts in F Major concert, and 1 part in Bb Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (DE, BS, Whaley, other?).

Folder A contains items in C Major in 3 groupings -- (i) Short score. Score indicates parts for Rab, tenor, Ray, Brown. Score appears incomplete. -- (ii) Parts for 2 reeds - Rab (2), baritone (2); 1 trumpet - Ray (2); trombone; bass (2). -- (iii) Parts for 1 reed - tenor (2).

Folder B contains items in F Major in 3 groupings -- (i) Part for unidentified treble instrument (guitar?). -- (ii) One page conductor score and two page short score. Conductor score indicates parts for clarinet, 2 altos, baritone. Score appears incomplete. Short score does not indicate instrumentation and appears incomplete. -- (iii) Piano conductor scores. Scores indicate parts for clarinet, tenor, piano.

Folder C contains parts in F Major in 5 groupings -- (i) Parts for 2 reeds - alto 3, baritone; 3 trumpets - 1, 2, 3; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass. -- (ii) Parts for 6 reeds - alto 1, Rab, alto 2, Paul (2), Jimmy, Carney (2); 2 trumpets - 2, 3 (2); 3 trombones - Brown, Buster, Chuck (2); bass. -- (iii) Parts for 1 reed - Ben; 1 trumpet - Rex; 1 unidentified treble instrument (guitar?). -- (iv) Parts for 2 trombones - Brown, Tricky. -- (v) Parts for 1 reed - Sears; 1 trombone - Tricky.

Folder D contains items in 8 groupings -- (i) Piano vocal scores. Scores do not include lyrics. -- (ii) Parts in F Major for 2 reeds - alto 2, Jimmy; 1 trumpet - 1 (2); 1 trombone - Brown; drums. -- (iii) Parts in F Major for 1 trombone - Buster; bass. -- (iv) Parts in F Major for 1 reed - Rab; 3 trumpets - 2, 3 (2), Ray; bass. -- (v) Part in F Major for 1 reed - Carney. -- (vi) Parts in F Major for 2 trumpets - 2, 4; bass. Part in Bb Major for unidentified treble instrument. Part in Bb Major may reflect a different arrangement of the piece. -- (vii) Parts in F Major for 3 reeds - alto 1, Jimmy, Paul; 1 trombone - Butter. -- (viii) Part in F Major for 1 trumpet - 1. -- All items except Folder A, grouping ii, Folder C, grouping iii, and Folder D, groupings iii, iv, & vi from the Duke Ellington Library.