Roll Jordan [music]

16 parts and an indefinite number of scores

Roll Jordan is contained in two folders consisting of 1 six page piano vocal score, 1 three page short score, 1 four page short score, 2 seven page short scores, 1 four page piano conductor score, 1 four page conductor score and 16 parts in Eb Major concert -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (Blake, Whaley?).

Folder A contains piano vocal score. Lyrics begin "I'm so weary of this heavy load ...".

Folder B contains items in 5 groupings -- (i) Three page short score and parts. Short score indicates parts for soprano, 2 altos, tenor, baritone, bass. Lyrics begin "Roll Jordan roll ...". Parts for voices - soprano (2), alto 1, alto 2, tenor, baritone, bass. Lyrics correspond to score. -- (ii) Four page short score. Short score indicates parts for soprano, alto, tenor 2, baritone, bass. Lyrics begin "Roll Jordan roll". -- (iii) Seven page short score and parts. Short score does not indicate instrumentation. Lyrics begin "I'm so weary of this heavy load ...". Parts for voices -- soprano 2, alto, tenor, tenor 2, baritone, bass. Lyrics correspond to score. -- (iv) Seven page short score. Short score indicates parts for solo, tenor 1, tenor 2, baritone, bass. Lyrics for solo begin "I'm so weary of this heavy load ...". Lyrics for other voices begin "Roll Jordan roll ...". -- (v) Piano conductor score, conductor score and parts. Piano conductor score does not indicate instrumentation. Conductor score indicates parts for sax, brass, voice. Parts for 1 reed - alto 1; 2 trumpets - 1, 2. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.