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Time on my hands [music]

American History Museum

Object Details

Composer

Youmans, Vincent

Lyricist

Gordon, Mack, 1904-1959
Adamson, Harold

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
22 parts
Time on my hands is contained in one folder consisting of 22 parts in Db Major concert -- in ink -- in unidentified hands (Whaley, Henderson, Hamilton, other?).
Parts in 3 groupings -- (i) Parts for 3 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor 4; 3 trumpets - 2, 3, 4; 2 trombones - Tizol, Butter. -- (ii) Parts for 2 reeds - Nat, Carney; 2 trumpets - 1, 3; 2 trombones - Sandy, Tricky. -- (iii) Parts for 3 reeds - clarinet, tenor 4, baritone; 3 trombones - Tizol, Butter, Britt; bass; guitar. Parts may reflect different arrangements of the piece. -- from the Duke Ellington Library.
sova.nmah.ac.0301_ref46227

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85dcaca78-640e-4bf3-94fc-aedca3eaad76

General

A part for an untitled piece is noted on the verso of a part in grouping iii. Handwriting and other details have been reported based on the notes of David Berger, Andrew Homzy, Dr. Theodore Hudson, Walter van de Leur, Wayne Shirley, and Dr. Mark Tucker.
Condition: worn, torn, tape, stained.
Unsigned Strayhorn composition.

Topic

Music -- United States -- 20th century

Composer

Youmans, Vincent

Lyricist

Gordon, Mack, 1904-1959
Adamson, Harold

See more items in

Duke Ellington Collection
Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.20: T

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. There appear to be numbers from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 244, 308.

Extent

15 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
6 Items (manuscripts, 32 cm.)
1 Item (copy score, 31 cm.)

Container

Box 385, Folder 4

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials
Copy scores
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

Copy scores
Copy scores
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)

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.
NMAH.AC.0301_ref46227
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85dcaca78-640e-4bf3-94fc-aedca3eaad76
NMAH.AC.0301
ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1503510514217-1503510515241-0

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