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Women, women, women [music]

American History Museum

Object Details

Composer

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Lyricist

Latouche, John

Collection Creator

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Collection Citation

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

Scope and Contents

see BEGGAR'S HOLIDAY
24 parts and an indefinite number of scores
Women, women, women is contained in three of forty seven folders for "Beggar's holiday" consisting of 1 one page short score and 23 parts in C Major concert, 1 one page piano vocal score in Db Major concert, 1 one page short score and 1 two page piano vocal score in a minor concert, 1 three page short score in F Major concert, and 1 part in Bb Major concert (?) -- in ink and pencil -- in unidentified hands (BS, Whaley?).
Folder A contains short score in C Major, piano vocal score in Db Major, and short score in a minor. Scores do not indicate instrumentation or include lyrics. Scores appear incomplete.
Folder B contains short score in F Major and piano vocal score in a minor. Short score indicates parts for Rab, saxes, baritone, Dud, trumpets, trombones, bass. Piano vocal score lyrics begin "The atom we split, we walk undersea ...".
Folder C contains parts in 3 groupings -- (i) Parts in C Major for 2 reeds - Jimmy, Sears; 4 trumpets - Scad, Dud, Ray, Taft; 3 trombones - Jones, Brown, Wilbur; guitar. -- (ii) Parts in C Major for 5 reeds - alto 1, alto 3, tenor 1, tenor 2, baritone; 4 trumpets - 1, 2, 3, 4; 3 trombones - 1, 2, 3; bass. -- (iii) Part in Bb Major (?) for unidentified treble instrument.
Folder C from the Duke Ellington Library.
sova.nmah.ac.0301_ref47151

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b09eba4a-5c7d-46d8-a2f5-e5604beeac86

General

Part in Folder C, grouping iii (photocopy) is originally noted on the bottom of a part for "Take love easy" from "Beggar's holiday." Additional materials for this piece are also contained in "Beggar's holiday scores," Folder E, grouping xi. Handwriting and other details have been reported based on the notes of David Berger, Andrew Homzy, Dr. Theodore Hudson, Walter van de Leur, and Mark Tucker.
Condition: fair, worn, stained, tape. Folder C -- 23p. Folder A -- 4p., folder C -- 1p. Folder C -- 1p. Folder B -- 5p., folder C -- 12p.

Other Title

W-W-W.

Topic

Music -- United States -- 20th century
Dramatic music

Composer

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Lyricist

Latouche, John

See more items in

Duke Ellington Collection
Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.23: W

Sponsor

Processing and encoding partially funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.

Biographical / Historical

Folder A from the Presentation Album, vol. J, p. 48. Folder B from the Presentation Album, vol. H. There appears to be a number from the Duke Ellington Band Book: 226.

Extent

24 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
4 Items (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holographs), 32 cm.)
1 Item (part (photocopy), 28 cm.)

Container

Box 411, Folder 13

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials
Copy scores
Holographs
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)
Photocopies
Piano vocal scores
Short 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

Copy scores
Holographs
Manuscripts
Music
Parts (musical)
Photocopies
Piano vocal scores
Short scores

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_ref47151
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b09eba4a-5c7d-46d8-a2f5-e5604beeac86
NMAH.AC.0301
ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1503510514217-1503510515302-0

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