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You make that hat look pretty [music]

American History Museum

Object Details

Composer

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Collection Creator

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

Collection Citation

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

Scope and Contents

see QUEENIE PIE aka Oh Gee ! You Make That Hat Look Pretty
6 parts and an indefinite number of scores
You make that hat look pretty is contained in two folders consisting of 4 two page piano vocal scores in Eb Major concert, 1 part in C Major, and 5 parts in Db Major concert -- in ink, pencil and photocopy -- in unidentified hands (DE, Whaley?).
Folder A contains 3 piano vocal scores. Piano vocal scores lyrics begin "Oh gee you make that hat look pretty, oh oh gee ...". 1 score (holograph) does not include lyrics.
Folder B contains items in 2 groupings -- (i) Piano vocal score and part in C Major. Piano vocal score lyrics begin as above. Part for voice. Lyrics begin as above. -- (ii) Parts in Db Major for 4 reeds - Norris, Ashby, Paul, Carney; bass.-- 1 piano vocal score from Folder A (copy score) and Folder B, grouping i from the Duke Ellington Library.
sova.nmah.ac.0301_ref47294

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep877efb67b-8a8f-4a89-a80b-612e3c366551

General

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: fair, tape.

Other Title

Hat.

Topic

Music -- United States -- 20th century

Composer

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

See more items in

Duke Ellington Collection
Duke Ellington Collection / Series 1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1: Music Manuscripts / 1.1.25: Y

Sponsor

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

Biographical / Historical

Holograph score from Folder A from the Presentation Album, vol. T, p. 1. Photocopy score from Folder A from the Presentation Album, vol. Y. Folder B, grouping ii from the Mercer Ellington Library.

Extent

1 Item (mixed score(s) and/or part(s) (holograph), 32 cm.)
3 Items (copy scores, 32 cm.)
3 Items (parts (photocopies), 32 cm.)
3 Items (parts (photocopies), 28 cm.)

Container

Box 416, Folder 13-14

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

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

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_ref47294
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep877efb67b-8a8f-4a89-a80b-612e3c366551
NMAH.AC.0301
ACAH

Record ID

ebl-1503510514217-1503510515311-8

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