Archives Center Collection of Music Transcriptions of Duke Ellington Compositions

Mandel, Roberta

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Strayhorn, Billy, 1915-1967

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William "Billy" Strayhorn was born in Dayton, Ohio on November 29, 1915. He spent part of his childhood in Hillsborough, North Carolina. His family eventually moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he studied classical music at the Pittsburgh Musical Institution. At the age of 23, he submitted a musical composition titled "Something to Live For" to Duke Ellington, who subsequently recorded it with Strayhorn as the pianist. Strayhorn worked as the pianist in Mercer Ellington's orchestra for ...

G. Schirmer, Inc.

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Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974

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Duke Ellington (b. Edward Kennedy Ellington, April 29, 1899, Washington, DC–d. May 24, 1974, New York, NY) was a composer, pianist, and jazz orchestra leader. He began piano lessons at 7 and wrote his first composition, "Soda Fountain Rag", in 1914. Ellington became a more serious piano student as a teenager after hearing poolroom pianists in Washington, DC. Ellington moved to Harlem, ultimately becoming part of the Harlem Renaissance in the early 1920s. He began a regular booking at the Cott...

Berger, David, 1920-1966

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David Berger (1920-1966) was a painter and sculptor from Boston, Mass. From the description of David Berger papers, 1950-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 744437357 David Berger (1920-1966) was a painter, sculptor, and educator from Boston, Mass. From the description of David Berger papers, circa 1939-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779477653 ...