Artie Shaw "Begin the Beguine" Music Manuscripts

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Artie Shaw "Begin the Beguine" Music Manuscripts

1938

Collection consists of a whole manuscript and clarinet solo part for Artie Shaw's "Begin the Beguine."

0.15 Cubic feet (1 box )

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Shaw, Artie, 1910-2004

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Artie Shaw (born Arthur Jacob Arshawsky; May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004) was an American clarinetist, composer, bandleader, actor and author of both fiction and non-fiction. Widely regarded as "one of jazz's finest clarinetists", Shaw led one of the United States' most popular big bands in the late 1930s through the early 1940s. Though he had numerous hit records, he was perhaps best known for his 1938 recording of Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine." Before the release of "Beguine," Shaw and...