Sheet music for "A Drum is a Woman": Museum Object and Cultural History
Sheet music for "A Drum is a Woman": Date: 1957. Written by: Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974. Written by: Billy Strayhorn, American, 1915 - 1967.
The object in the museum catalogue
Sheet music for "A Drum is a Woman" written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. The sheet music has printed musical staves with handwritten musical notes and notations throughout. The printed staves and handwritten notes appear on both sides of the document. Handwritten in the top left corner of the front is “Drum Is A Woman.” Handwritten at the top of the front at center is “BACKGROUND MUSIC FOR SHOW.” The Passantino Brands logo is on the back in the bottom left corner. A printed signature on the back at the bottom center reads “Duke Ellington.”
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1957
- Written by: Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974
- Written by: Billy Strayhorn, American, 1915 - 1967
- Owned by: Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974
- Printed by: Passantino Brands
- Type: sheet music
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 12 3/8 × 9 7/16 in. (31.5 × 24 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: African diaspora
- Topic: Composers (Musicians)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Music
- Object number: 2016.87.2
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Sony Music Entertainment Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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