Research Catalog

Title

Epitaph / Charles Mingus.

Author

Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979.

Publication

[New York] : Let My Children Hear Music ; Milwaukee, WI : Exclusively distributed by H. Leonard, [2011], c1979.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Mingus, Sue.
• Homzy, Andrew.
• Ho, Pei-Chin.
• Schuller, Gunther.

Description

1 miniature score (xiv, 341 p.) : facsims.; 36 cm.

Subjects

• Jazz > 1971-1980
• Big band music > Scores

Note

• For jazz ensemble of 31 players.
• Includes a preface by Sue Mingus, historical notes by Andrew Homzy, "Notes from an engraver" by Pei-Chin Ho, and "A guide to Charles Mingus's Epitaph" by Gunther Schuller.

Contents

Main score. Part 1 -- Percussion discussion -- Main score. Part 2 -- Started melody -- Better get hit in your soul -- The soul -- Inquisition -- Self portrait ; Chill of death -- O.P. (Oscar Pettiford) -- Pinky ; Please don't come back from the moon -- Monk, bunk and vice versa (Osmotin') -- Peggy's blue skylight -- Wolverine blues -- Children's hour of dream -- This subdues my passion -- Untitled ballad. In other words, I am three -- Freedom -- Untitled interlude. The underdog rising -- Noon night -- Main score reprise -- Moods in mambo (performed at Epitaph premiere concert in 1989)

Call Number

JNG 12-216

ISBN

• 1458418154
• 9781458418159

LCCN

884088544676

OCLC

756820717

Author

Mingus, Charles, 1922-1979.

Title

Epitaph / Charles Mingus.

Imprint

[New York] : Let My Children Hear Music ; Milwaukee, WI : Exclusively distributed by H. Leonard, [2011], c1979.

Format

Study score.

Added Author

Mingus, Sue. Author of introduction

Homzy, Andrew. Author of introduction

Ho, Pei-Chin. Author of introduction

Schuller, Gunther. Author of introduction

Other Standard Identifier

884088544676

Publisher No.

HL07011810 H. Leonard

Research Call Number

JNG 12-216