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|| About the Collection ||
Charlie Barnet (1913-1991) was a saxophonist and bandleader. He formed several bands during the 1930s, and was one of the first white bandleaders to feature African-American musicians and to perform in both white and African-American venues. His primary band was formed in 1938, but in 1939 a fire destroyed the band’s music library; this collection represents the arrangements from that post-fire period, including many of his signature titles, such as “Cherokee,” “I Hear a Rhapsody,” “Where Was I,” and “Skyliner.” Strongly influenced by the Duke Ellington orchestra, Barnet’s band was among the musically more adventurous of the dance and swing bands, known for its jazz playing and “hard-swing riff numbers.”
|| Collection Details ||
General
- Span Dates
- 1938-1949
- Bulk Dates
- 1940s
- Major Language(s)
- English
- Repository
- Music Division, Library of Congress
Physical Collection
- Number of Items
- 1,875
- Number of Containers
- 29
- Linear Feet
- 12
- Contents
- Arrangements for approximately 660 songs and instrumentals for big band, mostly full scores or short scores, but 35 include parts, and 40 titles are represented by parts only.
- Processing History
- Housed in numeric order, most scores are folded in half without folders; a database is available.
- Provenance
- There is no known provenance to this collection; apparently it arrived in the Music Division prior to 1966 with no accompanying paperwork.
Access/Copyright
- Access Permissions
- Permitted, subject to PARR policies and procedures
- On Microfilm?
- No
- Copyright Info
- http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
- Preferred Citation
- Charlie Barnet Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress
