Scope and Content Note
In addition to being a renowned composer, Vernon Duke was an author, poet, translator, gourmand, businessman, bon vivant, and an intellectual. Duke's eclecticisim is well-documented in the Vernon Duke Collection. As a result, the collection is rich in research potential for a wide variety of topics. The music holographs cover the entire length of Vernon Duke's career--from compositions dating from his student days in 1918 (Morceaux pour piano, op. 1, composed when he was fifteen) to works from 1968 (the revised version of his ballet Entr'acte)--a year before he died. The collection represents the dual nature of Dukelsky/Duke as a composer of twentieth-century European/Russian influenced "serious" or "classical" music, and a composer of jazz-influenced American popular and show music. Documenting his position as an international professional in the world of music, the collection contains voluminous correspondence between Duke and prominent composers, conductors, scholars, producers, lyricists, journals, universities and performers.
Music from the Vernon Duke Collection is arranged in seven subseries:
1. Stage Music: music for musicals, operas, operettas, ballets, films and background music and songs for plays. 2. Vocal Music: art songs, song cycles, and popular songs. 3. Choral Music. 4. Instrumental Music, which includes works for solo instruments. 5. Sketchbooks. 6. Music by Other Composers. 7. Lyric Sheets.
Dates
- Creation: 1918-1968
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Access and Restrictions
The Vernon Duke Collection is open to research. Library users may make reference copies of materials for research and scholarship purposes without the prior permission of the Estate and/or Trust. The Library reserves the right to restrict the method of copying materials that are deemed too fragile.
Researchers are advised to contact the Music Division prior to visiting in order to determine whether the desired materials will be available at that time.
Copyright Status
Vernon Duke Collection materials are governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.) and other applicable international copyright laws.
Biographical Sketch
Biographical Sketch
- 1903, Oct. 10
- Born Vladimir Alexandrovitch Dukelsky, Parafianove, Minsk
- 1916 - 1919
- Studied composition with Reinhold Glière and Marian Dombrovsky at the Kiev Conservatory
- 1920
- Fled the Revolution with his family, settling first in Constantinople
- 1921, autumn
- Sailed for New York
- 1924
- Sailed to Paris at the behest of Artur Rubinstein
- 1925, Feb. 21
- Katja the Dancer opened in London, two songs by Duke added to score
- 1925
- Zephyr and Flora performed (Diaghilev Ballets Russes, Kochno-Braque-Chanel-Massine)
- 1926, May 22
- Yvonne opened in London, half of the score by Duke
- 1927 Apr.
- Two Little Girls in Blue closed during pre-London tryout, one song by Duke
- 1927, Oct. 12
- Bow-Wows opened in London, one song by Duke
- 1928, Feb. 8
- Yellow Mask opened in London
- 1928, June 14
- First Symphony premiered by Koussevitzky and the Boston Symphony
- 1929 Aug.
- Open Your Eyes closed during pre-London tryout
- 1930, June 4
- Garrick Gaieties (Third Edition) opened in New York, partial score by Duke
- 1930, Oct. 15
- Three's A Crowd opened in New York, one song by Duke
- 1930
- Duke contributed songs or instrumentals to the films: Follow the Leader, Follow Thru, Heads Up, Hold Your Man, Laughter and The Sap from Syracuse
- 1931, July 21
- Shoot the Works opened in New York, one song by Duke
- 1931
- Epitaph premiered in Boston; July 31st, Shoot the Works opened, which included one song by Duke
- 1932, Oct. 5
- Americana (1932) opened in New York, one song by Duke
- 1932, Dec. 7
- Walk a Little Faster opened in New York, Duke's first complete Broadway score, which included his most famous song "April in Paris"
- 1933, May 31
- "Composers' manifesto" published in the New York Times
- 1934, Jan. 4
- Ziegfeld Follies of 1934 opened in New York, music mostly by Duke
- 1934, Dec. 27
- Thumbs Up opened in New York, one song by Duke--"Autumn in New York"
- 1934 - 1935
- Duke studied orchestration with Joseph Schillinger
- 1935, Mar. 8
- Public Gardens ballet premiered in Chicago
- 1936, Jan. 30
- Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 opened in New York, score included "I Can't Get Started"
- 1936 Apr.
- Revised ballet Jardin presented at the N.Y. Metropolitan Opera House, then Covent Garden (London) in June
- 1936, Dec. 25
- The Show Is On opened in New York, partial score by Duke
- 1937
- Second Symphony in Paris, conducted by Albert Wolff
- 1937, July 11
- George Gershwin died; Duke was pallbearer at the funeral
- 1937 - 1938
- Duke completed Gershwin's score for the film The Goldwyn Follies
- 1938, Jan. 12
- The End of St. Petersburg premiered at Carnegie Hall
- 1938
- Duke organized High-Low Concerts in New York
- 1939, Mar. 7
- Vladimir Dukelsky became American citizen and took Vernon Duke as his legal name
- 1939, Dec. 26
- The White Plume retitled A Vagabond Hero opened and closed in Washington, D.C., during pre-Broadway tryout, partial score by Duke
- 1940, May 23
- Keep Off the Grass opened in New York with Duke's contribution, the ballet "Raffles," choreographed by George Balanchine for Ray Bolger
- 1940, Oct. 25
- Cabin in the Sky opened in New York, score included "Takin' a Chance on Love"
- 1940
- Duke wrote songs for the Seymour Felix-staged Midnight Frolics, and composed "New York Nocturne," to become Charlie Barnet's theme song
- 1940 - 1941
- Duke contributed songs to the shows: Crazy With the Heat, Ice-Capades of 1941 and It Happens on Ice
- 1941, Dec. 25
- Banjo Eyes opened in New York
- 1942, Jan. 9
- The Lady Comes Across opened in New York
- 1942 Apr.
- Duke's mother died
- 1942
- Duke contributed a song to the film White Catgo; he was drafted and entered the Coast Guard for two and one half years; composed Cello Concerto for Gregor Piatigorsky
- 1943 Mar.
- Cabin in the Sky (film) opened
- 1943, Mar. 18
- Violin Concerto premiered by Koussevitzky in Boston
- 1943, Mar. 22
- Dancing in the Streets opened and closed in Boston during pre-Broadway tryout
- 1944, Jan. 13
- Jackpot opened in New York
- 1944, May 5
- Tars and Spars opened in New York and toured the country
- 1944, Nov. 16
- Sadie Thompson opened in New York
- 1946, Jan. 4
- Cello Concerto premiered in Boston with Piatigorsky, conducted by Koussevitzky
- 1946, Oct. 10
- Sweet Bye and Bye opened and closed in New Haven during its pre-Broadway tryout
- 1946, Nov. 18
- "Ode to the Milky Way" premiered at City Center in New York, conducted by Leonard Bernstein
- 1946, Dec. 19
- Le Bal des Blanchisseuses (Ballets des Champs Elysées, Kochmo-Stanislao Lepri-Roland Petit)
- 1948 Feb.
- Paris Aller et Retour broadcast on French radio
- 1948
- Harpsichord Sonata composed for Fernando Valenti; Duke founded the Society for Forgotten Music
- 1952, Dec. 15
- Two's Company opened in New York
- 1955
- Duke's autobiography--Passport to Paris-- published
- 1956, May 22
- The Littlest Revue opened in New York (Off-Broadway,) score mostly by Duke
- 1957, Nov. 12
- Time Remembered opened in New York, a play with two songs by Duke
- 1957
- Married Kay McCracken
- 1959, Oct. 14
- The Pink Jungle opened and closed in San Francisco during its pre-Broadway tryout
- 1963, Aug. 5
- Zenda opened and closed in San Francisco during its pre-Broadway tryout
- 1963
- Listen Here!: a Critical Essay on Music Depreciation published. Zenda performed on the west coast
- 1964, Jan. 21
- Cabin in the Sky revival opened in New York
- 1969, Jan. 16
- Died, Santa Monica, California
Extent
17,500 items (around)
146 boxes
52 linear feet
Abstract
Vernon Duke (born Vladimir Dukelsky) was an American composer and songwriter. He rose to success in the 1930s with hit songs such as "April in Paris" and "Autumn in New York" and later collaborated with many leading composers and lyricists of the period, including George and Ira Gershwin, Serge Prokofiev, and Serge Koussevitzky. The collection contains manuscript and printed music, correspondence, subject files, photographs, and other materials related to his career.
Organization of the Vernon Duke Collection
The Vernon Duke Collection is organized into eight series:
Catalog Record
Provenance
Gift; Kay McCracken Duke Ingalls; 1980-1985.
Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
Electronic Format
Transfers
Sound recordings were transferred to the Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as part of the Vernon Duke Collection (MAVIS collection no. 3332).
APPENDIX I: Songs from Shows
| Song Title | Show Title |
|---|---|
| Afternoon delightful | Diamond in the rough |
| Ages ago | Time remembered |
| All the luck in the world | The pink jungle |
| Alone at night | Zenda |
| Alone (the whaling widows) | Nantucket |
| Announcement/rehearsal | Zenda |
| Another day, another buck | Dilly |
| Any woman who is willing will do | Sadie Thompson |
| Arm-in-arm | Dancing in the streets/Jackpot |
| Artists | Zenda |
| Athena | Zenda |
| Athena's dance | Zenda |
| Aupres de Ma Blonde | April in Paris |
| Bachelorhood | Dilly |
| Back in circulation | Sadie Thompson |
| Backlot blues, The | Dilly |
| Ban the book! | Diamond in the rough |
| Bay of Botany | Dancing in the streets |
| Below the equator | Dancing in the streets/Jackpot |
| Big towns and the small towns, The | Casey Jones |
| Bird that never learned to fly, A | Zenda |
| Blind date | Jackpot |
| Blow the man down | The pink jungle |
| Born at last | Zenda |
| Bounce | Zenda |
| Boys, boys | Dancing in the streets |
| Breakfast | Zenda |
| Brian | The pink jungle |
| Business or pleasure | Zenda |
| Cabin in the sky | Cabin in the sky |
| Cancan in the canteen | Dancing in the streets |
| Censorship | Diamond in the rough |
| Charming waltz | Zenda |
| Chic talk | The pink jungle |
| Come to me | Zenda |
| Comforts of home | Dancing in the streets |
| Command performance | Zenda |
| Count the stars | Zenda |
| Dear little cottage | Jackpot |
| Devil in you is strong, The | Sadie Thompson |
| Diamond in the rough | Diamond in the rough |
| Diddle-daddle | Nantucket |
| Dilly | Dilly |
| Do what you wanna do | Cabin in the sky |
| Don't you ever cross me path | The pink jungle |
| Don'tcha hate it (when they sing a...) | Dilly |
| Ella the elephant | Dancing in the streets/Jackpot |
| Elusive Mr. Rassendyl, The | Zenda |
| Enchanting girls | Zenda |
| Ev'ry one of us | Diamond in the rough |
| Everybody loves everybody | Paris after dark |
| Extenuatin' circumstances | Casey Jones |
| Farewell for a while | Dancing in the streets/Jackpot |
| Farewell to New York | Dilly |
| Festive march | Zenda |
| Fight over me | Casey Jones |
| First night | Jackpot |
| Fisherman's wharf | Sadie Thompson |
| Flavia | Zenda |
| Fleetfoots theme | Cabin in the sky |
| Fool that I was | Sadie Thompson |
| For the common good of mankind | Zenda |
| Free as the air | The pink jungle |
| Friendly bar | Dancing in the streets |
| From the cradle to the grave | Sadie Thompson |
| Fugue | Cabin in the sky |
| Funeral music | The pink jungle |
| General's entrance | Cabin in the sky |
| Ghost music | The pink jungle |
| Gift of love, A | Zenda |
| Gift of time, A | Zenda |
| Girl for every day of the week, A | Zenda |
| Girl with the prettiest legs in town, | Casey Jones |
| Girls and Rassendyl | Zenda |
| Girls | Zenda |
| Grand manner, the | Diamond in the rough |
| Happy horns and merry bells | Zenda |
| Happy again | Sadie Thompson |
| Harvey's theme | The pink jungle |
| He wouldn't dare | Zenda |
| He said | Casey Jones |
| He's good for nothing but me | Sadie Thompson |
| He's back in town | Dilly |
| Hello, must do a show, goodbye! | Zenda |
| Here and there | Zenda |
| Hip! (the girls are marching) | Dancing in the streets |
| Holiday in Hollywood | Dilly |
| Honeypie's dance | Dancing in the streets/Jackpot |
| Honor me with this dance | Casey Jones |
| Hour ago, An | Jackpot |
| House with a piano, A | Sadie Thompson |
| Hundred women in one, A | The pink jungle |
| I adore a saloon | Jackpot |
| I don't know what I've got | April in Paris |
| I ask you | April in Paris |
| I won't stand in your way | Zenda |
| I wonder what he meant by that | Zenda |
| I own a piece of a girl | Jackpot |
| I can take it or leave it | Casey Jones |
| I may never get well again | Diamond in the rough |
| I wanna go back | Jackpot |
| I may say maybe | Casey Jones |
| I says to him | Sweet bye and bye |
| I think you're pretty too | Time remembered |
| I kissed my girl goodbye | Jackpot |
| I knew you well | Nantucket |
| I haven't a bean in my jeans | Paris after dark |
| I sure have been in love | Dilly |
| I'll marry a soldier | Zenda |
| I'll be loving you | She's working her way through... |
| I'm about to become a lover | Dilly |
| I'm not his sister anymore | Diamond in the rough |
| I'm in love with my top sergeant | Jackpot |
| I'm in love with a dame (with a...) | Dancing in the streets/Jackpot |
| I'm called the king | Helen of Troy |
| I'm goin' places | Casey Jones |
| In my old Virginia home | Cabin in the sky |
| In our chateau in Brooklyn | Dilly |
| In my dreams | Dancing in the streets |
| Introducing Mr. Rassendyl | Zenda |
| Invocation to Venus | Helen of Troy |
| It does not | Zenda |
| It must be good | April in Paris |
| It's tough to be a girl | The pink jungle |
| It's a quaint little custom | Zenda |
| It's been pleasant, pleasant | Paris after dark |
| It's not so bad to be good | Cabin in the sky |
| It's been done | Dilly |
| Jackpot | Jackpot |
| Jazz fugue | Cabin in the sky |
| Je t'aime-I love you | Nantucket |
| Jenny, Jenny (save your dreams) | Paris after dark |
| Join the marines | Sadie Thompson |
| Judgement of Paris, The | Helen of Troy |
| Jumpin' frog | Diamond in the rough |
| Just lucky, I guess | Dilly |
| Just like children | The pink jungle |
| Keep your amateur standing | Dancing in the streets |
| Key to the gates, The | Sadie Thompson |
| Kings and cabbages | Zenda |
| Kiss your baby goodbye | Dancing in the streets |
| Kissing song, The | Dilly |
| Lad for ev'ry lass, A | Dilly |
| Lad for ev'ry lass, A | Diamond in the rough |
| Ladies like us | Casey Jones |
| Language of love, The | Paris after dark |
| Let her not be beautiful | Zenda |
| Let's be young | Sweet bye and bye |
| Life | Zenda |
| Life is such a pleasure | April in Paris |
| Life's a funny present from someone | Sadie Thompson |
| Little marriage is a dangerous thing, A | Jackpot |
| Little Streptococcus, The | Jackpot |
| Little poppa Satan | Cabin in the sky |
| Live and love a lot | Diamond in the rough |
| Livin' it up | Cabin in the sky |
| Lonely in Paris | Paris after dark |
| Long last mile, The | Jackpot |
| Look at me | Dilly |
| Love me now | Dilly |
| Love for sure | The pink jungle |
| Love turned the light out | Cabin in the sky |
| Love me tomorrow | Cabin in the sky |
| Love is like an elephant | Nantucket |
| Love is the worst possible thing | Zenda |
| Love is still for free | She's working her way through... |
| Love put the light out | Cabin in the sky |
| Loveless you and hateful me | Zenda |
| Lucre, love or liquor | Dilly |
| M-10 | The pink jungle |
| M-11 | The pink jungle |
| Made in Nantucket | Nantucket |
| Magic music | Zenda |
| Man upstairs, The | Cabin in the sky |
| Man loves me, The | Zenda |
| Man my mother married, The | Casey Jones |
| Man you are, The | Diamond in the rough |
| Mazurka | Zenda |
| Men's dance | Sadie Thompson |
| Mister Harvey Pruitt | Casey Jones |
| Mocambo mambo | Dilly |
| Montage poster | Zenda |
| Morning you were born, The | Zenda |
| My broker told me so | Sweet bye and bye |
| My handsome | Sadie Thompson |
| My heart decided | Nantucket |
| My heart has come a tumblin' down | Zenda |
| My royal majesty | Zenda |
| My sky without a star | The pink jungle |
| My son-in-law the king | Zenda |
| National anthem | Zenda |
| Never let them know what's going on | Zenda |
| New pilgrims' prayer, The | Diamond in the rough |
| New year filled with love, A | Diamond in the rough |
| Night is filled with wonderful sounds | Zenda |
| No ifs - no ands - no buts | Zenda |
| No one is perfect | Helen of Troy |
| No more love | Zenda |
| No two ways about love | Zenda |
| No one owns tomorrow | Zenda |
| Nobody but Tess | The pink jungle |
| Not so bad to be good | Cabin in the sky |
| Not a care in the world | Cabin in the sky |
| Nothing is too good | Nantucket |
| Now is the time for all good men | Dilly |
| Now the world begins again | Zenda |
| Old friend | Zenda |
| On my own | Zenda |
| Once I fall | Casey Jones |
| One night ago | Zenda |
| Only once Sur le Pont d'Avignon | April in Paris |
| Organization | Zenda |
| Orland national anthem | Zenda |
| Our usual place | Zenda |
| Paris in New York | The pink jungle |
| Paris after dark | Paris after dark |
| Parties | Casey Jones |
| Patroness of art | Zenda |
| Perfect chaperone, The | Diamond in the rough |
| Persian room-ba | The pink jungle |
| Pincus et cie | Nantucket |
| Pink jungle, The | The pink jungle |
| Plaza music | The pink jungle |
| Please be patient with me | Diamond in the rough |
| Prelude | The pink jungle |
| Pull a rabbit out of the hat | Zenda |
| Quadrille, The | Diamond in the rough |
| Queen mother's crossover | Zenda |
| Queen is always on display, A | Helen of Troy |
| Railroad woman, A | Casey Jones |
| Roses in the rain | Dilly |
| Royal confession, A | Zenda |
| Safe little world | Diamond in the rough |
| Same old love | The pink jungle |
| Same as a man | Casey Jones |
| Savannah | Cabin in the sky |
| Segue to palace | Zenda |
| She has to be the right girl | Diamond in the rough |
| Sign on the dotted line | Zenda |
| Since yesterday | Dilly |
| Since the ballet came to Shubert Alley | Jackpot |
| Singing commercial | Sweet bye and bye |
| Small world | Dilly |
| Small talk | Dilly |
| Something new | Zenda |
| Song of our love | Nantucket |
| Stayin'-in woman | Sadie Thompson |
| Step up and shake | Casey Jones |
| Story conference, The | Dilly |
| Stuff that dreams are made of, The | She's working her way through... |
| Swattin' the fly | Dancing in the streets/Jackpot |
| Swattin' the fly | Sadie Thompson |
| Sweet bye and bye | Sweet bye and bye |
| Take the money | Dilly |
| Taking a chance on love | Cabin in the sky |
| Tess mambo | The pink jungle |
| Thanks to love | Zenda |
| That man loves me! | Zenda |
| That was then, Mr. Rassendyl | Zenda |
| That's the way it goes | Zenda |
| That's what makes Paris, Paree | April in Paris |
| There was I (and where were you?) | The pink jungle |
| There you are again | Nantucket |
| There comes a time | Casey Jones |
| There are gifts | Zenda |
| There is nothing like a wedding | Zenda |
| There's nothing wrong with marriage | Zenda |
| There's room for her | Zenda |
| There's nothing like this old fashioned | Dilly |
| There's honey in the honeycomb | Cabin in the sky |
| They never told me | Nantucket |
| This particular party | Dancing in the streets/Jackpot |
| Though I said no to you yesterday | Dilly |
| Time remembered | Time remembered |
| Too beautiful tonight | Zenda |
| Tour de force | Zenda |
| Train music | Zenda |
| Trust in me | Zenda |
| Turlututu | Zenda |
| Under my umbrella | Dancing in the streets/Jackpot |
| Unlucky Pierre | Nantucket |
| Verdi duo | Zenda |
| Vernon Duccini | Zenda |
| Village called Hollywood, A | Dilly |
| Vision ballet, The | Cabin in the sky |
| Wait till you see New York | Casey Jones |
| Waltz fantasy | Zenda |
| We | Zenda |
| We just might | Zenda |
| We'll live all over again | Cabin in the sky |
| We're all going on a honeymoon | Diamond in the rough |
| We're alone in the world | Casey Jones |
| We've been through the mill | Dancing in the streets |
| Wedding march | Zenda |
| Weeping sky, The | Sadie Thompson |
| Whaler's return, The | Nantucket |
| Whaler's life, A | Nantucket |
| What does one do? | Zenda |
| What do you wanna get married for? | Diamond in the rough |
| What if you're not | Dilly |
| What's mine is yours | Jackpot |
| When you stop and think | Zenda |
| When you live on an island | Sadie Thompson |
| When I was a little boy | Diamond in the rough |
| When it's love | Nantucket |
| When the devil played the fiddle | Nantucket |
| Where do you go when you're on top? | The pink jungle |
| Where do you go when you arrive? | The pink jungle |
| Where the sun god walks | Sadie Thompson |
| Who can tell? | She's working her way through... |
| Who needs it | April in Paris |
| Who's excited | Dilly |
| Whole lot of happy, A | Zenda |
| Why not | Zenda |
| Wine is mine, The | Zenda |
| With a man on first | Casey Jones |
| Words | Zenda |
| Yesterday's forgotten | Zenda |
| You are all that's beautiful | Zenda |
| You took my breath away | Zenda |
| You after all these years | Nantucket |
| You are youth | Diamond in the rough |
| You'll be born all over again | Sadie Thompson |
| You're not old enough | Zenda |
| You're not at all like you | Zenda |
| You're dreamlike | Sadie Thompson |
| You-U.S.A. | Sadie Thompson |
| Zarape (Antoinette's dance) | Zenda |
| Zenda | Zenda |
Vinyl Discs
| Label | No.# | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Brunswick | 6484 | *Where have we met before? by Victor Young, vocal by Smith Ballew |
| You're an old smoothie by Victor Young, v: Billy Hughes & Lee Wiley | ||
| Victor | 24260 | *A penny for your thoughts by Roy Bargy and Ramona |
| My cousin in Milwaukee by Roy Bargy and Ramona | ||
| Brunswick | 7600 | *That moment of moments by Hal Kemp, v: Bob Allen |
| *I can't get started by Hal Kemp, v: Skinny Ennis | ||
| Liberty Music Shop | L-298 | *Who's to blame? by Cy Walter, v: Greta Keller |
| I thought of going somewhere by by Cy Walter, v: Greta Keller | ||
| Liberty Music Shop | L-356 | Autumn nocturne ; *Love me tomorrow ; Love for sale ; Three little words ; You're an old smoothie by Chauncey Grey and his El Morocco Orch. |
| Liberty Music Shop | L-230 | Love walked in ; *Spring again ; I was doing all right ; Please be kind ; Thanks for the memory ; I can dream can't I by Edgar Fairchild |
| Coral | 60905 | *I'm gonna ring the bell tonight ; She looked down from her window by Lawrence Welk, v: Jack Smith |
| Decca | 3408 | *The yankee doodle polka; The Swiss bellringer by Lou Holden |
| Columbia | 2820-D | *This is romance by Ben Bernie, v: Frank Prince |
| You gotta be a football hero by Ben Bernie, v: Ben Bernie & Manny Prager | ||
| Victor | 24407 | *This is romance by Leo Reisman, v: Arthur Wright |
| Little you know by Isham Jones | ||
| Brunswick | 6642 | *This is romance ; My love by Glen Gray |
| Vocalion | 2546 | Love is the sweetest thing ; *This is romance by Jack Fulton |
| Varsity | 8159 | *This is romance ; The juke box jump by Georgie Auld |
| Decca | 4314 | *We're having a baby (my baby and me) by Eddie Cantor & June Clyde |
| Now's the time to fall in love by Eddie Cantor | ||
| Victor | 10-1137 | *April in Paris ; *The love I long for by Dorothy Kirsten |
| MGM | 11370 | *April in Paris ; Si petite by Johnny Desmond |
| Schirmer | 504 | *April in Paris ; Don't go away, Monsieur by Mili Monti |
| Brunswick | 6717 | Count your blessings ; *April in Paris by Freddy Martin |
| Decca | 27025 | *April in Paris ; Dancing with you by Victor Young |
| Musicraft | 15087-T | *Autumn in New York ; Look for the silver lining by Louanne Hogan |
| Columbia | 38316 | *Autumn in New York ; (Once upon) A moonlight night by Frank Sinatra |
| Blue Note | 1575 | *April in Paris; Nice Work by Theolonius Monk Trio |
| Columbia | 39881 | *April in Paris ; The cherries by Percy Faith, v: Doris Day |
| Victor | 24478 | *April in Paris ; Tu sais-Tango (You know) by Henry King, v: Joseph Sudy |
| Victor | 20-3057 | *April in Paris ; How strange by Coleman Hawkins |
| Columbia | 39592 | *April in Paris ; London by night by Frank Sinatra |
| Clef | 89162 | Roll 'em Pete by Count Basie, v: Joe Williams |
| *April in Paris by Count Basie | ||
| Clef | 89172 | *April in Paris by Count Basie, v: Ella Fitzgerald |
| Party blues by Count Basie, v: Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Williams | ||
| Victor | E2-VB-6644 | *April in Paris ; Moonlight on the Ganges by Sauter-Finegan Orchestra |
| Victor | E2-VB-6689 | Moonlight on the Ganges by Sauter-Finegan Orchestra |
| Columbia | 36401 | *April in Paris ; Stop! and ask somebody! by Will Bradley, featuring Ray McKinley |
| Apollo | 763 | *I can't get started (part 1) *I can't get started (part 2) by Georgie Auld |
| MGM | 10762 | *I can't get started ; What a difference a day made by Sarah Vaughan |
| Manor | 1042 | *I can't get started ; Good bait by Dizzy Gillespie |
| Capitol | 48015 | *I can't get started by Benny Carter |
| Just one more chance by Eddie Miller | ||
| Discovery | 112 | *I can't get started ; Prelude in "C" sharp minor (Chopin) by Calvin Jackson |
| Victor | 20-5212 | *I can't get started ; Train, train, train by Buddy Morrow |
| Victor | 20-1934 | Easy to love ; *I can't get started by Artie Shaw |
| Decca | 24417 | After you've gone ; *I can't get started by Roy Eldridge |
| Columbia | 36633 | *I can't get started ; I know that you know by Teddy Wilson |
| Mercury | 1003 | *I know that you know ; I've got you under my skin by Errol Garner |
| Decca | 3490 | *Cabin in the sky ; *Taking a chance on love by Ella Fitzgerald |
| MGM | 11101 | *Taking a chance on love ; You're driving me crazy! (What did I do?) by Billy Eckstine and George Shearing |
| Columbia | 38838 | *Taking a chance on love ; Turkey hop by Les Brown |
| Okeh | 5910 | *Taking a chance on love ; *Cabin in the sky by Frankie Masters |
| Decca | 3575 | *Taking a chance on love by Guy Lombardo; vocal trio by Carmen Lombardo, Mert Curtis & Fred Higman |
| We'll meet again by Guy Lombardo | ||
| Blue Bird | B-11016 | Here's my heart ; *Taking a chance on love by Teddy Powell, v: Ruth Gaylor |
| Victor | 27239 | You and your kiss by Sammy Kaye, v: Tommy Ryan |
| *Taking a chance on love by Sammy Kaye, v: The Three Kadets | ||
| Coronet | 3505 | *Cabin in the sky/*Do what you wanna do ; *Taking a chance on love/*Love me tomorrow by Lew Kesler |
| Blue Bird | 10966 | *Cabin in the sky ; You danced with dynamite by Vaughn Monroe |
| Decca | 790 | *I can't get started with you ; I can pull a rabbit out of my hat by Red McKenzie |
| Columbia | 2859 | *What is there to say[?] ; Moon about town by Emil Coleman, v: Jerry Cooper |
| Victor | 24476 | *Suddenly ; *What is there to say? by Rudy Vallee |
| Brunswick | 80101 | *What is there to say[?] ; If there is someone lovelier than you by Bobby Hackett, trumpet solo: Bill Challis |
| Brunswick | 6721 | *What is there to say[?] ; *Suddenly by Leo Reisman |
| Capitol | 15335 | *What is there to say[?] ; Rifftide by Coleman Hawkins |
| Modern | 10000 | *What is there to say? ; Just one of those things by Bobby Short |
| Musicraft | 15085-T | *What is there to say[?] by Teddy Walter |
| Musicraft | 15085-L | My heart stood still by Teddy Walter |
| London | 775 | *What is there to say[?] ; Time alone (can heal a broken heart) by Jack Pleis |
| Columbia | 37494 | *I can't get started ; When a woman loves a man by Billie Holiday |
| Musicraft | 332 | *I can't get started ; Stompin' at the Savoy by Teddy Wilson sextet |
| Blue Bird | B-10755 | *I can't get started ; I'll be with you in apple blossom time by Dick Todd |
| Victor | 20-1619 | *The love I long for ; This heart of mine by Vaughan Monroe |
| Columbia | 36758 | *The love I long for ; I'm beginning to see the light by Harry James |
| Capitol | 3268 | *I'll forgive you ; The rains came down by Patty Andrews |
| MGM | 11365 | *Give me your lips ; Half a heart by Alan Dean |
| Trend | 59 | *London in July ; Will you still be mine by Jerry Duane |
| Atlantic | [] | What[']s with me ; Our Paris in New York |
| Presto | [] | [untitled (2)] ; *[Paris after dark] ? |
| Atlantic 33 1/3 rpm | 1201-AV 1203 | This is my beloved (musical narrative) by Lehman Engel, narration: John Dall [(3) record set] |
| [] | [orange label] | *I'm mad about a man about town ; *Water under the bridge by Bonnie Lake/Vernon Duke |
| Harmony Records | 4795 | Casey Jones. *He said ; *Big towns and small towns |
| 4988 | Casey Jones. *We're all alone in the world ; *I'm going places | |
| [] | Casey Jones. *Honor me with this dance ; *Parties | |
| [] | Casey Jones. *Extenuating circumstance; *The girl with the prettiest legs | |
| [] | Casey Jones. *Fall in love again ; *Wait till you see New York | |
| [] | Casey Jones. *I can take it or leave it ; *Fight over me & ending of I can take it or leave it alone | |
| [] | Casey Jones. *I may say maybe ; *Mr. Harvey Pruitt |
7 in. Reel-to-reel Tapes
| No.# | Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet songs by Artists and composers unknown [?] |
| 2 | Russian poetry by Andre Voznessensky |
| 3 | Russian poetry |
| 4 | Radio Liberty programs based on Litfund program of 6/11/66 by Vernon Duke speaks/plays piano Kay McCracken Duke sings |
| 5 | Soviet songs |
| 6 | Litfund evening |
| 7 | Soviet songs |
| 8 | Poems by Kay McCracken Duke sings, Vernon Duke, piano |
| 9 | "Three songs" by Kay McCracken Duke sings, Vernon Duke, piano |
| 10 | Radio Liberty programs based on Litfund evening of 6/11/66 by Kay McCracken Duke (soprano) and Vernon Duke (Dukelsky) on piano |
| 11 | Soviet songs |
| 12 | Russian songs |
| 13 | Rehearsal for Litfund (Date unknown) by Ross Jones, etc. (Kay McCracken Duke and Vernon Duke) |
| 14 | Russian songs accompanied at piano by Vernon Duke |
| 15 | Litfund sketch 12/11/66 by Duke and McCracken Duke |
| 16 | Soviet songs |
| 17 | Interview with Vernon Duke (Honolulu?) [in Russian] |
| 18 | Cabaret |
| 19 | Walking happy |
| 20 | Unknown |
| 21 | Wed. 2/5/64 ; 1-2 Air |
| 22 | Soviet songs |
| 23 | Part II music |
| 24 | Unknown Russian (poetry, concert) series done by Radio Liberty to Russian |
| 25 | 50 years of American musical comedy, honorable failures, I do, I do |
| 26 | 50 years of American musical comedy by Vernon Duke |
| 27 | 50 years of American musical comedy by Herman and Coleman, British,French, oddities 1 |
| 28 | 50 years of American musical comedy by Frank Loesser, Harold Arlen, Lerner and Loewe, etc. |
| 29 | 50 years of American musical comedy by Cole Porter, Schwartz and Dietz, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Kurt Weill |
| 30 | 50 years of American musical comedy by Introduction, Jerome Kern, Irving Berlin, Vincent Youmans |
| 31 | 50 years of American musical comedy by Lane and Wilson, Teams[sic] I, Teams[sic] II, Off-Broadway |
| 32 | Unknown |
| 33 | Society of Forgotten Music, KPFK 7/11/66 by Aircheck of live portion |
| 34 | Jump for joy |
| 35 | Copy of Litfund evening June 24, 1967 |
| 36 | Music and sound by Vernon Duke |
| 37 | Unknown by GRAM 3 Feb. 68 |
| 38 | Unknown |
| 39 | 50 years of American musical comedy by DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Gershwin I & II, Rodgers and Hart |
| 40, 49 | Unknown |
5 in. Reel-to-reel Tapes
| No.# | Contents |
|---|---|
| 41 | Songs by Vernon Duke and Kay McCracken Duke |
| 42 | Great American song by Schwartz and Duke |
| 43 | In this life, Vernon Duke [song with Kay singing] |
| 44 | Victoria Monditch interview with Vernon Duke [in Russian] |
| 45 | 50 years of American comedy, Camelot, etc. |
| 46 | Russian unknown |
| 47 | Interview |
| 48 | Russian singers (San Francisco) |
Processing History
The Vernon Duke Collection was processed in 1994 by Mark Eden Horowitz. The original finding aid was prepared with Corel WordPerfect 5.1. In 2005, the Vernon Duke Collection finding aid was coded for EAD format by Michael A. Ferrando.
Source
- Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969 (Creator, Person)
Subject
- Balanchine, George--Correspondence. (Person)
- Charnin, Martin--Correspondence. (Person)
- Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990--Autographs. (Person)
- Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990. Signature. (Person)
- De Vries, Peter, 1910-1993--Correspondence. (Person)
- Dietz, Howard, 1896-1983--Correspondence. (Person)
- Dixon, Dean, 1915-1976--Correspondence. (Person)
- Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969--Archives. (Person)
- Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969--Autographs. (Person)
- Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969--Correspondence. (Person)
- Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969--Manuscripts. (Person)
- Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969--Photographs. (Person)
- Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969. (Person)
- Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969. (Person)
- Duke, Vernon, 1903-1969. Works. Selections. (Person)
- Ertegun, Nesuhi--Correspondence. (Person)
- Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983--Correspondence. (Person)
- Herrmann, Bernard, 1911-1975--Correspondence. (Person)
- Ivask, I︠U︡riĭ--Correspondence. (Person)
- Koussevitzky, Natalie--Correspondence. (Person)
- Koussevitzky, Olga--Correspondence. (Person)
- Koussevitzky, Serge, 1874-1951--Correspondence. (Person)
- Latouche, John, 1914-1956--Correspondence. (Person)
- Lawrence, Jerome, 1915-2004--Correspondence. (Person)
- Lee, Robert Edwin, 1918-1994--Correspondence. (Person)
- Lehmann, Lotte--Correspondence. (Person)
- Lindsay-Hogg, Anthony--Correspondence. (Person)
- McHugh, Jimmy, 1894-1969--Correspondence. (Person)
- Mercer, Johnny, 1909-1976--Correspondence. (Person)
- Nash, Ogden, 1902-1971--Correspondence. (Person)
- Paĭchadze, Gabriel--Correspondence. (Person)
- Petit, Roland, 1924-2011--Correspondence. (Person)
- Prokofiev, Sergey, 1891-1953--Correspondence. (Person)
- Rogers, Ginger, 1911-1995--Correspondence. (Person)
- Rome, Harold, 1908-1993--Correspondence. (Person)
- Ronell, Ann--Correspondence. (Person)
- Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995--Correspondence. (Person)
- Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977--Correspondence. (Person)
- Turet, David--Correspondence. (Person)
- Walton, William, 1902-1983--Correspondence. (Person)
- Whitelaw, Arthur--Correspondence. (Person)
- American Guild of Authors and Composers. (Organization)
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. (Organization)
- Broude Brothers Limited. (Organization)
- Carl Fischer Music. (Organization)
- Chappell and Co. (Organization)
- Frank Music Corp. (Organization)
- Little, Brown and Company. (Organization)
- Ricordi (Firm) (Organization)
- Weissberger & Frosch. (Organization)
- Title
- Guides to Special Collections in the Music Division of the Library of Congress
- Author
- Processed by the Music Division of the Library of Congress
- Date
- 2007
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Part of the Music Division Repository
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Performing Arts Reading Room
101 Independence Ave, SE
James Madison Building, LM 113
Washington, DC 20540-4810
(202) 707-5507