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National Museum of American History: Documents Gallery: Ellington and Strayhorn

Curated by ACT

Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn, two of the greatest jazz composers, collaborated on hundreds of works. As you explore this exhibition, you will have an opportunity to view original music scores, listen to audio clips, and view videos of the Duke Ellington Orchestra.

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big band leaders, famous orchestras, jazz, jazz composers, african american musicians, american jazz composers, american jazz pianists, billy strayhorn, duke ellington orchestra, edward kennedy "duke" ellington, jazz musicians, national museum of american history, smithsonian, smithsonian institute
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)