General information
Call number at the BM Institute336/A
Title of the composition What Men Live by [auth.], H 336
Class of the sourceMusical source
Type of the sourceAutograph score
Author Martinů, Bohuslav
Origin
Date of origin11.02.1952
Place of originNew York, NY
Physical description
Diplomatic transcription of the title pageBohuslav Martinu: | What men live by. | Opera – Pastoral in one act. | Adapted from Leon Tolstoi. | Characters: | Martin Avdeitch – cobbler = baryton | Stepanitch old soldier = bass | A Woman with child = Soprano | Old Woman = Alt. | a Boy (speaking) | Speaker / = Tenor | Vocal Quartet or Quintet. 2 Sopranos – Alto | Tenor – Bass. | Orchestra. I (2.) Flute, 2 Oboe, 3 cllarin. [sic] 2 Bassoons, 2 F. Horn, I Trt, I Tromb. | Percussion –, Piano – Strings. 6 – 6 – 4 – 3 –2 | or 4 – 4 – 3 – 3 – 2. | Duration = 40 minutes.
Deposition
Owner of the sourceNadace Bohuslava Martinů
DepositionCentrum Bohuslava Martinů v Poličce
Call numberD 5/96
Former ownerBoosey & Hawkes
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