General information
Call number at the BM Institute314/PA
Title of the composition String Quartet No. 7 (Concerto da camera), H 314
Class of the sourceMusical source
Type of the sourceParts in copyist’s hand
Closer specification of the typeParts in foreign hand with Martinů’s markings
Author Martinů, Bohuslav
Origin
Note on the date of origin[before 10. 1. 1949?]
Note on the place of origin[New York?]
Physical description
Diplomatic transcription of the title page[no title page; heading of the first page Vl I, underlined:] 1st Violin. B. Martinu I [underlined twice time:] Quartet No. 7. [heading of the first page VL II, underlined:] IInd Violin. B. Martinu I [underlined twice time:] Quartet No. 7. [heading of the first page Vla, underlined:] Viola. B. Martinu. I [underlined twice time:] Quartet No. 7. [heading of the first page Vc, underlined:] Cello. B. Martinu. I [underlined twice time:] Quartet No. 7.
Number of leaves55
Number of pages bearing notation55
Total number of pages55
Original paginationVl I: 2–14, Vl II: 2–14, Vla: 2–14, Vc: 2–13
Dimensions (width x height)278 x 340 mm
BindingLoose leaves
Paper characteristicsSlightly yellowed, translucent paper
Brand of paperCircle Blue Print Co., Inc.
Number and arrangement of staves12
Total span of staves280 mm
Distance between staff lines2 mm
Writing instrumentPen (black ink)
Markings by B. MartinůCorrections in Martinů’s hand: bar or part of a bar being cut out (e.g. Vl I – pp. 4 and 11), notation crossed out (e.g. Vl I – p.12, Vl II – p. 3, Vla – pp. 2, 4, Vc – pp. 3, 6) and subsequently rewritten in new bars added in handwritten staves (e.g. Vl II – pp. 8, 10, Vla – pp. 12, 13, Vc – p. 11)
CommentsSome pages have the bottom margins cut out (e.g. p. [1] Vl II). "Copyright 1949 – Boosey and Hawkes, Inc, New York, N. Y." is written in ink on the p. [1] of each part.
Deposition
Owner of the sourceCentrum Bohuslava Martinů v Poličce
DepositionCentrum Bohuslava Martinů v Poličce
Call numberPBM Af 247
Former ownerMartinů, Charlotte
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