General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationNew York, NY
Send date21.10.1949
RecipientŠebánek, Karel
Recipient (corporation)Melantrich
Recipient‘s locationPrague
Note on Recipient‘s locationNárodní obrany 31
LanguageCzech
Acquiredcopy from K. Šebánek's estate, Bohuslav Martinů Centre in Polička
Owner of the sourceCentrum Bohuslava Martinů v Poličce
Former ownerŠebánek, Karel
Owner‘s call numberPBM Kkš 970
Former call number at IBM56/77
Call number at IBMŠeb 1949-10-21
Content and physical description
ContentBohuslav Martinů is waiting for news from Karel Šebánek on how he fared in London. He saw Ralph Hawkes but said nothing to him. He wants to know what the situation is with Orbis and whether they will send him new contracts. KS is to enquire what has happened to the money that has been authorised for BM, where and how they will send it. He asks for a new statement from Antonín Čejka. They are to send 10,000 crowns to his siblings in Polička as soon as possible, 30,000 in dollars to him. The play on the bridge is translated into English. Perhaps he will arrange with a translator to revise the translation of JULIET. He is interested in detailed progress reports on Juliette. KS is to send him the score of the CONCERT FOR VIOLINS AND ORCHESTRA No. 2 (he will deposit the materials with Bossey & Hawkes) and Paul Sacher's SERENAD [No. IV]. He doubts whether he will play the CONCERTINO FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA which he performed years ago and which they were now to send him from Paris. KS is to send a bill for $25 to Princeton Universty (gives address) for the performance of the FIELD MASS. BM is very busy, tired from his trip to Europe and is also financially exhausted. If KS is fired from Melantrich, BM will not sign any contract with them, and may cancel the old ones since they have not sent him royalties for the works. He wants to make it clear that he only worked with them because of KS. He recalls the meeting in Paris. KS is to try to come to America as well. BM will do what he can.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
Fixationtypescript, handwritten signature (Martinů), inscriptions
Markingsdiacritics
Attachmentsthe envelope attached
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationProfessional

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Location as subject
France
London
Paris
Polička
Person as subject
Čejka, Antonín
Fuchsová, Líza
Hawkes, Ralph
Martinů, rodina v Poličce
Sacher, Paul
Corporation as subject
Boosey & Hawkes, London
Česká národní banka
Orbis
Princeton University
Composition as subject
Concertino for Piano and Orchestra, H 269
Concertino for Piano Trio and String Orchestra, H 232
Divertimento (Serenade No. 4), H 215
Juliette (The Key to Dreams), H 253
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2, H 293
Field Mass, H 279
Comedy on the Bridge, H 247
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