General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Note on Sender‘s location[New York]
Send date06.03.1950
RecipientŠebánek, Karel
Recipient (corporation)Orbis
Note on Recipient‘s location[Prague]
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 976
Former call number at IBM56/83
Call number at IBMŠeb 1950-03-06
Content and physical description
ContentBohuslav Martinů is looking forward to receiving the score [JULIETTE?]. He greets Ladislav Urban, recalls how together they searched for a librettist for the Theatre Behind the Gate, and asks about his former assistant Leo Straus. He describes in detail everything he knows about the shipment of his money to Paris, what he should have done according to the embassy's advice, why the shipment was delayed. Zdeněk Nejedlý, Václav Kopecký and Emil Fr. Burian. They advised Karel Šebánek on how to proceed in his negotiations with AMP. He is to write to them about the contract with B&H, about Melantrich's decision to immediately release the two BM works held by AMP, which, according to the pre-war contract, BM should have submitted to Melantrich. BM would need some money from Melantrich so that AMP could return the advance they had given him. B&H have offered to help solve this problem. Melnatrich's main argument should be that they wanted to publish BM's works immediately. AMP are only delaying the release, they don't want to invest in printing. BM asks KS for a copy of the letter to send to AMP. He is looking forward to the SPALIK. Thinks it can be published as it is not a "formalist composition". KS is to describe to him the possibilities of microfilms, perhaps he would have them made for other operas [especially PLAYS OF MARY]. Not having them on hand only wastes time and opportunities. Rudolf Firkušný travels the world. BM doesn't know if he will be interested in the works KS sends him, but he should try. He is glad that [a contract has been signed] with B&H.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
Fixationtypescript, handwritten signature (Martinů)
Markingsdiacritics
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationProfessional

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Person as subject
Burian, Emil František
Firkušný, Rudolf
Kopecký, Václav
Nejedlý, Zdeněk
Štraus, Leo
Urban, Ladislav
Corporation as subject
Associated Music Publishers
Boosey & Hawkes, London
Melantrich
Ministerstvo zahraničních věcí ČSR
Národní banka Československá
Ochranný svaz autorský pro práva k dílům hudebním
Svaz československých skladatelů
Velvyslanectví ČSR v Paříži
Composition as subject
Theatre Behind the Gate, H 251
Juliette (The Key to Dreams), H 253
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, H 292
Concerto for violoncello and orchestra No. 2, H 304
The Chap-Book, 2nd version, H 214 II
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