General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Note on Sender‘s location[New York?]
Send date21.09.1950
Send date noteNo date on the letter; date of the postmark (from envelope in CBM?)
RecipientŠebánek, Karel
Recipient (corporation)
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 982
Former call number at IBM56/89
Call number at IBMŠeb 0000-00-00a
Content and physical description
ContentBohuslav Martinů sends repairs to the piano lift [ŠPALÍČK]. He complains that he cannot proofread the work properly without the manuscript; he does not remember many things, especially the motivation for the changes in the scenes. He criticises the inadequacy of the texts - the description of the scenes and the depiction of the plot. He thinks this will need to be added to so that the ambiguity of the content is not a barrier to staging, especially if the work and content are not known from an earlier production. Also, the numbers will need to be completed according to the score. If the necessary figures are not in the piano extract or BM score, Karel Šebánek is to ask the ballet master [?] to complete them. He doesn't know why KS needs his permission (he doesn't state why), but BM sends it to him. Someone must check the piano lift against the original, preferably Karel Šolc. BM found some mistakes that were obvious but he is not sure about them. BM asks for an early response from KS to queries about the dedications [SMITH QUARTET No. 6 and CONCERTO FOR MUSIC AND ORCHESTRA No. 2] and Boosey & Hawkes.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
FixationTypescript, handwritten signature
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional black-and-white
Digitized atBohuslav Martinů Institute
Note on digitisationScan of the paper copy

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Person as subject
Barstow, Rosalie
Elman, Mischa
Jenčík, Joe
Šolc, Karel
Corporation as subject
Boosey & Hawkes, London
Composition as subject
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 2, H 293
String Quartet No. 6, H 312
The Chap-Book, 2nd version, H 214 II
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