General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Charlotte
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationVieux-Moulin
Send date11.10.1969
RecipientZrzavý, Jan
Recipient (corporation)
LanguageFrench
AcquiredCopy from The Museum of Czech Literature
Owner of the sourcePamátník národního písemnictví
Former call number at IBM47/B/13
Call number at IBMZrz 1969-10-11
Content and physical description
Content- The writer says that the previous evening she telephoned Mrs Špačková and wanted to ask her to tell the addressee that she would not be going to Athens because the concert would not take place - but the connection was bad and Mrs Špačková did not understand the writer (...);
- the writer mentions her sick stomach, which did not allow her to make the journey to Prague on 15 September as she had intended (...);
- the writer mentions her fatigue after a hard summer (...);
- the writer mentions that she has arranged a Bohuslav Martinů loan/scholarship which will enable one or more students to study composition in France after the writer's death (...);
- the writer mentions a letter that came to her from Athens: Mrs Kavayannis, the wife of the conductor, informed her of the reason for the cancellation of the concert at which B. M. - her husband had to resign (...);
- the writer says that Mr and Mrs Kavayannis would like to meet the addressee (...); the writer encloses their address (...);
- the writer's state of health (...);
- the writer asks the addressee to explain to Mrs Špačková the failed attempt to telephone (...)
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
FixationHandwriting
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour

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Location as subject
Athens
Prague
Person as subject
Martinů, Bohuslav
Špačková, Anna
Composition as subject
Symphony No. 3 [auth.], H 299
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