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Type of the document	Letter
Sender	Martinů, Bohuslav
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Sender‘s location	New York, NY
Note on Sender‘s location	[New York?]
Send date	22.09.1946
Recipient	Merritt, Arthur Tillman
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Recipient‘s location	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Note on Recipient‘s location	[Cambridge, Massachusetts?]
Language	English
Acquired	Isham Memorial Library, Cambridge, USA
Owner of the source	Harvard University, Cambridge MA
Owner‘s call number	Ms. Coll. 100, box 1
Former call number at IBM	31/12
Call number at IBM	Mer 1946-09-22

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Content	This content was automatically translated from the original language. The original content is available by clicking the link below. Bohuslav Martinů je rád, že Arthur Tillman Merritt přijal jeho návrh - skladba bude smyčcový kvartet [SMYČCOVÝ KVARTET č. 6]. Na Merrittovu knihu se těší. Na podmínky symposia se ptal jenom proto, aby věděl, zda má svobodu v dedikaci. BM je však znepokojen - v New York Times z minulé neděle není uvedeno jeho jméno mezi skladateli vybranými Harvardskou univerzitou. Tomu nerozumí a doufá, že se postoj Harvardu vůči jeho smyčcovému kvartetu nezměnil. Žádá vysvětlení. Zotavuje se pomalu, ale doufá, že v květnu na symposium přijede. Show AI translation Bohuslav Martinů is glad that Arthur Tillman Merritt accepted his proposal - the composition will be a string quartet [STRING QUARTET No.6]. He is looking forward to Merritt's book. He only asked about the terms of the symposium to see if he had freedom in dedication. BM is concerned, however - last Sunday's New York Times does not list his name among the composers selected by Harvard University. He doesn't understand this and hopes that Harvard's attitude towards his string quartet hasn't changed. He asks for an explanation. He is recovering slowly but hopes to attend the symposium in May. Show original
Transcription of the letter	Sept. 22. 1946 Dear Mr Merritt, Thank you for your letter, I am happy you accepted my propositions for String quartet and I am looking with great pleasure for your book, thank you so much. I asked for the conditions only to know if I am free as to dedication. Now I am not sure about something which happened in the notice of New York Times, Music Section, last Sunday, my name is not mentioned with composers chosen by Harvard University. I cannot understand it and I hope, nothing is changed in your plans concerning my string quartet. I consider your project very important and am extremely happy to participate with my composition. In the past my name was often omitted in N.Y. Times, but in these case I would not allow it to passé unnoticed. Would you please let me know what is all about and make necessary correction in N.Y. Times. I am now slowly recovering, but I hope to be with you in May. Very sincerely, yours B. Martinu
Total number of leaves	1
Number of pages bearing text	2
Fixation	handwriting

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Quality of digitisation	Not professional colour
Digitized at	Isham Memorial Library
Date of digitisation	11/2016

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Harvard University, Cambridge MA

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String Quartet No. 6, H 312

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