General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationNew York, NY
Note on Sender‘s location[New York?]
Send date22.09.1946
RecipientMerritt, Arthur Tillman
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationCambridge, Massachusetts
Note on Recipient‘s location[Cambridge, Massachusetts?]
LanguageEnglish
AcquiredIsham Memorial Library, Cambridge, USA
Owner of the sourceHarvard University, Cambridge MA
Owner‘s call numberMs. Coll. 100, box 1
Former call number at IBM31/12
Call number at IBMMer 1946-09-22
Content and physical description
ContentBohuslav 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.
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 leaves1
Number of pages bearing text2
Fixationhandwriting
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour
Digitized atIsham Memorial Library
Date of digitisation11/2016

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Corporation as subject
Harvard University, Cambridge MA
New York Times
Composition as subject
String Quartet No. 6, H 312
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