General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Send date10/1942
Send date noteOctobre 1942
RecipientKusevickij, Sergej Aleksandrovič
Recipient (corporation)
LanguageFrench
Acquiredfrom Library of Congress, 02/1998
Owner of the sourceLibrary of Congress
Former call number at IBM50/52
Call number at IBMBSO 1942-10-00
Content and physical description
ContentBM writes about his first symphony. He is honoured to dedicate it to Natalia Kusevicka. Actually, he wrote it for both of them because he imagined their life together. He doesn't want to remind Koussevitzky of the tragic moments of his death in his music. His goal is to strengthen SK, to give him new life force. In quiet remembrance, we usually accept the fact that we cannot change God's will, and our memories form an image that is dearest to us and that we will never lose. That is why his symphony is not tragic, but serene and full of the poetry of these memories.

BM writes about his First Symphony. He is honored to be able to write it with a dedication to Natalie Koussevitzky. It was actually written for both of them, because he has visualized their life together. He would not want to remind SK of those tragic times of death through his music. There is his artistic ideal, which should refresh, give life's delight. In the calm recollections, we accept the fact that we cannot alter Destiny, and our memories form the image which is dearest to us, and which will never leave us. That is why his Symphony is not tragic, but calm with the poetry of all these recollections.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
Fixationtypewritten transcription
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional black-and-white

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Composition as subject
Symphony No. 1 [auth.], H 289
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