General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderSchlee, Alfred
Sender (corporation)Universal Edition
Sender‘s locationVienna
Send date25.03.1957
RecipientMartinů, Bohuslav
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationRome
Note on Recipient‘s locationfor American Academy to hand over to Martinů
LanguageEnglish
Language 2German
AcquiredCopy of the original letter (in English) from Martinů Foundation archive; the German letter - a copy gained from private owner 12/2003
Owner of the sourceNadace Bohuslava Martinů
Call number at IBMUE 1957-03-25
Content and physical description
ContentAlfred Schlee has not yet sent the contract [concerning the rights of Kazantzakis to the Greek pastiche] to Max Tau Bohuslav Martinů because MT has not replied to his last letter.
Regarding the CONCERT FOR CEMBLAO AND SMALL ORCHESTRA, AS agrees with BM about the work of the arranger. BM is right that there may be no need for a piano score; no one would perform this work except with an orchestra.
So they will create a solo harpsichord part with small notes for orientation in the tutti, as BM wishes, and send it to BM for review before printing.
PS: The libretto of GREEK PASSIONS has been sent to the London office of Universal Edition, where it will be available to Rafael Kubelík.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
Note2 versions of the same letter:
1) the German pattern subscribed as "zur englischen Übersetzung."
2) the English translation written on Universal Edition, Vienna letterhead
Fixationtypescript, handwritten signature (Schlee), inscriptions
Markingsname of 'Tau' above the text
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour

Preview only available at the Institute.

Person as subject
Kubelík, Rafael
Tau, Max
Corporation as subject
Universal Edition, London
Composition as subject
Concerto for Harpsichord and Small Orchestra, H 246
The Greek Passion, 1st version, H 372 I
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