| Content | Martinů is finishing the SMITH QUARTET No. 4, which must be completed by the end of the month. Martinů advises Melantrich on how to start a business in the Czech music market. They are to publish all of his works (even the published ones). If they don't have contacts with publishers yet, Martinů can arrange something. His publishers are Schott, Universal Ed. (only SMYČCOVÝ KVARTET No. 2), Hudebí matice, M. Urbánek, [František] Chadím, Alfons Leduc, R. Deiss, Max Eschig, La Sirene Musicale.
They are to get further sujets "for those folk plays", "merry plays for amateurs", it will be possible to make money on these compositions.
They are not to do anything about the radio merrymaking yet, Martinů will supplement them with a new play and a full-length play for the theatre [????].
Martinů encloses a signed contract for a contribution to "Eve" [A COLLEGE OF LOVE], for the last enclosure he received 300Kč [song?]. Until when do they need those easy violin pieces? [either INTERMEZZO H. 261 or SONATINE H. 262]. They have to choose a title for the edition. The music department of Melantrich Prague is long. |