General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationParis
Send date08.11.1938
Recipient
Recipient (corporation)Melantrich
LanguageCzech
Acquiredcopy from K. Šebánek estate, CBM, Polička
Owner of the sourceCentrum Bohuslava Martinů v Poličce
Former ownerŠebánek, Karel
Former call number at IBM38/28
Call number at IBMMEL 1938-11-08
Content and physical description
ContentMartinů regrets that due to circumstances his contract with Melantrich cannot be extended. Up to now, however, he has arranged for the performance of his compositions himself, as the publishing house was not established, which might have changed but for circumstances. Martinů proposes that Melantrich should commission only the works that he wishes to publish in the future and that the others should be free for publication. He will probably come to Prague in February and arrange the others. Their rental fee is exorbitant and makes performance rather impossible. This system did not work even with Stravinsky. To ask 1000Kč for the CONCERTINO [FOR CL. TRIO AND SM. ORCH.] is exorbitant, and London is likely to refuse a performance, as it did for LEGENDS OF ST. DOROTHY'S MELODIES. They should write a list of the works they have decided to publish so that Martinů will know which are available. He asks to send the score of ROND and the arrangement of the march from THE BRIDGE OF VESELOHRY; he will try to have it performed in Paris. He gave them the material for CONCERTINA [FOR CLAVIER. TRIO AND SM. ORCH.] in March in Prague.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text2
Fixationhandwriting
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationProfessional
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Location as subject
Prague
Person as subject
Stravinskij, Igor
Corporation as subject
British Broadcasting Corporation
Composition as subject
Concertino for Piano Trio and String Orchestra, H 232
Les Rondes, H 200
The Chap-Book, 1st version, H 214 I
Comedy on the Bridge, H 247
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