General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationTanglewood, Massachusetts
Send date26.06.1942
RecipientLöwenbach, Jan
Recipient (corporation)
LanguageCzech
AcquiredJan Löwenbach Papers, San Diego State University, 3/2011
Owner of the sourceSan Diego State University
Former ownerLöwenbach, Jan
Owner‘s call number2574
Former call number at IBM2/D/4
Call number at IBMLöw 1942-06-26
Content and physical description
ContentHe got a job teaching composition at the Berkshire Music Center. Now to the questions. He was well known in the US for his performances of THE SCREAM and RHAPSODY. He got to know the Czech society in NYC. The beginning was difficult. He left most of his compositions in France. Szell saved CONCERTO GROSSO. He has already finished two movements of SYMPHONY No. 1 for Koussevitzky. CONCERTO DA CAMERA was premiered in Basel, and the CLASSICAL QUARTET was performed in Colorado. SONATA DA CAMERA was premiered in Geneva, and together with SYNPHONIETTA GIOCOSA, these are the last two pieces he brought back from France. The DOUBLE CONCERT will be performed next season, possibly with Stockowski. Overall, it feels like he is starting over. He can stand up for what he does and accept responsibility. V. Benes will send an article on artists and the artistic situation himself.

[A transcript of the letter is available.]
Total number of leaves2
Number of pages bearing text4
Digitisation
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Location as subject
Basel
Berkshire
Colorado
France
New York, NY
Paris
USA
Geneva
Person as subject
Kusevickij, Sergej Aleksandrovič
Ondříček, Emanuel
Stokowski, Leopold
Stravinskij, Igor
Szell, George
Corporation as subject
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Česká Amerika
International Society for Contemporary Music
Tanglewood Music Center
Composition as subject
Czech Madrigals, H 278
Concerto da Camera, H 285
Concerto Grosso, H 263
Four Madrigals, H 266
The Day of Charity / The Day of Good Deeds, H 194
Theatre Behind the Gate, H 251
Alexander Bis, H 255
Double Concerto, H 271
The Voice of the Forest, H 243
Juliette (The Key to Dreams), H 253
Piano Quartet, H 287
La Bagarre (The Tumult), H 155
Field Mass, H 279
Rhapsody, H 171
Sinfonietta Giocosa, H 282
Tears of the Knife, H 169
String Quartet, H 60
String Quartet No. 1, H 117
String Quartet No. 2, H 150
String Quartet No. 3, H 183
String Quartet No. 4, H 256
String Quartet No. 5, H 268
Sonata da Camera, H 283
Symphony No. 1 [auth.], H 289
Tre Ricercari, H 267
Three Wishes or Life’s Vicissitudes, H 175
Comedy on the Bridge, H 247
The Soldier and the Dancer, H 162
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