General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationNew York, NY
Note on Sender‘s location[New York]
Send date13.02.1947
RecipientNovák, Karel
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationPrague
Note on Recipient‘s location[Prague]
LanguageCzech
AcquiredBought from Eva Charvátová (K. Novák´s daughter), deposited at Martinů Centre in Polička (call no. D68/2010 č.S019)
Owner of the sourceNadace Bohuslava Martinů
Call number at IBMNovK 1947-02-13
Content and physical description
ContentBM promised a sum of money for repatriation back to the homeland, but so far no return is possible. Bartos sent him a letter, BM does not understand what it is about and asks for an explanation. He believes that the letter refers to the planned premiere of SYMPHONY 5 at the Prague Spring Festival in 1947. He sends the score of 5. SYMFONIE, a copy of the Philharmonia [Czech Philharmonic] does not need to do, BM has the original score with him. However, the Philharmonic has to make orchestral material, BM describes instructions on how to make a copy using transparency paper and photographs. BM doubts that Karel Šebánek's idea of a printed edition will come to fruition, as there may be mistakes in the score and orchestral material and there is little time.Charlotte Martinů is going to France and will also come to Prague for the festival, perhaps staying with Anna Masaryk. If the orchestral material is produced, BM would like to have it available for the next season. [Charles] Munch wants to play CONCERTO GROSSO, and Karel Novák is to arrange to get two good pianists - Josef Páleníček and someone from the radio.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text2
Fixationtypewriting
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour
Date of digitisation2019

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Location as subject
New York, NY
Prague
Person as subject
Bartoš (skladatel, muzikolog), František
Martinů, Charlotte
Masaryková, Anna
Munch, Charles
Páleníček, Josef
Sacher, Paul
Šebánek, Karel
Smutný, Jaromír
Corporation as subject
Česká filharmonie
Československý rozhlas
Ministerstvo školství a národní osvěty ČSR
Pražské jaro
Velvyslanectví ČSR v New Yorku
Composition as subject
Concerto Grosso, H 263
Symphony No. 5 [auth.], H 310
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