General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderHába, Alois
Sender (corporation)International Society for Contemporary Music
Sender‘s locationPrague
Send date04.08.1928
RecipientMartinů, Bohuslav
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationPolička
LanguageCzech
Language 2German
Acquiredcopy from Martinů Centre in Polička, Miloš Šafránek Collection, no. 16
Owner of the sourceCentrum Bohuslava Martinů v Poličce
Call number at IBMISCM 1928-08-04
Content and physical description
ContentThe Czechoslovak Section of the International Society for Contemporary Music informs Bohuslav Martinů that the Secretariat of the Czechoslovak Section of the International Society for Contemporary Music in Prague has received his letter of 30 July 1928 concerning the performance of the SMITH QUARTET No.2 at the Sixth Chamber Music Festival 1928 in Siena. The secretariat informed prof. Alois Hába, the executive director of the section, and Karel Boleslav Jirák, a member of the jury. The Section of the International Society for Contemporary Music accepts BM's opinion on the representation of his compositions. The original performance by the Novák-Frank Quartet was abandoned for financial reasons, as was the performance by the Zika Quartet. The secretariat of the Czechoslovak section therefore negotiated with the Kolisch Quartet from Vienna. On 12 July 1928, the secretary of the Czechoslovak Section received a crucial reply stating, "We are very happy and ready to play the BM String Quartet No. 2 in Siena, given that this piece is already part of our repertoire." The Czechoslovak Section explains to BM the circumstances of the late announcement of this fact and attaches the address of Prof. Edward Joseph Dent in London.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
NoteThe enclosed annex is not part of the letter.
Fixationtypescript with unprintable handwriting signature
Digitisation
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Location as subject
London
Prague
Siena
Person as subject
Dent, Edward Joseph
Frank, Maurits
Jirák, Karel Boleslav
Novák, Stanislav
Zika, Richard
Corporation as subject
Kolisch Quartet
Novák-Frankovo kvarteto
Pražské kvarteto
Composition as subject
String Quartet No. 2, H 150
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