General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationRome
Note on Sender‘s locationlocation of the post stamp
Send date10.04.1957
RecipientNovák, Jan
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationBrno
Note on Recipient‘s locationBrno, Žižkova ulice 1
LanguageCzech
Acquiredcopy from Czech Museum of Music, Jan Novák collection, 2019
Owner of the sourceČeské muzeum hudby
Call number at IBMNovJ 1957-04-10
Content and physical description
ContentBohuslav Martinů writes to Jan Novák that he cannot invite him to the American Academy in Rome because in the present situation he would make life difficult for JN and himself. BM has to write in hints in case the letter is read by a stranger. It's not as easy as they imagine. They have appropriated BM and have the idea that he belongs to them [BM already had US citizenship by this time]. BM now often writes someone to come see him, but he is in an American place and cannot invite members of the CSR. JN also cannot live with the Martins for the same reason. JN has to find his speech on his own. BM would have told him in person. BM gets the impression from Novak's Hobo Concert that he is making it too easy for himself. A few months ago JN could still have come, but now the situation is different and BM regrets that he cannot help him.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
Fixationtypescript and handwritten signature
Attachmentsenvelope attached
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour
Digitized atCzech Museum of Music
Date of digitisation2019

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Location as subject
Czechoslovakia
Corporation as subject
American Academy in Rome
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