General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationNice
Send date26.01.1955
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 1955-01-26
Content and physical description
ContentBohuslav Martinů apologizes to Jan Novák for not thanking him for the toast, but he is working on an EPOS ON GILGAMEŠ. He will reply to [Zdeněk] Zouhar soon, the translation he sent him is very beautiful, but BM has to use the English translation for now. BM had success with SYMPHONIC FANTASIES in New York and Boston. He sent the howling critics home [to Polička]. BM enjoys [John] Chrysostom and begs JN for old Russian liturgical music. Some collection, perhaps with modern arrangements. Perhaps JN could get something, now that they have good relations with their neighbours in Czechoslovakia. BM wouldn't understand the lyrics, but he can decipher the music. The price wouldn't matter. BM has already found Byzantine music, but he has nothing on Russian stuff and needs it for his new opera, which he has "in his head" [GREEK PASSIONS]. Maybe something has been published in England. BM will possibly contact [Karel] Shebanek. As soon as SYMPHONIC FANTASIES is published, BM will send it to Novák. JN is to write to Polička.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text2
Fixationhandwriting
Attachmentsenvelope attached
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour
Digitized atCzech Museum of Music
Date of digitisation2019

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Location as subject
Boston, Massachusetts
New York, NY
Polička
Prague
United Kingdom
Person as subject
Martinů, rodina v Poličce
Šebánek, Karel
Zlatoústý, sv. Jan
Zouhar, Zdeněk
Composition as subject
The Epic of Gilgamesh [auth.], H 351
The Greek Passion, 1st version, H 372 I
Symphony No. 6 (Fantaisies Symphoniques), H 343
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