General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationNew York, NY
Send date12.02.1951
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 1951-02-12
Content and physical description
ContentBohuslav Martinů thanks Jan Novák for the gift - the books are wonderful. BM is glad that JN continues to compose. BM will repay him - SYMPHONY Nos. 4 and 5 will now be published in small scores and BM will send them to JN. He will also have a copy made of the THREE CZECH DANCES for two pianos which he has recently written for [Ethel] Bratlett and [Rae] Robinson. But JN [and Eliška Nováková] must wait to perform them, the dedicatees have exclusivity. BM doesn't remember FANTASY [apparently FANTASY for two pianos], BM thinks it is just as BM taught it to be written. Tanglewood acquaintances keep asking about JN. Last time, pianist Abe [?] asked about it. BM celebrated his 60th birthday, but it's not such a change, he's just lazier. He performed a new CLASSICAL CONCERT [No. 3] with [Rudolf] Firkušný and [Charles] Munch and other pieces for smaller ensembles. He also has new recordings of his current and older stuff, too bad they can't seem to get them [in Czechoslovakia]. BM goes to Princeton [University] and the Mannes School to teach. Back home they have finally released SPALIK, which BM is looking forward to. What does JN do in composition besides the piano duo [with Eliška Nováková]? JN should sign up with Karel Šebánek at Orbis. BM's compositions are now stopped there because of the formal deficiencies they contain.
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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Person as subject
Bartlett, Ethel
Firkušný, Rudolf
Munch, Charles
Nováková, Eliška
Robinson, Rae
Šebánek, Karel
Corporation as subject
Mannes School of Music
Orbis
Princeton University
Tanglewood Music Center
Composition as subject
Fantasia, H 180
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3, H 316
The Chap-Book, 1st version, H 214 I
The Chap-Book, 2nd version, H 214 II
Symphony No. 4 [auth.], H 305
Symphony No. 5 [auth.], H 310
Three Czech Dances [auth.], H 324
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