General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderNovák, Jan
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationNew York, NY
Send date08.09.1947
RecipientNováková, Eliška
Recipient (corporation)
LanguageCzech
Acquiredcopy from Czech Museum of Music, Jan Novák collection, 2019
Owner of the sourceČeské muzeum hudby
Call number at IBMNovJ 1947-09-08
Content and physical description
ContentThere was a man who told Jan Novák that his concerto [for piano] was not worth much. JN had his first lesson with [Bohuslav] Martinů. JN decided to show him his piece, although he thought there was no need - enough people had seen it. But BM said it was spastic, schoolboyish and the piano not brilliant enough and it was too long. Ruda [Firkušný] probably won't play it. JN is considerably "confused". He won't change the concerto, he might as well throw it in the toilet. JN is curious how their relationship with BM will develop. JN acknowledges him even if they ever break up.
Total number of leaves2
Number of pages bearing text3
NoteNotes concerning Bohuslav Martinů from Jan Novák letters probably to his wife Eliška. Written by Jan Novák probably in 1953, as suggested in the note in the letter NovJ 1948-01-25. The notebook held at Czech Museum of Music.
Fixationhandwriting
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour
Digitized atCzech Museum of Music
Date of digitisation2019

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Person as subject
Martinů, Bohuslav
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