General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderNovák, Jan
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationNew York, NY
Send date11.11.1947
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 1947-11-11
Content and physical description
ContentJan Novák decided to give up composing, but [Bohuslav] Martinů talked him out of it because he had the impression that JN had talent, which JN doubts very much at the moment. BM took him apart and told him that a new environment can affect one. BM himself said he hardly wrote for 2 years after coming to Paris. BM gave examples from his life and talked like he had never talked before. So JN said he would give it another try.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
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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