General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderNovák, Jan
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationNew York, NY
Send date30.12.1947
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 1947-12-30
Content and physical description
ContentJan Novák writes that the lessons with [Bohuslav] Martinů always cheer him up, as they depressed him at first. He had a lesson after a long time, brought 6 pages of his quartet and 4 remained. JN also stayed for lunch. After next holiday he will probably commute to Prague for lessons and BM agrees. JN will absolutely not live in Prague and will get a piano duo with Eliska Novakova, which BM liked. BM is writing something for two pianos at the moment [THREE CZECH DANCES] but he didn't say he was dedicating it to them. But when he hears them, he'll hurry up with the dedication. BM is writing a PIANO CONCERT [No. 3] for Ruda [Firkušný], it will be a clog. BM played him even the failed beginnings. JN thought BM was pouring everything out of his sleeve, but he sits on each motif and works on it until he gets what he wants. It's very instructive.
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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Location as subject
Prague
Person as subject
Firkušný, Rudolf
Martinů, Bohuslav
Composition as subject
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3, H 316
Three Czech Dances [auth.], H 324
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