General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationNew York, NY
Send date24.11.1942
RecipientReed, Herbert Owen
Recipient (corporation)
LanguageEnglish
AcquiredCopy from grandson of H. O. Reed, Brent Wetters, 01/2022
Owner of the source- Soukromý vlastník, Private owner
Call number at IBMReeH 1942-11-24
Content and physical description
ContentBohuslav Martinů thanks Herbert Reed for his letter. He is now in New York, there for the first performance of his SYMPHONY [No. 1] with [Sergei] Koussevitzky. Before that he performed it in Boston and Cambridge. HR wrote about his "Symphonic Danse" - BM thinks the title is good. BM knew that HR would be disappointed, but there was no more to be done at Tanglewood, the piece is only a preparation for Reed's other works, and BM is sure that his advice will be of use to HR in the future. BM would like to know Reed's opinion of the piece and its sound after performance [he probably means Reed's composition]. BM will be happy for more news and advises HR to choose a string quartet, quintet, string orchestra form, a larger form where he will have more opportunities to work with ideas and solve more problems. BM's older compositions are only available for loan. HR can ask AMP for a CONCERTA GROSSO or PARTITY score, BM would recommend TRE RICERCARI at Boosey & Hawkes. Martin's SMITH QUARTET [No. 5?] is also available for loan, and BM can arrange for HR to then return only the part and keep the piano lift. BM asks that HR write to him asking where the Martinů pieces could be played. Greetings to his wife.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text2
FixationHandwriting
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour
Date of digitisation2021

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Location as subject
Boston, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Tanglewood, Massachusetts
Person as subject
Kusevickij, Sergej Aleksandrovič
Corporation as subject
Associated Music Publishers
Boosey & Hawkes
Tanglewood Music Center
Composition as subject
Concerto Grosso, H 263
Partita (Suite No. 1), H 212
String Quartet No. 5, H 268
Symphony No. 1 [auth.], H 289
Tre Ricercari, H 267
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