General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderRoth, Ernst
Sender (corporation)Boosey & Hawkes, London
Sender‘s locationLondon
Note on Sender‘s location[London]
Send date03.11.1955
Recipient
Recipient (corporation)Artia, Praha
Recipient‘s locationPrague
LanguageEnglish
AcquiredCopy from British Library (B&H Directors Files), 2019
Owner of the sourceBritish Library
Former ownerBoosey & Hawkes
Owner‘s call numberMS Mus. 1813/2/1/76/7, Dr. Roth's files, Artia, 1955
Call number at IBMBH 1955-11-03
Content and physical description
ContentErnst Roth regrets that he was unable to attend the negotiations with Aria because of his health, but he was fully informed. He is very happy that the contract regarding the Martins has been signed. He warns, however, that it will take some time before the expected success and results are seen and further orders are placed. Boosey & Hawkes will distribute a catalogue which includes works by Martinů, but there are delays in printing due to the approach of Christmas and the high demand. ER points out that there have been no orders for Martinů works from Artia, but understands that once sample copies are received, there must be a proper examination. B&H have also not withheld any materials from Artie, but ER believes there will be no cause for complaint from either side. The Czech Music Fund has already commissioned symphonic works. The letter discusses the removal of the Leoš Janáček works from Boosey & Hawkes and the commencement of collaboration with Universal Edition.
Total number of leaves2
Number of pages bearing text3
NoteA note in red typescript - "COPY GIVEN TO MR. STRAKER"
FixationTypescript, handwritten signature
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour
Digitized atBritish Library
Date of digitisation11/2019

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Location as subject
Czechoslovakia
Person as subject
Janáček, Leoš
Martinů, Bohuslav
Straker, Ken
Corporation as subject
Český hudební fond
Universal Edition
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