General information
Type of the document Varia, Agreement
SenderBean, Betty Randolph
Sender (corporation)Boosey & Hawkes, New York
Note on Sender‘s location[New York]
Send date30.06.1948
RecipientHawkes, Ralph
Recipient (corporation)Boosey & Hawkes, New York
Note on Recipient‘s location[New York]
LanguageEnglish
AcquiredCopy from British Library, Boosey & Hawkes Archives, Directors' files,12/2019
Owner of the sourceBritish Library
Former ownerBoosey & Hawkes
Owner‘s call numberMs Mus. 1813/2/1/41
Call number at IBMBH 1948-06-30b
Content and physical description
ContentA total of five documents relating to Ralph Hawkes' business trip to London:

1. List of materials Ralph Hawkes took with him to London. Among other things: sheet music CONCERTO DA CAMERA (photocopy of a lift for violin and piano), VARIATIONS ON THE ROSSINI THEME (composer's copy with corrections), PIANO CONCERT NO. 2 (mastersheets of parts, a copy of the score was sent to Clare Hawkes), sheet music of SINFONIE [? CONCERT SYMPHONY No. 1?] - ER is to compare this piece with SINFONIETTA GIOCOSA to see if it is the same piece, EH is also taking the sheet music of SINFONIETTA GIOCOSA (to check with Dr. Roth), also taking the contract for BM.

2. Internal memo to Boosey & Hawkes, London - states for item 5 only: "Martina"

3. Internal communication from Sylvia Goldstein: does Bohuslav Martinů have American citizenship?

4. List of BM's compositions and their status at Boosey & Hawkes with materials listed at B&H (whether they have scores, parts, mastersheets, etc.) - two copies, one opp.

5. Unsigned contract between BH and BM for a period of three years from 1 July 1948 to 30 June 1951 covering the works SYMPHONY No.5, CONCERT FOR CEMBALO AND SMALL ORCHESTRA, CONCERTO DA CAMERA for violin and orchestra, SONATA DA CAMERA for cello and strings, SINFONIETTA GIOCOSA, FIVE CZECH MADRIGALS and THREE MADRIGALS for violin and viola, total 6 s.
Total number of leaves11
Number of pages bearing text11
NoteInter-office memorandum
FixationTypescript, handwriting
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour
Digitized atBritish Library
Date of digitisation12/2019

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Location as subject
London
Person as subject
Composition as subject
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