General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationBasel
Send date08.05.1956
RecipientRoth, Ernst
Recipient (corporation)Boosey & Hawkes, London
Recipient‘s locationLondon
Note on Recipient‘s location[London]
LanguageEnglish
AcquiredCopy from British Library, Boosey & Hawkes Archives, 12/2019
Owner of the sourceBritish Library
Former ownerBoosey & Hawkes, London
Owner‘s call numberMs Mus. 1813/2/1/45/1. Martinu, 1956
Call number at IBMBH 1956-05-08a
Content and physical description
ContentBohuslav Martinů writes to Ernest Roth that the original plan for the trip to Europe had to be changed due to Washington passport laws. He is now in Basel and will probably stay in Switzerland. He will not come to Paris at all. BM asks to start printing SYMPHONY No. 6, which is recorded with Charles Munch [RCA Victor] and thanks to that there is now a great demand for the score. BM asks if a pocket score will also be printed. BM adds the address on which he is now with Rebers: Rennweg 73 Basel. BM adds a Czech note at the end of the letter: "it’s a headache".
Transcription of the letter

May 8. 56.



Dear Ernest:



Our planes [plans] are completely changed because the passport law in Washington. We are in Bale and will stay probably in Suisse. I do not go to Paris. Will write you when we get settled.

Please active the print of Fantasies they are recorded with Munch (Victor) and everybody is asking for the score!!

Would it be printed in pocket-score?



We are at L. Reber.

Rennwag 73. Bale



Jsou to starosti!

Regards Martinů 


Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
FixationHandwriting
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour
Digitized atBritish Library
Date of digitisation12/2019

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Location as subject
Paris
Person as subject
Munch, Charles
Reber, Charlotte
Corporation as subject
RCA Victor
Composition as subject
Symphony No. 6 (Fantaisies Symphoniques), H 343
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