General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderHawkins, Erick
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationNew York, NY
Send date27.04.1948
RecipientFitzgerald, Robert
Recipient (corporation)
LanguageEnglish
AcquiredCopy from Robert Fitzgerald Papers. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library; copy of the carbon copy from Library of Congress, Hawkins Papers, Box 30, Folder 33; 08/2024
Owner of the sourceYale University
Owner‘s call numberYCAL MSS 222, Box 19, folder 668
Call number at IBMHawE 1948-04-27
Content and physical description
ContentErick Hawkins writes to Robert Fitzgerald that Martinů is already working on [the ballet THE STRANGLER]. Martinů asks them to read the text several times with Marian Seldes and Jimeme Karen, for starters. EH borrowed Mexican percussion from the museum - hollowed out mahogany logs. Each has two notes, two instruments, so 4 notes. EH has several small percussion instruments at home. BM is fascinated by them. EH thinks BM is going to do something really special. [Roe] Barstow, a friend of Martin's, is a good facilitator and has called EH to say that she is excited about the ballet herself and has also asked EH to discuss with RF the editing of a few places in the text that EH goes on to discuss. BM wants to have a final version of the text before she does the score schedule and before she leaves town to work on the score.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text2
FixationTypescript and handwritten signature
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationProfessional
Digitized atBeinecke Library
Date of digitisation2023

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Person as subject
Barstow, Rosalie
Chávez, Carlos
Karen, James
Martinů, Bohuslav
Seldes, Marian
Composition as subject
The Strangler [auth.], H 317
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