General information
Call number at the BM Institute336/A
Title of the composition What Men Live by [auth.], H 336
Class of the sourceMusical source
Type of the sourceAutograph score
Author Martinů, Bohuslav
Person as subject Tolstoj, Lev Nikolajevič
Language 1English
Origin
Date of origin11.02.1952
Place of originNew York, NY
Note on the place of originDate and place of origin given at the end of the composition
Physical description
Diplomatic transcription of the title pageBohuslav Martinu: | What men live by. | Opera – Pastoral in one act. | Adapted from Leon Tolstoi. | Characters: | Martin Avdeitch – cobbler = baryton | Stepanitch old soldier = bass | A Woman with child = Soprano | Old Woman = Alt. | a Boy (speaking) | Speaker / = Tenor | Vocal Quartet or Quintet. 2 Sopranos – Alto | Tenor – Bass. | Orchestra. I (2.) Flute, 2 Oboe, 3 cllarin. [sic] 2 Bassoons, 2 F. Horn, I Trt, I Tromb. | Percussion –, Piano – Strings. 6 – 6 – 4 – 3 –2 | or 4 – 4 – 3 – 3 – 2. | Duration = 40 minutes.
Number of leaves89 + title leaf
Number of pages bearing notation89 + title page
Brand of paperCircle Blue Print Co., Inc.
Number and arrangement of staves24
Writing instrumentPen (black ink)
Source deposition
Owner of the sourceNadace Bohuslava Martinů
DepositionCentrum Bohuslava Martinů v Poličce
Call numberD 5/96
Former ownerBoosey & Hawkes
Note on the acquisitionA black-and-white photocopy of the autograph score is also located at the Bohuslav Martinů Centre in Polička (PBM FAa 54).
Digitisation
Quality of digitisation 2Professional
Digitized atBohuslav Martinů Centre
Date of digitisation07/2024

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