General information
Call number at the BM Institute256/D1
Title of the composition String Quartet No. 4, H 256
Class of the sourceMusical source
Type of the sourceDraft
Author Martinů, Bohuslav
Pucová, Helena
Language 1Czech
Origin
Date of origin1937
Place of originParis
Physical description
Diplomatic transcription of the title page[underlined twice time:] Quator à cordes | A. [crossed out:] M. Paní | [underlined:] Helence Pucové. | [underlined:] B. Martinů Paris 1937.
[caption title on p. 1:] Smyčcový kvartet. Věta I
Number of leaves6
Number of pages bearing notation12
Total number of pages12
Original pagination1–4
BindingLoose double leaves
Number and arrangement of staves30
Writing instrumentPencil, pen (black ink)
Content of particular pagesMovement I is sketched on pp. 1–4, movement II on pp. [5]–[7], and movement III on pp. [8]–[9]. The draft of movement IV (from p. [9]) ends on p. [11] at b. 115 and it continues in M 017a/D on pp. [1]–[2].
Markings by B. Martinů• [Heading p. 1:] Smyčcový kvartett. Věta I
• [Heading p. 8 corrected tempo marking of the draft of III:] III. [crossed out:] AndanteAdagio
• Continuous timings of individual sections in the draft
• [Total durations of movements I and III are indicated:] I.=[přeškrtnuto]45 | I.=4.15 | II. | III. 5.15´´
Comments• Minor repairs note heights
• Notes on the compositional and timing of a partiture (for example p. 2)
• Corrections were made by erasing and crossing out material
• The draft also contains lengthier passages that Martinů did not use, although he did not cross them out or erase them (e.g. p. 3)
Source deposition
Owner of the sourceMoravské zemské muzeum, Brno
Call numberA 40.606
Former ownerŠafránek, Miloš
Date of acquisition (BM Institute)2003
Source

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Digitisation
Quality of digitisationProfessional
Digitized atMoravian Museum
Date of digitisation2003, 2017
Note on digitisation6th and 20th phase
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