| Diplomatic transcription of the title page | [I. act:] [underlined:] B. Martinů. | [underlined:] „Les Trois Souhaits." | ou | [underlined:] „Les vicissitudes de la vie" | Opera-film en 3 actes de M. Ribemont Dessaignes. | [in lead pencil:] Prolog | [cross out:] Acte I | [in red pencil:] I. | Orchestre. | Grand orchestr avec | 1. 2. Saxophone, Jazz-flute, Flexaton, Banjo, Piano. [in lead pencil:] (Accordeon II acte) | [...?...] | [in lead pencil:] B. Martinů | [in lead pencil:] 11 bis rue Delambre Paris 14 (France)
[II. act:] [in red pencil:] II. | [underlined:] B. Martinů. | [underlined:] „Les Trois Souhaits." (Les vicissitudes de la vie.) | Opera-film. (Ribemont Dessaignes.) | [underlined:] Acte II. | [in lead pencil:] B. Martinů | [in lead pencil:] 11 bis rue Delambre Paris 14 (France)
[III. act:] [in red pencil:] III. | [underlined:] Acte III. | B. Martinů: | [underlined:] „Les Trois Souhaits." (Les vicissitudes de la vie.) | Opera-film. (Ribemont Dessaignes.) | [...?...] |
| Number of parts | 3 |
| Number of pages bearing notation | I.: 227p. + titulní strana/title page; II.: 215p. + titulní strana/title page; III.: 16p + titulní strana/title page; IV.: 44p. + titulní strana/title page; V.: 154p + 3 titulní strany/title pages |
| Total number of pages | 737 (I. - 232+8; II. - 221+8; III. - 16+6; IV. - 46+8; V. - 180+12 |
| Original pagination | I.: 1 – 227; II.: 1 – 220; III.: 1 - 235 |
| Note on pagination | I.: 1-227; II.: 1-220; III.:1-153; Le Départ: 61-153; Film: 154-235 |
| Dimensions (width x height) | 290 x 402 mm |
| Binding | Firm binding |
| Paper characteristics | Thick, creamy color |
| Number and arrangement of staves | 30; 28; 32 |
| Distance between staff lines | 1 mm |
| Writing instrument | Pen (black and blue ink), red and blue crayon, pencil |
| Diplomatic transcription of performing forces - 1st page of the score | I. act
[1st page, underlined:] I. Choeur | (chanté) | Soprani: | Alti: | Tenori: | Bassi: | II. Choeur (parlé),
[2. strana:] Flauto picollo | Flauto I. | I. II. Oboe. | I./II. Clarinetti | B. |1. 2. Fagotti | 4 corni in F. | 3. Trompette C. | 1 2./3. Tromboni | et | Tuba. | Tympani | Tamburo pic. | Gr. Caisse | Piatti | Banjo. | Piano. | I. Choeur | II. Choeur (parlé) | I. | Violini II. | Alti[!] | V-celli | C. Bassi
II. act
Flaut. | Ob. | Clar. | |Fag. | 2 Corni | 1. 2. [...] | B. Trompette. | 3. | Trombone | et Tuba | Timpani | Gr, Caisse. | Piatti | Tambuto | pic. d nihil | Banjo | Piano. | I. | Viol. | II. | Alti [!] | V. celli | C. Bassi
III. act
Picollo | Flauto | Oboe. | Clar. | Fag. | Corni | Trp. | Trb. | Timp. | G. C. | Tamb. | Piano. | I. | II. | Violi | V. celli | C. B. |
| Content of particular pages | Markings, translation from french to czech language |
| Markings by B. Martinů | Pencil, pen (black and blue ink), red and blue crayon: markings |
| Other markings | Pencil (by Václav Renč, May 1970): translation |
| Comments | Paper marks: T. Daguerre No. 1, Lard Esnault BFK Rives.
Few corrections scratched out, but no other significant corrections and no interpretation markings.
At the end of each act, Martinů's signature with the date of termination (Paris Janier 1929, Paris 8/4/1929, Paris 28. Mai 1929. B. Martinu). |