Diplomatic transcription of the title page | [no title page; heading of the first page Vl I:] Violin I Quartet For Strings No. 6 B. Martinu;
[heading of the first page Vl II:] Violin II Quartet For Strings No. 6 B. Martinu;
[heading of the first page Vla:] Viola Quartet For Strings No. 6 B. Martinu;
[heading of the first page Vc:] Cello Quartet For Strings No. 6 B. Martinu; |
Number of leaves | Vl I: 19 listů, Vl II: 20 listů, Vla: 19 listů, Vc: 21 listů |
Number of pages bearing notation | 79 |
Total number of pages | 79 |
Original pagination | [1]–19, [1]–20, [1]–19, [1]–21 |
Dimensions (width x height) | 241 x 318 mm |
Binding | Loose leaves |
Paper characteristics | Slightly yellowed, translucent paper |
Brand of paper | Circle Blue Print Co., Inc. |
Number and arrangement of staves | 10; 12 |
Total span of staves | 250 mm (10 osnov), 260 mm (12 osnov) |
Distance between staff lines | 1,5 mm |
Writing instrument | Pen (black ink), pencil |
Markings by B. Martinů | On the first page of viola part, corrections are made by cutting out material and writing rests over them. |
Other markings | At the beginning of each movement, the metronome markings are corrected in all of the parts in black ink, and the relevant instrument is added in pencil in the corners of all of the pages. |
Comments | Corrections are made mostly by tearing or cutting out material, or in a few places by scratching or crossing out notation. The leaves are inserted in a brown envelope with a few inscriptions by Charlotte Martinů and foreign hand. |