Diplomatic transcription of the title page | Partition d'orch. | À Monsieur | Jan Kunc. | B. Martinů. | Les Rondes. | Suite des danses | pour | Oboe, clarinet, basson, trompette, piano et I. II. violon. | N. 1.) Poco Allegro. | 2) Poco Andantino. | 3.) Allegro. | 4.) Tempo di Valse | 5) Andantino. | 6.) Allegro vivo. | Paris November 1930 | B. Martinů | 10. rue Mandar | Paris 2e |
Number of leaves | 23 |
Number of pages bearing notation | 45 |
Total number of pages | 46 |
Original pagination | 1–45 |
Note on pagination | Black ink and pencil |
Dimensions (width x height) | Obálka: 250 x 323 mm, titulní list: 271 x 346 mm, partitura: 271 x 350 mm |
Binding | Unbound |
Arrangement of sections of pages | 3 foldings - 1. 6 folios, 2. 4 folios, 3. 2 folios, not taped together |
Paper characteristics | Cream coloured, yellowed on the edges |
Brand of paper | Lard Esnault supérieur Paris |
Watermark | Lard Esnault supérieur Paris |
Number and arrangement of staves | 14 (title page), 20 (score) |
Total span of staves | 301 mm |
Distance between staff lines | 2,1 mm (title page), 1,9 mm (score) |
Writing instrument | Pen - black ink, pencil, blue and red crayon |
Diplomatic transcription of performing forces - 1st page of the score | Oboe | [crossed out, illegible] | Clarinet [crossed out Clarinet C] | clt | Fagot. | Basson. | Trompette C | 1. | 2. Violon | [underlined] Piano |
Content of particular pages | Pages [1-45] with content, pages [46-48] blank but paginated by the author, title page on separate sheet, smaller format, smooth handwriting, without significant alterations or corrections, scratched out notation (1st movement, bars 4, 13, 15, 16, 20, 27, 45, 46-47, 48, 58, 109; 2nd movement, bars 12, 48, 56; 3rd movement, bars 7, 18-21, 26, 32, 53, 63, 86, 87; 4th movement, bars 27, 42; 5th movement, bars 11, 32, 40, 56, 73, 75, 95; 6th movement, bars 1-20 - klavír, 37, 62, 67), crossed out notation (3th movement, bar 7 – a chord added under the staff, crossed out in pencil; 4th movement, bar 27 – corrections of slurs; 5th movement, bars 8-12 – notes identical to those in the bass clef penciled into the treble clef) |
Other markings | Probably conductor's markings in red and blue pencil - bar numbers by tens, dynamics, cues, articulation, also engraver's markings in pencil |
Comments | Blue cover (front only) Partition d´orchestre. | B. Martinů | [address in an unknown hand:] rue Mandard 10 | [underlined] Les Rondes |