General information
Call number at the BM Institute351/PS2
Title of the composition The Epic of Gilgamesh [auth.], H 351
Class of the sourceMusical source - printed source
Type of the sourcePrinted score
Closer specification of the typeFirst printed edition of the score with V. Smetáček’s markings
Author Pujman, Ferdinand
Smetáček, Václav
Language 1English
Language 2German
Origin
Date of origin1958
Place of originVienna
PublisherUniversal Edition (Universal Edition / Universal Edition)
Plate numberUE 12704 LW
Physical description
Diplomatic transcription of the title page[1] BOHUSLAV MARTINU | THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH | for Soloists (Soprano, Tenor, Bariton, Bass), | mixed Chorus and Orchestra | English translation by R. Campbell Thompson | DAS GILGAMESH-EPOS | für Soli (Sopran, Tenor, Bariton, Bass), | gemischten Chor und Orchester | Deutsche Fassung von A. H. Eichmann | SCORE / PARTITUR | UNIVERSAL EDITION | WIEN ZÜRICH LONDON;
[2] ORCHESTRA: | 2 Flutes | 2 Clarinets in B♭ | 3 Trumpets in C | 2 Trombones | Timpani | Percussion (3 players) | Piano | Harp | Strings | Duration: 60 Min. | PART I GILGAMESH / GILGAMESCH pag. 1 | PART II THE DEATH OF ENKIDU / DER TOD DES ENKIDU 89 | PART III INVOCATION / DIE BESCHWÖRUNG 155 | PROPERTY OF UNIVERSIAL EDITION (LONDON) LTD., LONDON for all countries of the British | Commonwealth, Eire and the U. S. A., | EIGENTUM DER UNIVERSAL EDITION A. G., WIEN für alle Länder mit Ausnahme der oben erwähnten | UE 12701 [sic; recte 12704] LW
Note on pagination[1] 2–260; first page of the score is not paginated
Dimensions (width x height)227 x 303 mm
Other markingsInscriptions by Václav Smetáček (conductor’s markings, corrections, Czech translation by Ferdinand Pujman)
CommentsContains two title pages and a dedication leaf. From the Czechoslovak premiere (May 1958).
Deposition
Owner of the source- Soukromý vlastník, Private owner
Date of acquisition (BM Institute)2014
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