| Diplomatic transcription of the title page | No title page |
| Total number of pages | 122 |
| Note on pagination | Cover and blank pages [1–4], score (paginated 1–116), blank pages [1–2]. |
| Dimensions (width x height) | 227 x 300 mm |
| Binding | slighty greened paper cover, pasteboard binding, folios glued together (recto blank) |
| Paper characteristics | yellowed |
| Content of particular pages | cover and blank leaf [I-IV], followed by pages with notation (paginated [1], 2-116) and cover [V-VI] |
| Markings by B. Martinů | Lead and green pencil. |
| Other markings | Red ballpoint pen (UE editor Dr. Ernst Philipp). |
| Comments | Nature and appearance of binding: originally bound as a whole, later torn into three parts (pp. 1–22; 23–38; 39–116).
The top of p. [1] of the piano reduction includes a comment by BM in green pencil "To Maja Sacher and in lead pencil "a Maja S.".
Enclosed is an identical copy with proofreading marks (in unidentified hand, no cover, loose double leaves, wrapped in newspaper Wiener Zeitung from December 1956). Also separately enclosed are pp. 39–61, loose double leaves, wrapped in newspaper Freie Lehrerstimme from October 1956. |