| Diplomatic transcription of the title page | Covers:
Violine:
1st notebook:
[typewriter:] BOHUSLAV MARTINU | RHAPSODIE FOR ORCHESTER | (Allegro symphonique) | [hand:] Violine I | BÄRENREITER, KASSEL . BÄSSEL . LONDON . NEW YORK | Leihmaterial - Unverkäuflich
2nd notebook:
[typewriter:] BOHUSLAV MARTINU | RHAPSODIE FOR ORCHESTER | (Allegro symphonique) | [hand:] Violine I | BÄRENREITER, KASSEL . BÄSSEL . LONDON . NEW YORK | Leihmaterial - Unverkäuflich | [přilepený papírek, rukou:] Streicherstimmen | Martinů - Rhapsodie | [podtrženo:] Originale ins | [?] - Archiv!
3rd notebook:
[hand:] II. | [typewriter:] BOHUSLAV MARTINU | RHAPSODIE FOR ORCHESTER | (Allegro symphonique) | [hand:] Violine II | BÄRENREITER, KASSEL . BÄSSEL . LONDON . NEW YORK | Leihmaterial - Unverkäuflich
Viola:
[typewriter:] BOHUSLAV MARTINU | RHAPSODIE FOR ORCHESTER | (Allegro symphonique) | [hand:] Viola | BÄRENREITER, KASSEL . BÄSSEL . LONDON . NEW YORK | Leihmaterial - Unverkäuflich
Violoncello:
[typewriter:] BOHUSLAV MARTINU | RHAPSODIE FOR ORCHESTER | (Allegro symphonique) | [hand:] Violoncello | BÄRENREITER, KASSEL . BÄSSEL . LONDON . NEW YORK | Leihmaterial - Unverkäuflich
Double bass:
[typewriter:] BOHUSLAV MARTINU | RHAPSODIE FOR ORCHESTER | (Allegro symphonique) | [hand:] Kontrabass | BÄRENREITER, KASSEL . BÄSSEL . LONDON . NEW YORK | Leihmaterial - Unverkäuflich |
| Number of parts | 6 notebooks |
| Number of leaves | 377 |
| Note on pagination | red and lead pencil, pen (black ink)
violin I parts:
1) 1-15 pencil, outer top corner even in the middle bottom
2) 2-15 pen, outer top corner
3) 1-15 crayon, outer top corner
4) 2-15 pen, outer top corner
5) 2-15 pen, outer top corner
6) 2-15 pen, outer top corner
7) 1-15 crayon, outer top corner
violin II parts:
1) 2-11; 13-15 pen, outer top corner
2) 2-15 pen, outer top corner
3) 2-15 pen, outer top corner
4) 1-15 pencil, outer top corner
5) 2-15 pen, outer top corner
6) 1-15 crayon, outer top corner
viola parts:
1) 2-15 pen, outer top corner
2) 2-15 pen, outer top corner
3) 2-14 pen, outer top corner
4) 1-14 crayon, top center
5) 1-16 crayon, outer top corner
violoncello parts:
1) 2-12 pen, outer top corner
2) 2-12 pen, outer top corner
3) 2-12 pen, outer top corner
4) 2-12 pen, outer top corner
double bass parts:
1) 2-8 pen, outer top corner
2) 2-5, 7-8 pen, outer top corner
3) 2-8 pen, outer top corner
4) no pagination |
| Binding | notebooks |
| Arrangement of sections of pages | different marking music desk in individual parts |
| Paper characteristics | yellowed |
| Number and arrangement of staves | 10 (4th music desk of double bass have 12) |
| Writing instrument | pen (black ink), pencil (lead, blue and red) |
| Other markings | bar numbering, dynamics, cuts and vi-de marked with red and blue pencil in large letters (probably Koussevitzky and Straram)
Color pencil cuts - red: page 2, 8, 50-54, 63-65, blue only page 63. Red pencil inscriptions with French inscriptions + con brio night on page 65, blue crayon inscriptions with Italian terminology. |
| Comments | violin music desks marked with blue pencil on the first side of each part in the top right corner, the first music desk missing;
in the notebook of the fourth violin music desk is inserted a non-musical source, probably written by BM;
one extra page inserted in the notebook of the fourth viol music desk, the entire stripe is deleted;
marked and number "110" printed in lower right corner in many notebook parts of violin I, violin II and viola
in fourth music desk of double bass is stamp of paper mill "CENTURY CERTIFIED EDITION SHEET MUSIC" |