General information
Call number at the BM Institute171/P
Title of the composition Rhapsody, H 171
Class of the sourceMusical source
Type of the sourceParts in copyist’s hand
Origin
Physical description
Diplomatic transcription of the title pageCovers:
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 parts6 notebooks
Number of leaves377
Note on paginationRed 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
BindingNotebooks
Arrangement of sections of pagesDifferent marking music desk in individual parts
Paper characteristicsYellowed
Number and arrangement of staves10 (4th music desk of double bass have 12)
Writing instrumentPen (black ink), pencil (lead, blue and red)
Other markingsBar 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.
CommentsViolin 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"
Source deposition
Owner of the sourceBärenreiter, Kassel
Call numberBA 4315
Former ownerÉditions Alphonse Leduc
Note on the acquisitionThere are complete parts at the Bohuslav Martinů Institute, only strings are digitised.
Digitisation
Quality of digitisation 2Not professional colour

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