General information
Call number at the BM Institute295/A
Title of the composition Symphony No. 2, H 295
Class of the sourceMusical source
Type of the sourceAutograph score
Author Martinů, Bohuslav
Language 1English
Origin
Date of origin24.07.1943
Note on the date of originAt the end of the 1st movement: “June 28 – 1943”, at the end of the 2nd movement: “July 3 – 1943”, at the end of the 3rd movement: “July 16–1943”, at the end of the 4th movement: “July 24–1943”
Place of originDarien, Connecticut
Physical description
Diplomatic transcription of the title pageSecond Symphony | Martinu
Number of leaves97+1 (titulní strana/title page)
Number of pages bearing notation98
Total number of pages98
Original pagination1–97
Dimensions (width x height)ca 324 x 506 mm
BindingLoose leaves
Paper characteristicsTranslucent
Brand of paperCircle Blue Print Co., Inc.
Number and arrangement of staves30
Distance between staff linesCa 1,7 mm (šířka notové osnovy - ca 7 mm)
Writing instrumentPen (black ink)
Diplomatic transcription of performing forces - 1st page of the scoreOb. | Fg. | Cor. | Tuba | Timp | Arpe | Piano | I. | II. | V. | Vc. | C. B.
Markings by B. MartinůCut out notation - pp. 7, 8, 37
Scratched out notation - p. 27
Other markingsPage numbers and note on the reverse side of the last page in lead pencil.
CommentsTitle page by a foreign hand on a translucent paper of the size ca 317 x 389 mm, on page 1 sticky tape on the reverse side (lightly glued to the front side of p. 2, see decal).
Source deposition
Owner of the sourceBritish Library
Call numberB&H PRO 23a
Former ownerBoosey & Hawkes, London
Note on the acquisitionBoosey & Hawkes call number, it may change after cataloguing at the British Library.
Source

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Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour
Digitized atBritish Library, London
Date of digitisation12/2019
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