General information
Call number at the BM Institute317/A
Title of the composition The Strangler [auth.], H 317
Class of the sourceMusical source
Type of the sourceAutograph score
Author Martinů, Bohuslav
Language 1English
Origin
Date of origin16.05.1948
Place of originNew York, NY
Physical description
Diplomatic transcription of the title pageB.Martinu: | The Strangler. | A Rite of Passage. | Poetic Text by Robert Fitzgerald | Dance and Choreographie by Erick Hawkins | New York – May | 1948. | Duration: | Orchestra: | I. Flute (Pic.) | I. Oboe | I. Clar. | I. Bassoon. | Piano. | Percussion: 2 Kettle Drums (Timpany) | Cymbal | Gong | (Sticks) | small Drum (cochiti) | deer hooves | cocoon rattle | metal disc rattle | 2 wooden logs [symbols drawn]
Number of leaves58 + title leaf
Number of pages bearing notation58 + title page
BindingLoose leaves
Paper characteristicsYellowed, translucent paper
Brand of paperCircle Blue Print Co., Inc.
Writing instrumentPen (black ink)
CommentsThere are some traces of sticky tape. Tempo, numbers, drum marks in blue, cut out places (p. 3), scratched out, whited out and overwritten with a red ballpoint pen in another hand (p. 7, Allegro marking).
Source deposition
Owner of the sourceÉditions Max Eschig
DepositionBibliothèque nationale de France
Call numberFonds Eschig, MS 25103
Note on the acquisitionCopy of this source is also located at Bohuslav Martinů Centre (PBM FAc 51).
Digitisation
Quality of digitisation 2Professional
Digitized atBibliothèque nationale de France
Date of digitisation09/2024
Note on digitisationAlso a black-and-white scan (08/2024) located at the Bohuslav Martinů Institute

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