Drazí V. Dopisy Bohuslava Martinů rodině v Poličce z let 1938 a 1939 / Dear all V. Bohuslav Martinů letters´ to his family in Polička in 1938 a 1939
Dear all V. Bohuslav Martinů letters´ to his family in Polička in 1938 a 1939

Author(s): Jaromír Synek, Gabriela Žatková
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Cultural history, Music, Source Material, Sociology of Art, History of Art
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: music; Bohuslav Martinů; correspondence; 1938; 1939
Summary/Abstract: The monograph is the fifth volume in a series that will encompass the correspondence of the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů with his family in Polička. This volume contains 55 items of correspondence (letters, postcard) from the years 1938 and 1939. The correspondence is one-sided as only letters sent by Bohuslav Martinů and his wife Charlotte Martinů to the composer's mother and siblings in Polička were preserved; Martinů did not keep the letters he received from his family due to the large volume of his correspondence overall. Even so, these documents are unique and authentic expressions, in which Martinů remarks on both his personal and his professional life - with the aim to share his news, intentions, and opinions firstly with his closest relatives but secondly also, through them, to a broader circle of his friends in Polička and Czechoslovakia. The Czech version provides an exact diplomatic transcription of Martinů's manuscript letters, that is, in a form as true to the original as possible; the publication also contains facsimiles of the correspondence. Comprehensive annotations aim to place information within the letters into their historical context on the basis of contemporary sources, related correspondence, current research, and fieldwork. The Czech-English format of the publication offers foreign researchers and readers equal access to these documents.

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