Record ID
364844
Creator
Martinů, Bohuslav, 1890-1959.
Biographical Data
Czechoslovakian composer.
Object title
Symphony no. 4 : autograph manuscript, 1945.
Uniform title
Symphonies, no. 4, H. 305
Date
1945.
Provenance
Sotheby's London, 27 Nov. 2013, lot 185.
Inscriptions/Markings
Title page dedication to Helen and Bill Ziegler.
Notes
First performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra on 30 November 1945, conducted by Eugene Ormandy.
Fair copy of the score on translucent paper.
Contains the following movements each dated by the composer at the end: I. Poco moderato--Allegro in 6/8, pages 1-32, dated 17 April 1945; II. [Scherzo], Allegro vivo in 6/8 pages 33-57, dated New York, 2 May 1945; III. Largo in 3/4, pages 58-71, dated New York, 22 May 1945; IV. Poco Allegro in 4/4, pages 72-102, dated 14 June 1945 South Orleans, Mass.
Together with autograph sketches (4 p.), two autograph correction leaves, and a draft of layout for the title page.
Fair copy of the score on translucent paper.
Contains the following movements each dated by the composer at the end: I. Poco moderato--Allegro in 6/8, pages 1-32, dated 17 April 1945; II. [Scherzo], Allegro vivo in 6/8 pages 33-57, dated New York, 2 May 1945; III. Largo in 3/4, pages 58-71, dated New York, 22 May 1945; IV. Poco Allegro in 4/4, pages 72-102, dated 14 June 1945 South Orleans, Mass.
Together with autograph sketches (4 p.), two autograph correction leaves, and a draft of layout for the title page.
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