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Martinu, Bohuslav AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT OF THE 'SUITE CONCERTANTE' FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA, FIRST VERSION, H276 I, UNPUBLISHED, EACH MOVEMENT SIGNED ("B. MARTINU") comprising a separate autograph manuscript for four of the five movements, c.85 pages in all: 1) "Prelude" [first movement], scored for piccolo, flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, trombones, trumpets, drums, cymbals, solo violin and strings, notated in black ink mostly on a single 23-stave system per page, autograph title, signed ("B. Martinu Prelude"), with a number of additional autograph entries in pencil, the solo violin part bearing pencil revisions presumably in the hand of Samuel Dushkin, 24 pages plus title, folio (c.35 x 27cm), 24-stave paper, dated and signed at the end ("Paris 8. Fevrier 1939. B. Martinu"), edges frayed, a few small tears 2) "Meditation" [second movement], scored for flutes, oboes, clarinets, horns, bassoons, cymbals, violin solo and strings, notated in black ink on up to four systems per page, autograph title ("B. Martinu: Meditation"), the title-page containing autograph pencil annotations ("Faudra ["et" cancelled] fixer le mouvement...") and some autograph music, the score containing a number of corrections and revisions in pencil to the solo violin part, these and some other entries presumably in the hand of Samuel Dushkin, the verso of the final leaf containing sketches (by Dushkin?) in pencil, 6 pages plus title and one page of sketches, folio (c.40 x 28.5cm), 30-stave paper, signed and dated at the end ("B. Martinu Paris 15. / Janvier 1939"), edges frayed and torn, one tear to first leaf slightly affecting the score, outer leaves detached, splitting along hinge of central bifolium, a few small stains 3) "Intermezzo" [fourth movement], scored for flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, trumpets, drums (including side drum), cymbals, triangle, solo violins and strings, notated in black ink on up to three staves of varying size per page, autograph title ("B. Martinu: Intermezzo...Paris Janvier 1939."), with a number of autograph additions in pencil, and also a large number of revisions in pencil to the solo violin part, presumably in the hand of Samuel Dushkin, 17 pages plus title, folio (c.40 x 29cm), 30-stave paper, dated and signed at the end ("18. Janvier 1939 B. Martinu [Paris,]), some edges frayed and torn, one bifolium splitting along hinge, some small stains; together with two leaves containing a page of pencil sketches inscribed "Intermezzo", and six bars in score of a revised ending for the finale, presumably by Samuel Dushkin, also in pencil, no place or date, some staining, edges frayed and torn 4) "Finale" [fifth movement], scored for piccolo, flutes, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, horns, trumpets, trombones, drums (including bass drum and side drum), cymbals, solo violin, piano and strings, notated in black ink on a single 28-stave system per page, autograph title-page ("..."Suite concertante" pour violon et orchestre...B. Martinu. Finale. V."), with a number of autograph entries in pencil, and a number of pencil revisions to the score, including to the solo violin part, presumably in the hand of Samuel Dushkin, the original ending erased and replaced with three and a half bars also presumably in Dushkin's hand, the verso of the title leaf containing music presumably in Dushkin's hand, the score signed again at the head of the first page of autograph music ("B. Martinu"), 36 pages, folio (39.8 x 28.6cm), mostly separate leaves, 30-stave "Lard Esnault BFK Rives" paper, no place or date [Paris, 1939], title leaf torn with loss of paper, edges frayed and stained in places