Lot Bohuslav Martinů - Unikátní autografický zápis Bohuslava Martinů pro přípravu slavné opery Řecké pašije Unique Autograph Manuscript by Bohuslav Martinu Used in the Creation of His Renowned Opera The Greek Passion

This manuscript contains Greek Orthodox chants hand-notated by Bohuslav Martinu in New York during the 1950s. Several of these melodies were later incorporated into his opera The Greek Passion.

Provenance:
– composer Bohuslav Martinu
– Charlotte Martinu
– Professor Jaroslav Mihule, musicologist
– private collection

Consulted with Dr Ales Brezina, director of the Bohuslav Martinu Institute in Prague.

A previously unknown manuscript by one of the world's most important composers.