Postal/view card from M. Barnet to H. W. Henze, May 31, 1978

Writing styles

• 1.

  Handwriting, Barnet, Miguel, ballpoint pen (blue).

Text Constitution

• 1.

  "… 31·578-19 Москва X – 49"Postmark only partially decipherable.
• 2.

  "last"uncertain transcription
• 3.

  "… abroad. This time URSS ."An acute accent seems to have been written on the letter “R”.
• 4.

  "… for music and lirycs ."It looks like Barnet first wrote “lirics” and then amended it to “lirycs”, but it could also be the other way around: “lirycs” to “lirics”

Commentary

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  [Stamp (round)]

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  31·578-19Москва X – 49

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• 2.

  [Figure Description]There is a star in the center of the stamp.
• 3.

  "… 31 May 1978"The postcard was send on 31 May 1978, because the stamp bears this date. The subsequent number on the stamp “19” refers to the time.
• 4.

  "… abroad. This time URSS ."Barnet was in Europe from at least May to July 1978. He mentions his trip to Russia and Estland in his letter on 3 January 1979.
• 5.

  "… want to bring Cimarrón ."It has yet to be ascertained whether El Cimarrón was performed in Russia.
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  "lirycs"recte "lyrics".
• 7.

  "… for music and lirycs ."A letter from Grushko to Henze has yet to be located.
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  [Figure Description]Image of a rocket heading to the Moon, on an orange background. “1968” is written in the top left, “CCCP” in the bottom right.
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  [Figure Description]Photo of the Alexander Puschkin momument in Moscow.