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was ever played as part of the opera. In the bassoon 2 Act 1 part it is labelled ‘Úvod’,
in violin 2 ‘Ouvertura’, and in all the other 1911 parts ‘Předehra’ [prelude].
Distinct from the other material in this set is a pair of clarinet parts copied in
1913–14. These are dated by the copyist 12 September 1913 (clarinet 1) and 27
February 1914 (clarinet 2). Together with the absence of copying dates in most of the
other OPx parts, these dates have led to the belief that OPx is a combination of
material dating from 1904 (i.e. OP), 1913/14 and 1916, with the first wave of
recopying coming only in 1913. 32 Essentially, these two clarinet parts contain the
1907/11 version of the opera, and appear to have been copied directly from the
heavily revised OP clarinet parts. However, their clean condition and absence of
performance markings suggests that they were never used in complete performances
of the opera. Rehearsal numbers and neat blue ink alterations in Act 1 Scene 1, Act 2
Scene 1 and the final scene of Act 3 point to their use in (or — given the absence of
other markings — merely preparation for) the 1941 Brno radio performance of
excerpts conducted by Břetislav Bakala. 33 It is, however, unclear why these parts
were copied in 1913/14 and then never (apparently) used in complete performances of
the opera. Difficulties in using the much-altered 1904 material for the one-off
performance of Jenůfa in Brno on 25 March 1913 may have led to plans for
recopying, with a view to possible future revivals (repertory at the Brno theatre was
decided on an ad hoc, almost day-to-day basis, according to profitability). 34 In any
event their existence seems to have been overlooked when a pair of completely new
clarinet parts was copied in 1916, incorporating Kovařovic’s revisions. The
significance of the two 1913/14 clarinet parts is the light they shed on the shape of
32 Němcová 1980, 163
33 See Chapter 1, §1.6.
34 CO, 47
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