17 10 1009 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/535024476c6f74ac80ab297da6042233.pdf 600a7783fda88e6b919413fe5d7cd86e https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/d751df8168fbb6166785040074a20561.pdf 09d5cb80bd920668372062581e617306 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 15 June 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Igor Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 15 June 1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Boulanger 1260 N. Wetherly Dr. Hollywood, H6, Calif Miss Nadia Boulanger c/o Mrs. Shortell 339 Berry Ave Chicago, Ill June 15, 1945 My dear Nothing to tell you, save that all I do is think of you and of your absence which I believe will be unbearable to me. Send news, please. You write so elegantly. Yours, I Str. � Stravinsky à Boulanger 1260 N. Wetherly Dr. Hollywood, H6, Calif Miss Nadia Boulanger c/o Mrs. Shortell 339 Berry Ave Chicago, Ill 15 juin 1945 Très chère Rien à vous dire, sauf que je ne fais que penser à vous et à votre absence qui, je le croies [sic] me sera insaportable [sic]. Des nouvelles, je vous supplie, vous qui écrivez si facilement. Votre I Str. � 1945 Author: Igor Stravinsky Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Chicago Recipient: Nadia Boulanger https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/db743f4cee3b0b3e8f83f20752f890b1.pdf 3a531a1c611433ad8a9d0bf478728e98 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/e0c50893d442e3a8dc553add5f4023f8.pdf f9a7767a28ee278366b8bb97ffaa19a7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 15 October 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 15 October 1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky 122 Bay State Road Boston, Mass. Tel. Kenmore 7277 15 Oct 1945 1) Thank you for Leyssac’s address, Dear Friend. 2) Thank you for your speed. 3) Have I told you that I found wool undergarments, a waistcoat, boots, and gloves for Milène and André, and baby clothes for Sviétik’s baby in Montreal? 4) At last, just found wool undergarments for Milène here. It was too early, they did not yet have them when I looked in Montreal. 5) Would you like to have a copy made (I ask you very timidly) of the orchestral score of the new symphony, movements I and II, of which I only have sketches? I cannot begin to write to you about this symphony. I feel ridiculous and insignificant, but . . . I believe that I know what it is. And I am very happy. 6) Have you taken my old car? If you do not need it or want it anymore—tell me. I’m glad that it has been useful to you, but doubtless you do not want it anymore 7) Will leave at the end of December. It is sad not to see you before, but I must go back. I will speak to you again about all this very soon. I think of you two all the time. You cannot imagine the sadness of not seeing you anymore. It was so wonderful . . . you are always with me, but . . . a bit of your real presence would do me good. To you, with all my heart, Nadia B. � Boulanger à Stravinsky 122 Bay State Road Boston, Mass. Tel. Kenmore 7277 15 oct 1945 1) Merci de l’adresse Leyssac, Cher Ami 2) Merci de la rapidité 3) Vous ai-je dit que j’ai trouvé à Montreal des sous-vêtements de laine, gilets, bottes, gants, pour Milène et André, de la layette pour le bébé de Sviétik 4) Viens de trouver enfin, ici, des culottes de laine pour Milène. C’était trop tôt, on ne les avait pas encore quand j’ai cherché à Montreal 5) Voulez-vous bien avoir faire, (Je le demande bien timidement) un ex. de la partition d’orchestre de nouvelle symphonie, [dont] I et II mt. desquels je n’ai que l’esquisse. Je ne peux commencer à vous écrire à propos de cette symphonie. Je me sens ridicule et pygmée, mais…Je crois que je sais bien de quoi il s’agit. Et je suis si heureuse. 6) Avez-vous pris ma vielle guimbarde ? Si vous n’en avez plus besoin ou envie—dites le moi. Il me plaisait qu’elle vous soit de quelque utilité, mais sans doute maintenant, n’en voulez-vous plus 7) Partirai fin décembre. C’est triste de ne pas vous voir, avant, mais il me faut rentrer. Vous reparlerai de tout cela très bientôt. Pense à vous deux sans cesse. Vous ne pouvez vous imaginer ce qu’est la tristesse de ne plus vous voir. C’était trop beau…Vous êtes toujours avec moi, mais…un peu de présence réelle ferait [du] bien. À vous, de tout cœur Nadia B. � 1945 André Marion Author: Nadia Boulanger Milène Nadia Location: Boston Paul Leyssac Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Soulima Stravinsky Sviétik https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/7f72ae37821ab37114ce60567e6ec5b3.pdf 8dadad78f1e0cd0d6bf55bef891ea372 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/8e36b37a448d8f12bb4fcc064fa76c4e.pdf 463be4c4a1b72e9b6524b696cb05ce2c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 16 July 1944 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Igor Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 16 July 1944 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Boulanger July 16, 1944 My dear, Read this—Mr. Tangeman sent me these two articles with this remark: “Professor Guido Stempel is a retired professor of philology without musical training.[”] The other article is from the “student paper” in which the “musical training” does not appear to me to be clear. What is the point of making this effort to receive such a reaction? When will I see you? Personally, I cannot yet travel. Love Kisses, I. Str. � Stravinsky à Boulanger 16 juillet 1944 Chère, Lisez ça—Mr. Tangeman m’envoi [sic] ces deux articles avec cette Remarque [sic]: “Professor Guido Stempel is a retired professor of philology without musical training. The other article is from the student paper” dont la “musical training” ne me parait [sic] pas evident. Cela valait la peine de faire cet effort, pour recevoir une pareille réaction. Quand vous verrai-je? Moi, je ne puis encore bouger. Love Kisses I. Str. � 1944 Author: Igor Stravinsky Guido Stempel Nell Tangeman Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Robert Tangeman https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/7cc62c9da2d0b04e14202eab06727997.pdf c89df67b0a25d1a64a89851f71496e9a https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/fef91baa32bfe17712c32186c37d8fbb.pdf e80e4d4d1fc1e9f0bbeed725f1758391 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 16 March 1942 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 16 March 1942 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge Mass Mr. Igor Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California March 16, 1942 Dear Friend, We will never convince one another, so . . . let’s agree to disagree! It has to be said that it is a singular story that in the end appeared very simple to me, when everything was unanswered. So, there’s really nothing to understand. Be that as it may, to save time I will take the steps that seem the most favorable to me and will get the publication of the lectures started. Therein lies the question. Elimination of the summaries, corrections, proofs, they are all problems too minor to continue occupying your time. No doubt they will draw up a second set of proofs, but I won’t send them to you, either. Is there a way to have a score of your new work? Excuse these horrible scribbles, but I wrote all night and can no longer feel my hand, can no longer see. This is almost better [though]—because when one isn’t overwhelmed one is yet more anxious. How can I fight against this old, frustrating heart! Kiss Vera for me, and have her give you one, too, NB [P.S.] Would you be an angel and send me a small thank you note for my student Mme Raphaël Salem who has reviewed all the proofs and annotated them. It’s quite the project. � Boulanger à Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge Mass Monsieur Igor Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California 16 mars 1942 Cher Ami, Jamais nous ne nous convaincrons mutuellement donc…restons sur nos positions ! Il faut dire que c’est une singulière histoire, qui avait fini par me paraître très simple, quand tout restait sans réponse. Ainsi, c’est vraiment à n’y rien comprendre. Quoiqu’il en soit, pour gagner du temps, je prends donc les dispositions qui me paraissent les plus favorables et faire activer la parution des lectures. Là est toute la question. Suppression des résumés, corrections, épreuves, problèmes trop peu importants pour vous prendre encore du temps. Sans doute feront-ils tirer une 2de épreuve, mais je ne vous l’enverrai pas non plus. Y a-t-il moyen [sic] d’avoir une partition de votre nouvelle œuvre ? Pardon de cet affreux gribouillis, mais j’ai écrit toute la nuit, et ne sens plus ma main, ne vois plus rien. Cela vaut presque mieux—car quand on n’est pas abruti, on est encore plus anxieux. Quelle résistance à ce diable de cœur ! Embrassez Vera et qu’elle vous embrasse pour moi NB [P.-S.] Si vous étiez un ange vous m’enverriez un petit mot de remerciement pour mon élève Mme Raphaël Salem qui a revu toutes les épreuves et a tout [sic] annoté [sic]—c’est un vrai travail. � 1942 Author: Nadia Boulanger Dances Concertantes Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Cambridge Massachusetts Rafaël Salem Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/3850e65d4682a2a5e4b00cbea7a303ef.pdf 916be2d5cc6e240cbd871c4be1a1b2c3 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/e48a9f5026c132052bb53ed9fc37467f.pdf 572a445e0a436142076638148c0c826f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 16 March 1943 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 16 March 1943 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky 122 Bay State Road Boston, Massachusetts Kenmore 7277 Monsieur I. Strawinsky 1260 N. Wetherly Dr. Hollywood California March 16, 1943 Dear Igor, How dear your thoughts are to me. How I miss you, you and Vera. It is so silly, we have so little time, [it is] fleeting, and we make such poor use of it! I do, at least. Undoubtedly, in facing this dreary, mundane work, one makes a living, but . . . that which we’re given passes quickly, and we miss our only true opportunities by losing contact with those we love. When will you be in NY? Can you not come as far as here? I’ll doubtless see you, at least I will do my best. But I would so like for my students to speak to you, or rather, to listen to you. I’m sending you the Sonata in the same package. Sorry to be so late. You couldn’t imagine the dreadful, absurd life I lead. It’s ridiculous, and inexcusable, but one cannot escape the system. And yet . . . one really must! This week is my week of reflection, a good twenty-five years since my little sister died, [and] on Friday it will be eight years since Mother is no longer [with us]. I ask myself: Which is greater, the inconsolable pain of having lost them, or the enduring joy of having lived in their shadow and their light? You know, don’t you, that I never forget your mother, nor Catherine, nor Mika— and in my memories, they hold a very real place. I see them, and it is my consolation, this certainty of neither being able nor wanting to forget. A thousand questions run through my mind—I would like very much to know what you have done, how you are, etc. etc. All this winter, I have lived with your work, and every day I understand better all that, though knowing it note by note, one never completely understands. What the works, the true works, contain is inexhaustible. But excuse all these excessive and awkward words—one alone would have sufficed—see you soon. You are going to receive a note from Tom Whittemore. He is arriving from Turkey where he was working in [Hagia] Sophia and is a great friend of the Princesse de Polignac. I would be happy if he were able to see you. He truly hopes to, and deserves it, because he is one of those really good people. Kiss Vera, and know that I am always wholeheartedly yours. Nadia B. [P.S] Is there a way to have the Scherzo and the end of the symphony (orchestral [part])? � Boulanger à Stravinsky 122 Bay State Road Boston, Massachusetts Kenmore 7277 Monsieur I. Strawinsky 1260 N. Wetherly Dr. Hollywood, California 16 mars 1943 Cher Igor, Que votre pensée m’est [sic] chère. Que je vous regrette, vous et Véra. C’est si bête—on a un peu de temps, fugitif—et on le dépense si mal ! Moi, du moins—sans doute, on fait face au petit misérable devoir matériel, on gagne sa vie, mais…ce qui nous est donné passe vite, et nous perdons nos seules vraies chances en perdant le contact avec ceux que nous aimons. Quand serez-vous à NY. Ne pouvez-vous venir jusqu’ici. Moi, je vous verrai sans doute, du moins je ferai l’impossible. Mais je voudrais tant que mes élèves puissent vous parler, vous écouter plutôt. Je vous envoie la Sonate par le même courrier pardon d’avoir tant tardé. Vous ne pouvez [pas] vous imaginer la vie effroyable et absurde que je mène. C’est idiot, et sans excuses, mais l’engrenage, on n’échappe pas. Et puis…il faut bien ! Cette semaine est ma semaine de retraite, bien 25 ans que ma Petite est morte, vendredi 8 ans que Maman n’est plus. Je me demande ce qui domine, l’inconsolable douleur de les avoir perdues, ou l’impérissable joie d’avoir vécu dans leur ombre, et de [sic] leur lumière. Vous savez n’est-ce- pas, que je n’oublie jamais, ni votre mère, ni Catherine, ni Mica—et dans mes souvenirs, elles tiennent une place si réelle, je les vois, et c’est notre consolation, cette certitude de ne pouvoir ni ne vouloir oublier. Mille questions se pressent dans mon esprit—je voudrais tant savoir ce que vous avez fait, comment vous allez, etc. etc. Tout cet hiver je l’ai vécu avec votre œuvre—et chaque jour je comprends mieux tout ce que, la connaissant pourtant note par note, on ne comprend jamais complètement. Ce que les œuvres, les vraies contiennent est inépuisable. Mais pardon de tous ces mots superflus, et gauches—un seul aurait suffi—à bientôt. Vous allez recevoir un mot de Tom Whittemore. Il arrive de Turquie où il travaillait à Sainte Sophie, et est un grand ami de la Princesse de Polignac—je serais heureuse qu’il pût [sic] vous voir. Il le désire tant—et le mérite, car il est quelqu’un de très bien. Embrassez Véra, et sachez que je suis toujours de tout cœur votre Nadia B. [P.-S.] Y a-t-il moyen d’avoir le Scherzo et le final de la symphonie (orchestre). � 1943 Author: Nadia Boulanger Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Boston Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Scherzo Tom Whittemore Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/d2fb18b9833a65bbff309a35c2a8635e.pdf c71d5aa7cbf225bd480aad9d512b03ab https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/7db1d85aeb26a35232eb1437228f0878.pdf a06eff56f010c858530985e70f30b7c7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 16 November 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Igor Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 16 November 1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Boulanger Beverly Hills California 1260 Wetherly Drive Hollywood H6 (46?), Calif Miss Nadia Boulanger 122 Bay State Road Boston, Mass. November 16, 1945 My very dear Nadia, Moved by your words, moved by your departure. I wonder, however, if this departure is truly permanent in view of the upheaval created by de Gaulle’s leaving. Have you heard Prokofieff's [sic] Symphony no. 5 (what are the other four that we have never heard)? Unfortunately, at the same time as the broadcast, I had my rehearsal for Babel, conducted by Werner Janssen—less helpless than the Dumbarton Oaks Concerto last year. I don't think that this indicates progress on his part, simply that the piece is less difficult to conduct They say that Koussevitzky is having Shostakovsky [sic] come from Russia in March and it’s also been said that Koussevitzky is retiring and giving up the baton at the beginning of the next season to Mitropoulos. Sounds so exciting, but is it true? Why do you bring up money (photostats of my Symphony). I can give you a gift, too—it's true, it's nothing big, all the more reason to—why talk about it. You owe me nothing save a few “love and kisses” in your next letter. (Pencil please—to erase) Your I Str. Who loves you, who loves you, who loves you. [P.S.] Received very kind words from Abbot Fortier (for the birth of little Jean)—don’t even have time to respond to him. Tell him how touched I was. Thanks. � Stravinsky à Boulanger Beverly Hills, California 1260 Wetherly Drive Hollywood H6 (46?), Calif Miss Nadia Boulanger 122 Bay State Road Boston, Mass. 16 Nov 1945 Nadia très chère, Touché par votre mot, touché par votre départ. Je me demande cependant si ce départ est vraiment définitif vu le chambardement crée par le depart [sic] de De Gaulle. Avez-vous entende [sic] la Symphonie de Prokofieff No. 5 (quelles sont les autres 4 qu’on a [sic] jamais entendu ?). Malheureusement au moment du broadcast j’ai eu ma repetition [sic] de Babel conduite par Werner Janssen moins « helpless » que Dumbarton Oaks Concerto l’année dernière. Pense pas que cela signifie un progrès de sa part, simplement la pièce est moin [sic] difficile de conduire. On dit que Koussevitzky fait venir Shostakovsky [sic] de Russie en mars et on dit que Koussevitzky se retire et cède la baguette à partir de la saison prochaine à Mitropoulos. So exciting tout ça, mais est-ce vrai? Pourquoi me parlez-vous d’argent (photostates de ma Symphonie). Je peux aussi vous faire un cadeau—c’est vrai, ce n’est pas grand-chose, raison de plus—pourquoi en parler. Vous ne me devez rien sauf quelques « love and kisses » dans votre prochaine lettre. (crayon S.V.P. pour effacer) Votre I Str. Qui vous aime, qui vous aime, qui vous aime. [P.-S.] Reçu un très gentil mot de l’Abbé Fortier (pour la naissance du petit Jean)—même pas de temps à lui répondre. Dites-lui combien j’ai été touché. Merci. � 1945 Abbot Fortier Author: Igor Stravinsky Babel Hans-Werner Janssen Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Boston Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Sergei Koussevitzky Sergei Prokofiev https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/e55dd91277a73c90d0cfaa331998b4c8.pdf 2c8fcf49062c992a18bdabf0951a8d8e https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/fd1fec3ec37bd83c05d3165b68997941.pdf d51ac8b06779479655c099288cf5f163 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 17 June 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor & Vera Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 17 June 1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Igor and Vera Stravinsky Featherhill Ranch Montecito Santa Barbara, California From 20–26 c/o Baroness R. Boël 1675, 31st Street Washington, DC Thereafter: 122 Bay State road, Boston 15 Mass. June 17, 1945 It is not easy to leave you, dear Igor, darling Vera, and I do not know what to say, because . . . I do not want to whine. Once again the page turns. I am reunited with very dear Friends here, their welcome touches me, but . . . I will not see you again for a long time, and that disappointment occupies all my thoughts. Thank you for everything, you do not know the good that your affection does me. For both of you, very fondly, Nadia B � Boulanger à Stravinsky Featherhill Ranch Montecito Santa Barbara, California Du 20 au 26 c/o Baroness R. Boël 1675, 31st Street Washington, DC Après 122 Bay State road, Boston 15 Mass. 17 juin 1945 Pas facile de vous quitter, Cher Igor, Chère Véra, et je ne sais que vous dire, car…je n’ai envie que de me lamenter. Encore une page tournée. Je retrouve ici de bien chers Amis, leur accueil me touche, mais…Je ne vous verrai plus, pour longtemps, et ce chagrin domine toutes mes pensées. Merci de tout, vous ne savez pas le bien que me fait votre affection. A tout, bien tendrement, Nadia B � 1945 Author: Nadia Boulanger Nadia Location: Montecito Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Recipient: Vera Stravinsky Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/4e4de5442769576a8576c07cdb3a9979.pdf 54e99068f804c997157f000f1af755c6 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/d61ae8293456dfdc2f52cd88776433e6.pdf 3b22416d3576c236dedada5999c182e6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 17 March 1941 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 17 March 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge, Massachusetts Throwbridge 78-89 Monsieur Igor Strawinsky Chateau Marmont 3221 Sunset Boulevard Hollywood, Los Angeles California March 17, 1941 My dear friend, I’m ashamed not to have written you earlier, but, if I am very busy, I am also dealing with a heavy moral crisis. It was twenty-three years ago on Saturday that my little Lili died—it will be six on Wednesday since Mother has been gone—it is impossible to do here what we always did in Paris, but at least I had believed it possible. All of this, the feeling of shame I have for having left at such a time, has filled my heart with pain. I should have known, but on the other hand, what else can be done. To help them over there, it was truly necessary to carry out this other work. Ultimately, as you see, it’s not going very well. And it’s not really necessary that things work, if we want to find a balance again. These past few years have been filled by our lost ones and today we pay for it; it’s only right. And it has to be so, because if remorse acts as a springboard for us, we can create new strength in ourselves from it. The trick is to figure out what it is we are ready to give our lives for. And we have several things to give, because even if it is hopeless, we must all still prepare for the end. But just imagine how my despair is paired with an indescribable hope. And I offer my strength to that which requires all of it, but for the time being I have lost my strength, which is absurd. But I didn’t know how much I loved France, how I need her, and how, in her weakness, I feel she is great. How badly we have served her, we other French men and women whose flesh and spirit were crafted by her, her traditions, and her faith. We are suddenly reminded that we descended from those who fought with Joan of Arc, who prayed with Saint Louis, who witnessed the construction of Chartres. And such memories will permit neither weakness nor treason. What have we done with this heritage that was our honor and demanded our responsibility? We suddenly realize when waking up from such an awful nightmare—because that has been our collective existence—that we do not have enough tears to offer up to God. It has nothing to do with sentimentality, but rather the awakening of the conscience—it is well worth going through a serious crisis. So if it takes cruelly seeing one’s self in an unsympathetic mirror, the result is worth the suffering. I do not like to be ashamed, and, thank God, I have not had much shame in my life. I have been selfish, like almost all humans, but haven’t had too many irreparable faults. (I believe in the forgiveness of sins, certainly, but for the past to be erased, it must remain the past.) As for life in general, there are so many concessions to let go of. And the result doesn’t allow us to blame our neighbors—the “guilty ones” (the “guilty ones” are easy to blame)—but it forces us to judge our own actions, our own efforts. And it is not a pretty picture. Everything gets forgotten, it’s that simple. As if we didn’t have parents to whom we must show respect and be accountable. The time has come—but a great country that radiated glory has lost everything in a �few wretched days by the mistakes accumulated over such a long time. We have to think about this first, then next, and for always; we must understand it from every angle, and then—and only then—with our house put back in order—we will (perhaps) be able to set out on a new course, or be left to sleep in the peace of God, having measured [our] faults, and though forgiving [them], fearing them still. Please forgive all of this, which makes no sense other than to me. But I am so alone with this that I must open my heart. And who can understand it like you? What bad luck to be honored by such an overwhelming trust. It doesn’t matter. It is worth something, because how many men, at this very moment, are beating their own breasts? As for the score, I hope that it will not come right now because we are giving a concert for the Polish on April 4 in New York, with Schütz’s Resurrection . . . . One set of parts had to be completely redone since I did not have them anymore, and although Barbara is making copies, that has taken a long time. One would not think, to see this endless and useless letter, that I am short on time. But it is easier to say everything in a jumble than it is to choose, eliminate, reject, and craft. I have not yet found a copy of the prayers. I have just sent a letter on this subject and will keep you informed. Give Vera my love, and, rest assured, I am finished. I send my love. I miss you both terribly, and I hope that we will meet again . . . one day. Yours, Nadia � Boulanger à Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge, Massachusetts Throwbridge 78-89 Monsieur Igor Strawinsky Chateau Marmont 3221 Sunset Boulevard Hollywood, Los Angeles California 17 mars 1941 Mon cher ami,quelle honte de ne pas vous avoir encore ecrit,mais,si je suis tres occupee,je passe aussi par une crise morale assez dure.Ces jours d’anniversaires,il y a eu samedi 23 ans que ma petite Lili est morte—il y en aura six mercredi que Maman n’est plus la–l’impossibilite de faire ici ce que nous faisions toujours a Paris,du moins je l’ai cru,tout cela,le sentiment de honte que j’ai d’etre partie dans untel [sic] moment,a pris dans mon esprit de douloureuses proportions.J’aurais du le savoir,mais d(autre [sic] part,que faire autrement.Pour les aider la- bas,il fallait bien remplir cet autre devoir.Enfin,comme vous voyez,cela ne va pas.Et il ne faut pas que cela aille,si nous voulons retrouver un equilibre.Ces dernieres annees avaient ete remplies par nos abandons.Nous payons aujourd’hui: ce n’est que juste.Et c’est necessaire,car si les remords nous servent de tremplin,nous pouvons grace a eux creer en nous de nouvelles forces .Le tout est de bien determiner ce a quoi nous sommes prets a donner notre vie.Et nous avons de quoi en donner plusieurs,car meme si c’est sans espoir,encore faut-il se preparer a la terminaison.Mais figurez-vous que mon desespoir est double d’un espoir indicible.Et c’est a tendre mes forces vers ce qui les demande toutes,que pour le moment je les ai perdues,ce qui est absurde.Mais je ne savais pas combien j’aimais la France,combien j’ai besoin d’elle,et combien,dans sa faiblesse,je la sens grande.Comme nous l’avons mal servie,nous autres francais dont la chair et l’esprit sont formes par elle,ses traditions,sa foi.Il nous souvient soudain que nous descendons de ceux qui ont lutte avec Jeanne d’arc,qui ont prie avec Saint Louis,qui ont vu s’elever Chartres.Et de tels souvenirs ne permettent ni faiblesse ni trahison. qu’avions nous fait de ce patrimoine qui etait notre honneur et engageait notre responsabilite.A se reveiller d’un tel affreux cauchemar,car c’est-ce qu’a ete notre vie nationale,on comprend soudain,et on n’a pas assez de larmes pour offrir a Dieu.Il ne s’agit pas de sentimentalite,mais du reveil de la conscience–cela vaut bien de passer par une lourde crise.Si l’on s’est cruellement vu dans un impitoyable miroir,le resultat vaut bien la souffrance.Je n’aime pas avoir honte,et,j’en benis Dieu, je n’ai pas eu beaucoup honte dans ma vie.De l’egoisme, comme presque tous les humains,mais,pas trop de fautes irreparaples(je crois a la remission des peches,certes,mais le passe pour effacable qu’il soit reste le passe)En ce qui concerne la vie en generale,que de concessions de laisser aller.Et le resultat ne nous permet pas d’accuser le voisin,les « responsables »(qu’ils ont bon dos,les responsables)mais nous force a juger notre propre action,notre propre effort.Et,ce n’est pas joli.Tout oublie,c’est bien simple.Comme si on n’avait pas de parents a qui il faut donner son respect,et rendre des comptes.L’heure est venue—mais,un �grand pays rayonnant de gloire,en quelques pauvers journees a tout perdu,par les fautes accumulees pendant si longtemps.C’est a cela qu’il faut penser d’abord,ensuite,et toujours,l’entendre a tous les domaines et ensuite,mais ensuite seulement,dans la maison remise en ordre,repartir pour un nouvel effort,ou s’endormir dans la paix du Seigneur,ayant mesure ses fautes,et meme pardonne,les craindre encore. Pardon de tout ceci qui n’a aucun sens, sauf pour moi.Mais je suis si seule a cet egard,qu’il me faut bien ouvrir mon cœur.Et qui,comme vous peut comprendre?Mais pas de chance,que d’etre honore d’une si ecrasante confiance.Cela ne fait rien,cela vaut bien quelque chose,car,quel est le nombre d’hommes qui en ce moment meme,se frappent la poitrine? Pour le materiel,j’espere qu’il ne viendra pas maintenant,car nous donnons un concert pour les Polonais le 4 avril a New-York,avec la Resurrection de Schutz…il a fallu refaire tout un materiel,puisque je n’avais plus rien,et bien que Barbara fasse les copies,cela a pris beaucoup de temps.On ne dirait pas,a voir cette interminable et inutile lettre,que je manque de temps.Mais il est plus facile de dire toute,en desordre,que de choisir,eliminer,refuser,et donner forme. Pas encore trouve un exemplaire des prieres.Je viens d’envoyer une lettre a ce sujet,et vous tiendrai au courant. Embrassez Vera,et,rassurez-vous j’ai fini.Je vous embrasse.Vous me manquez tous deux affreusement,et je veux esperer que nousnous reverrons…un jour Votre Nadia � 1941 Author: Nadia Boulanger Ave Maria Barbara Credo Heinrich Schütz Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Cambridge Massachusetts Pater Noster Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Resurrection Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/3de1998d120755921f50ed429eeb074c.pdf 24fcbc25f669ae6f9c81de78e6a6e925 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/9e9952538e3f7d0c8e1c457243c9de7b.pdf ff060864c6fcd806c9103b948f259955 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 18 July 1944 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Igor Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 18 July 1944 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Boulanger July 18, 1944 Can we play the Sonata? NO – NO Don’t worry yourself about this. There are more important things. Of course: “Yes.” With fondness, my very dear Nadia Your I Str. � Stravinsky à Boulanger 18 juillet 1944 Peut-on jouer la sonate [sic] ? NON – NON Ne vous faites pas de soucis de ce genre. Il y a des choses plus importantes. Certainement que « Oui ». Vous embrasse très chère Nadia, Votre I Str. � 1944 Author: Igor Stravinsky Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Sonata for Two Pianos https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/636f887fd3f77486f360330c45be90b3.pdf eb7d87ee7c7a7d4efddd3141dea13ae5 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/cb4efc45b28f67a11ba39d1063936ffa.pdf 97aded50e3772dfc267134d76d18095a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 18 June 1942 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 18 June 1942 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge Massachusetts Trowbridge 7339 Studio 197 Coolidge Hill Monsieur I. Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood California For June 18, 1942 Dear Friend, Once again we will be separated on the 18th—and at this time, all separation is doubly cruel, because we must at all costs gather together at every opportunity. I will be in Sinsinawa, at the Convent, and a Mass will be said for you. If only wishes could mean as much. I could send you a volume—I have so many things to talk to you about again—but I leave the day after tomorrow. I have to move everything because the Forbeses cannot keep me, and . . . this is not the moment for effusions. If you could see what has happened to what used to be a room!! With deepest affection to Vera and you, I am once again Your Nadia B. [P.S.] Would you and Vera be so kind as to autograph these two photos, because I need you both so much, and send them back to: St. Clara’s Convent, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin. Are you going to Tanglewood??? Are you coming to [Lake] Tahoe??? � Boulanger à Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge Massachusetts Trowbridge 7339 Studio 197 Collidge Hill Monsieur I. Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood California Pour le 18 juin 1942 Cher Ami, Voici, qu’une fois de plus, nous serons séparés le 18—et à cette heure, toute séparation est doublement cruelle, car il faut à tout prix rassembler ce qui peut encore l’être. Je serai à Sinsinawa, au Couvent et une messe sera dite pour vous. Quels vœux pourraient signifier autant. Il me faudrait vous envoyer un volume—tant j’ai de choses à vous dire—mais je pars après- demain. Dois tout déménager car les Forbes ne peuvent me garder—et…ce n’est pas le moment des effusions—si vous voyiez ce qui se passe dans ce qui a été une chambre !! Je vous embrasse, Véra et vous, et avec une profonde affection, me redis Votre, Nadia B. [P.-S.] Que Véra et vous veuillent bien signer ces 2 photos, très gentiment, car j’ai bien besoin de vous deux, et les renvoyer à : St. Clara’s convent, Sinsinawa, Wisconsin. Allez-vous à Tanglewood??? Viendrez-vous à [Lac] Tahoe??? � 1942 Author: Nadia Boulanger Edward Forbes Igor Location: California Lake Tahoe Nadia Location: Cambridge Massachusetts Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Tanglewood Vera Stravinsky