1 10 13 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/7756a340864edce920d8f5aa2dacd530.pdf 9e7e747f3146891ca7e4f9ef925d3430 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/4f6be07ca194524b1e18ea0969f99478.pdf 837c6ea15c65349372d5f74ea59700ea 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, 1 August 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 1 August 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky Chicago, Illinois [stamp] c/o Mrs. Arthur Sachs Ra Ben Farm Hope Ranch Park Santa Barbara Cal. Mr. Igor Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood California August 1, 1941 Dear Friend, Thank you for your letter—I will be in Santa Barbara on Monday, but will be resting for at least ten days. I just finished my courses at the Convent, and . . . I don’t have a choice. It is nothing, and it is not important. But an old tired heart does not bear it—in addition to the daily effort, the remorse—and I cannot get used to the idea of having left them there, suffering, oh what suffering. I know that certain tasks can only be accomplished this way, and I have the dearest friends here like you couldn’t imagine—the most faithful. I have understood the value of these weeks at the Convent, the work demands all of my attention—but . . . something stronger than all that haunts my thoughts: “You left everything.” [Even] if I were to face hardship here, everything is easy—and despite all that I have, my conscience is troubled and that is greater than any reason, even the serious, concrete [ones], that I have to pursue my work here. And I know this is all that one can do. See you soon, I hope. We will arrange something, because we must settle these parts once and for all (if that is even imaginable!). You told me nothing of Milène, of Sviétik, but I guess there is the world between you, and Théodore, harder again for you than for him! To Vera and to you, with all my affection, NB � Boulanger à Stravinsky Chicago, Illinois C/O Mrs. Arthur Sachs Ra Ben [sic] Farm Hope Ranch Park Santa Barbara Cal. Monsieur Igor Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood California 1[er ] août 1941 Cher Ami, Merci de votre lettre—je serai à Santa Barbara lundi, mais pour être au repos pendant au moins [dix] jours. Je viens de finir mes cours au Couvent, et…je n’ai pas le [sic] choix. Ce n’est rien, et cela n’a pas d’importance. Mais un vieux cœur fatigué ne supporte pas, en plus de l’effort journalier, les remords—et je ne peux me faire à l’idée de les avoir laissé là-bas, souffrant, quelle souffrance. Je sais, certains devoirs ne sont possibles qu’ainsi, et j’ai ici des amis, comme on n’en peut imaginer de plus chers—de plus fidèles. J’ai compris la valeur de ces semaines au Couvent, le travail demande toute mon activité—mais…quelque chose de plus fort que tout obsède ma pensée : « Tu as tout quitté ». Si je vivais ici de privations, mais tout est facile—et malgré tout ce que j’ai le trouble de ma conscience est plus grand que toutes les raisons, même sérieuses, réelles, que j’ai de poursuivre ma tache [sic] ici. Et je sais tou[t] ce qu’on peut faire. A bientôt, j’espère—nous arrangerons quelque chose—car il faut regler [sic] ce matériel une fois pour toutes (si cela est imaginable !) Vous ne me dîtes rien de Milène— de Sviétik—et je devine ce qu’est ce monde entre vous—et Theodore—plus dur encore pour vous que pour lui ! A Vera et à vous, en toute affection. NB � 1941 Author: Nadia Boulanger Igor Location: California Milène Nadia Location: California Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Soulima Stravinsky Sviétik Théodore Stravinsky Theodore Strawinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/1b026ffd22d8d23c033a49a4c7d39be7.pdf 46ec775a1974e33272fa6fa7b2d296ad https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/be3ad3b418d4ea2e095c4441f8ad91fd.pdf 385ee41a051936adf47e9ad493fc6517 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, 12 June 1941 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 12 June 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Boulanger June 12, 1941 Good Lord, my dear Nadia! Your letter deeply distressed me! A single thing remains constant— that is, your plan to come to Santa Barbara. So long as events don’t make you change your mind. With deepest affection, Your I Str. [P.S.] How is your arm? Have you been able to arrange your trip to Canada? [P.P.S] Warm wishes to Sister Edward, please. � Stravinsky à Boulanger 12 juin [19]41 Quel divine, ma pauvre Nadia ! Votre lettre m’a beaucoup affligé. Une seule chose constante— c’est votre projet de venir à Santa Barbara. Pourvu que les événements ne vous fassent pas [changer] l’idée. Je vous embrasse très affectueusement, Votre I. Str. [P.-S.] Comment vas [sic] la [sic] bras ? Avez[-]vous pu arrangé [sic] votre trip au Canada? [P.P.-S.] Mes fidèles pensées à Sister Edward, je vous prie. � 1941 Author: Igor Stravinsky Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Sister Edward Blackwell https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/d3a619a92bc19cc6b163b2cab22522be.pdf 97642bbb29b0db4f73ba29241e81e5ae https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/1bdba8bc90d26c97f62a3e4ff19659d6.pdf b6a40a88f633aedb3256e514aaf3126b 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, 13 October 1941 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 13 October 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Boulanger 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California October 13, 1941 My dear Nadia, A note to remind you not to forget to bring with you (when you come to see us this Friday) the Harvard University Press form letter—I need to respond to him and I can’t even remember his name!!! Also bring with you, if you think they’ll be useful, the letters and notes concerning my Symphony. We’re looking forward to seeing you, dearest, Your I St. [P.S.] My fondest regards to the Sachses. I do not believe that it will be possible for us to come to Santa Barbara this weekend—too many things are stalled and there are so many letters to write. � Stravinsky à Boulanger 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California 13 octobre 1941 Ma chère Nadia, Ces lignes pour vous rappeler de ne pas oublier de prendre avec vous (quand vous viendrez nous voir, ce vendredi) la lettre du type de la Harvard University Press—je dois lui repondre [sic] et je ne me rappelle même pas de son nom!!! Prenez aussi avec vous, si vous le jugez utile, les lettres et notes conçernant [sic] ma Symphonie. On vous attends [sic], très chères, Votre I St. [P.-S.] Miles [sic] choses aux Sachs. Je ne crois pas qu’il nous sera [sic] possible de venir cette fin de semaine à Santa Barbara—trop de choses restées en panne et des lettres à écrire. � 1941 Author: Igor Stravinsky Igor Location: California Recipient: Nadia Boulanger 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/4b4a25511f0cd0b17bee534f3e4ca713.pdf b78dafdd23e88470375f2673dc10d3f3 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/c34cc25f7fce5519aa1cc92581d338b4.pdf ca9bf349b1dbb09469512bbc5eb4cb51 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, 19 December 1941 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 19 December 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Igor and Vera Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge Massachusetts Trowbridge 7339 Studio 197 Coolidge Hill Mr. & Mrs. I. Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood California December 19, 1941 (Mother’s birthday) Dear Vera and Igor, Christmas will be here soon, and my thoughts are dedicated to reuniting with you, mixed with the memories, the hopes, of those present and those absent. It is too emotional to try to say what is felt, what is thought, and what is desired. But you know that there is not a day when I do not feel you close to me, when I do not feel close to you. And in the certainty of this very old and sure affection, I send my love to you both, and I am wholeheartedly your Nadia 1942 � Boulanger aux Stravinskys (Véra et Igor) Gerry’s Landing Cambridge Massachusetts Trowbridge 7339 Studio 197 Coolidge Hill Mr & Mrs I. Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood California 19 déc. 1941 (Anniversaire de Maman) Chers Vera et Igor, Voici bientôt Noël—et mes pensées vont tout particulièrement vous rejoindre—mêlant les souvenirs, les espoirs, les présents, et les absents. On est trop ému pour tenter de dire ce qu’on sent, ce qu’on pense, et ce que l’on veut. Mais vous savez qu’il n’est pas de jour où je ne vous sens pas près de moi, où je ne me sens pas près de vous. Et dans la certitude de cette affection si vieille, si sûre, je vous embrasse tous deux, du meilleur de mon cœur me disant votre Nadia � 1941 Author: Nadia Boulanger Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Cambridge Massachusetts Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Recipient: Vera Stravinsky Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/c696406800cf1916d5a272e26bf3b7b4.pdf 84d719a86de821741f74ddfaa31a89b3 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/9fbc78e416041a1794023ba6b2a15da0.pdf 6043345375658ba440f216ce7bef7309 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, 19 May 1941 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 19 May 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Boulanger 2160 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California May 19, 1941 My dear Nadia, Once again it has been a long time since I’ve heard any news of you. Are you still in Cambridge, are you on vacation (rather implausible)? It has been an eternity (March 17) since you sent me your (unfortunately sad) news. Since then, the Associated Music Publishers, in their letter from April 1, spoke to me about you, letting me know that “the material of your Symphony was sent to Miss Boulanger . . . she wrote us in the meantime that her corrections would be delayed as she is rather busy at this time.” Is this time over? I’m wondering about this with a certain degree of concern for two reasons: (1) My concert in Mexico City, where I am playing my symphony, is approaching and I am wondering if I will be able to count on this newly corrected material from you. (2) If we had sent you the unchanged piece from which I had conducted along with the unaltered material (in order to help you with the corrections), I am scared that the Associated Music Publishers, having to deliver this corrected material to the Mexico Philharmonic (it is necessary to allow 10 to 14 days to send it from New York to Mexico) for my concerts (beginning of July), will be obliged to take [the score] away from you, thereby interrupting your precious work. Unless you will be able to continue correcting it according to the corrections written partially in the gray score and on the bottom of the paper. As you see I am completely ignorant of what is going on. A note from you would settle my nerves, providing the letter is reassuring. I received a letter from Mr. Forbes letting me know about his “Committee’s” refusal to publish my lectures in two languages. I thought as much. They are now proposing to publish them only in their original language, i.e., French. I consented. Their reasoning is incomprehensible to me. If the edition, with the two combined texts, frightened them—a higher cost for the volume without any great hope of a good run—what would be the advantage of publishing in French, I wonder? All my affectionate and faithful thoughts, my very dear Nadia, Your I. Str [P.S.] The troubling news from Vichy scares me. � Stravinsky à Boulanger 2160 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California le 19 mai 1941 Ma chere Nadia, Il y a denouveau[sic] longtemps que je n’entends plus parler de vous. Etes-vous toujours a Cambridge, etes-vous en vacances (plustot [sic] invraisemblable)? Il y a des eternites (le 17 mars) que vous m’aviez envoye de vos (helas tristes) nouvelles. Depuis l’Associated Music Publishers dans leur lettre du I-er avril me parlaient de vous en me faisant savoir que “the material of your Symphony was sent to Miss Boulanger…she wrote us in the meantime that her corrections would be delayed as she is rather busy at this time.” Is this time over? C’est ce que je me demande avec une certaine inquietude pour deux raison [sic]: I.- Mon concert a Mexico, ou je joue ma symphonie, s’approche et je me demande si je pourrai compter sur ce nouveau materiel corrige par vous. 2.- Si on vous avait envoye avec le materiel vierge aussi celui d’apres lequel j’ai dirige (afin de vous faciliter le travail de correction), j’ai bien peur que l’Associated Music Publishers devant livrer ce materiel corrige a la Philharmonie de Mexico (il faut compter 10 a 14 jours, le transfert de New York a Mexico) pour mes concerts (commencement de juillet) se verra oblige de vous l’enlever, interrompant ainsi votre precieux travail. A moins que vous puissiez le continuer d’apres les corrections inscrites en partie sur la partition grise, en partie sur des bouts de papier. Je suis comme vous voyez, dans l’ignorance complete de ce qui se passe. Un mot de vous mettera [sic] en bon ordre mes nerfs, a condition que ce mot soit rassurant. J’ai reçu une lettre de Mr.Forbes [sic] me faisant savoir le refus de son « Committee » de publier mes cours en deux langues. Je m’y attendais. Ils me proposent maintenant de les publier seulement dans leur langue originale, c. a d. en français. J’ai consenti. Leur raisonnement m’est incomprehensible. Si l’edition, avec les deux textes ensemble, les effrayait—cout eleve du volume sans grand espoir d’un fort tirage quel serait l’avantage de la publication en langue française, je me demande. Toutes mes affectueuses et fideles pensees, ma tres chere Nadia, Votre Str P.S. Les nouvelles troublantes de Vichy m’effrayent � 1941 Author: Igor Stravinsky Edward Forbes Igor Location: California Poétique musicale Recipient: Nadia Boulanger https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/7e3ccfb183504b89b6cf75bb84ec4d4c.pdf ddd3664aedb4a508e3a885926df8f97a https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/cc520fead0bbe79d824df90a2ee53886.pdf 027a03a03d87b9d6b75e598ee2cfe844 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, 29 July 1941 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 29 July 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Boulanger 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California July 29, 1941 Dear friend, I received your letter of June 29 in Mexico City and am just responding to you today with a couple of words to thank you for it. Reply quickly by return mail if you are coming here (or to Santa Barbara where Mrs. Bliss is waiting for you) since in that case it would be simpler to look at things concerning my symphony together and to make decisions face to face. It’s so complicated to correspond on such subjects. I am so grateful to you for taking care of this, thank you with all my heart! I am back from Mexico City with the two orch[estral] scores, mine and the grey one that I want to try to correct according to my own. Can you believe those idiots at the Associated Music Publishers sent (for some potential performances) a complete version of my symphony to London before they had received your corrections!!!!!! So I await your response doubly impatiently. I’m sorry to hear that you’re in a poor state of health and beg you to give me details, if only as an exception [to what you would usually do]. Is it your nerves, insomnia, or something bigger yet? I am very worried. I’ve just received a letter from Théodore who, the poor boy, was taken away by two policemen to a concentration camp close to Toulouse where he spent four horrible days dying of hunger, a result of measures taken by the government against all Russians without exception (Red or White), following the break in diplomatic relations with the Soviets. If it wasn’t for the Swiss Consul at Toulouse who acted as guarantor for my poor Théodore, he would still be imprisoned like the others. Such noble measures are taken, probably to please Hitler, against refugees deprived of all their rights. And [to think] Théodore offered his services to the French army at the beginning of the war! The other day in Mexico City someone asked if I was for Pétain or, like many French here, a “Degaullist,” I responded to them that I am “Disgueulsted.” Very affectionately yours, I. Stra � Stravinsky à Boulanger 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California 29 juillet 1941 Chere amie, Votre lettre du 29 juin recue a Mexico et ne vous reponds qu’aujourd’hui quelques mots pour vous en remercier. Repondez-moi vite par retour du courrier si vous venez ici (ou a Santa Barbara ou Mme Bliss vous attend) puisque dans ce cas il serait plus simple de voir les choses qui concernent ma symphonie ensemble et de prendre des decisions de vive voix. C’est si complique de correspondre sur de pareils sujets. Je vous suis si reconnaissant de vous en occuper, merci de tout cœur ! Je suis revenu de Mexico avec les deux partitions d’orch., la mienne et la grise que je veux tachez [sic] de corriger d’apres la mienne. Immaginez-vous[sic] que ces idiots de l’Associated Music Publishers ont expedie a Londres (pour des executions eventuelles[sic]) un complet de ma symphonie avant qu’ils ayent [sic] recu vos corrections!!!!!! J’attends donc avec une double impatience votre reponse. Desole [sic] de vous savoir en mauvais etat de sante vous prie de me donner, ne serait-ce que par exception, des details. Est-ce que c’est les nerfs, l’insomnie ou des choses plus importantes encore ? Je suis tres inquiet. Viens de recevoir une lettre de Theodore qui, le pauvre, etait emmene par deux gendarmes dans un camp de concentration pres de Toulouse ou il a passe quatre affreuses journees crevant de faim resultat de mesure prise par le gouvernement contre tous les russes sans exception (rouges ou blancs) apres la rupture des relations diplomatiques avec les soviets . Si ce n’était le consul suisse a Toulouse qui s’est porte garant de mon pauvre Theodore ce dernier serait toujours emprisonne comme les autres. Nobles mesures prises, probablement pour faire plaisir a Hitler, contre des refugiers prives de tous les droits. Et dire que Theodore a offert au debut de la guerre ses services a l’armee francaise ! L’autre jour a Mexico quelqu’un m’avait demande si j’etais pour Petain ou comme beaucoup de francais [sic] ici « Degaullistes », je leur ai repondu que je suis Degueuliste. Tres affectueusement, Votre I. Stra � 1941 Author: Igor Stravinsky Henri Philippe Pétain Igor Location: California Mildred Woods Bliss Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Théodore Stravinsky Theodore Strawinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/dad207049a5178aa0d318c858e847d77.pdf 6004239879d449f1f167d4aede7f9a64 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/82b71740ea05ea203fd306c0c0a8165d.pdf 41ff5c2536509aca95b4b2b3cb683aaa 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, 3 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 3 March 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky (postscript by Vera Stravinsky) to Boulanger Hollywood Chateau Marmont March 3, 1941 My dear Nadia, It’s been a bit less than a month since we have had word from you. Would you be so very kind to send us something, if only a postcard? I know that it is not always easy. All the same, we await news and hope that everything is more or less as usual for you. We have already been here for three weeks. My concerts here and in San Diego (after some very hard work, about the same as in Boston but complicated by a bad head cold) were a great success. Now I won’t conduct my symphony again until July, in Mexico City. With regards to the latter: I spoke with Mr. Ernest R. Voigt about this (Associated Music Publishers, Inc., 25 West 45th Street, New York City) and he promised me that he would send you (as soon as he receives the material from here) a part for each instrument as well as the orchestral score. The parts will be untouched, i.e., full of errors, and the orchestral score will be the grey one with which you already are familiar. If you need mine (the black one) I will send it to you, but I prefer to keep it here (I may need it.) There are lots of people here and we are having great difficulty finding a house as a permanent residence—everything is taken and the horrors leftover are priced very high. It is more advantageous to buy one with a nice little mortgage. That’s what we’ll probably do. When will we see you again? Is it completely impossible to see you again here this year? With sincere affection, dear Nadia, Your, I Strawinsky [P.S.] If you have my Ave Maria, my Pater, and my Credo, I would be infinitely grateful if you could send them to me. I am going to make photostats (photocopies) and give them back to you. Thanks in advance [P.P.S.] Please give best regards to the Forbeses from the two of us. [P.P.P.S.] With wholehearted and fond affection for you, dear Nadia—Vera. � Stravinsky à Boulanger Hollywood Chateau Marmont 3 mars 1941 Ma chère Nadia, Il y a peu pres un mois qu’on est sans nouvelles de vous. Vous serez bien gentille de nous envoyer ne serai-ce [sic] qu’une carte postale. Je sais que ce n’est pas toujours facile. Nous l’attendons quand meme et esperons que tout va plus ou moins normalement pour vous. Nous sommes ici depuis deja trois semaines. Mes concerts ici et a San Diego (apres un travail tres dur, a peu pres le meme qu’a Boston mais complique d’un mauvais rhume de cerveau) ont eu un bon succes. Maintenant ce n’est qu’en juillet, a Mexico City, que je dirige ma symphonie. A propos de cette derniere : j’en ai parle a Mr. Ernest R. Voigt (Associated Music Publishers, Inc., 25 West 45th Street, New York City) et il m’a promis de vous envoyer (des qu’il recevra le materiel d’ici) une partie de chaque instrument plus la partition d’orchestre. Les parties serons [sic] vierges c. a d. plaines [sic] de fautes et la partition d’orch. celle que vous connaissez, la grise. Si vous en avez besoin de la mienne (la noire) je vous l’enverrai, mais je prefere la garder ici (j’en aurai peut-etre besoin). Il y a beaucoup de monde ici et nous avons beaucoup de difficulte de trouver une maison comme residence permanente tout est pris et les horreurs qui restent encore sont a des prix tres eleves. Il est plus avantageux d’en acheter avec une bonne petite hypotheque. C’est ce que l’on va probablement faire. Quand vous reverra-t-on? Est-ce tout à fait impossible de vous y revoir cette annee encore ici? Chere Nadia, je vous embrasse tres affectueusement. Votre, I Strawinsky [P.-S.] Si vous avez mon Ave Maria mon Pater et mon Credo je vous serai infiniment reconnaissant de me le faire parvenir. Je vais faire des photostat [sic] (photocopies) et vous les rendrai. Merci d’avanse [sic] [P.P.-S.] Mille choses aux Forbes de nous deux, je vous prie. [P.P.P.-S.] Je vous embrasse, chère Nadia, de tout mon cœur—Vera. � 1941 Author:Igor Stravinsky Ave Maria Edward Forbes Ernest R. Voigt Igor Location: California Pater Noster Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/5590d27ebae813699548ab19a1fc4dbf.pdf be1ce2335124389cee7275e428ab0e62 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/ed56e6aec88b4a22c176083b61a625a3.pdf 94cee1148c7d3fc3b252656a339d5e1b 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, 30 May 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 30 May 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge, Massachusetts Throwbridge 78–89 May 30, 1941 Dear Igor, Forgive my silence, but everything justifies it—first, the worrying preoccupation we all share, then the student who was to help me work for you was ill, and finally my arm has made writing very difficult all these past months (while falling I horribly bruised my muscles and my nerves are still very sore.) I only had one new score, the second one—and this makes the work more uncertain, because I have the feeling that I’m forgetting piles of details—moreover, I’ve had to accept, with much gratitude, to go teach at Sister Edward’s Convent where I’ll be from June 18 to June 26—going afterward to Santa Barbara (assuming this is still possible!) I would have to find the right score here with the already corrected parts, around the 15th or 20th of August (I have to go to Canada again for my visa to be changed to a Professor Visa) and I will do everything that is possible. But the truth is that new parts must be created, and this I cannot take on. The student who wanted to do it will not be here for months, unfortunately, and Barbara does not have the means to assume such work. Ultimately, I will do all that I can—if you knew how painful it is to write, you would understand why I’ve really not been able to do it. It is peculiar, I was convinced I wrote to you several weeks ago, when I spoke with you about the house, about this summer—was it actually a dream? I suddenly have doubts, and yet I can even remember what I told you. I don’t know myself, anymore! My love to both of you, NB [P.S.] I hope to give you the Ave Maria next week. But . . . so many promises have already been made to me that I don’t believe anything anymore—still, I have Noces, Apollon, Symphonie de psaumes, Sérénade, etc. . . . [P.P.S.] Am distressed. � Boulanger à Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge, Massachusetts Throwbridge 78-89 30 mai 1941 Cher Igor, Pardon de mon silence—mais tout l’excuse—d’abord l’état d’affreuse préoccupation où nous sommes tous, puis, la maladie de l’élève qui devait m’aider à travailler pour vous, enfin, un bras qu’a rendu écrire très difficile tous ces mois-ci (en tombant...horriblement froissé des muscles, et des nerfs encore très douloureux.) Je n’avais qu’un matériel neuf, la 2de partition—et cela rend le travail des plus douteux, car j’ai l’impression d’oublier des tas de détails—de plus, j’ai dû accepter, avec quelle gratitude, d’aller enseigner au Couvent de Sister Edward où je serai du 18 Juin [sic] au 26 Juillet [sic]—allant ensuite à Santa Barbara (en admettant que tout cela soit encore possible !) Il faudrait que je trouve la bonne partition ici avec le matériel déjà corrigé, vers le 15 ou 20 août (il faut encore aller au Canada pour que mon visa soit changé en Professor Visa) et je ferai tout ce qu’il est possible—mais la vérité c’est qu’il faudrait faire un matériel neuf—et cela je ne peux l’entreprendre—l’élève qui voulait le faire ne sera pas en étant[sic] d’ici des mois. Hélas, et Barbara n’a pas les moyens de se charger d’un tel travail. Enfin, je ferai tout ce que je pourrai— si vous saviez combien c’est pénible d’écrire, vous comprendriez pourquoi je n’ai vraiment pas pu le faire. C’est singulier, j’étais persuadée vous avoir écrit, il y a quelques semaines, quand je vous ai parlé de la maison, de cet été—est-ce vraiment un rêve ?—J’ai tout-à-coup des doutes—et pourtant, je croyais même me souvenir de ce que je vous disais. Je ne sais plus moi-même ! Je vous embrasse tous deux, avec la plus profonde affection. NB [P.-S.] J’espère vous offrir un Ave Maria la semaine prochaine. Mais…tant de promesses m’ont déjà été faites que je ne crois plus à rien –pourtant j’ai Noces, Apollon, Symphonie de psaumes, Sérénade, etc… [P.P.S] Affligée � 1941 Apollon Musagète Author: Nadia Boulanger Ave Maria Barbara Les Noces Nadia Location: Cambridge Massachusetts Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Serenade in A Symphonie De Psaumes Symphony of Psalms https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/c8c3f5b03d5b420e22c71075b4fb7904.pdf 6a52747212e2e80fd1983a2a0d976ab3 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/284dea3687e6ddc2fc7be2ba0a824f5b.pdf 3afe2f2b8d512122f1bff94ee9c5f68e 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, 31 April 1941 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Igor Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Georgette & Arthur Sachs 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 31 April 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Georgina and Arthur Sachs April 31, 1941 Very dear friends, Two words to ask you how things are going and if you’ve had troubling news regarding Nadia. I did not write to her, not wishing to tire her with the obligation of responding if she still feels weak right now. I would absolutely like to see her again before her departure, which is why I would be infinitely grateful if you could let me know what has been decided with respect to her. I received a letter from my son, Théodore. Indeed, it is as I had told you the other day: he is asking me to find someone in France who would help him in his very difficult situation —he finds himself like a prisoner in his town (Villemur, Haute-Garone) without being able to do the least sort of work to feed himself or [to acquire] the basic necessities of life, which is already hard enough. May his sense of liberty remain as it was before his internment. Would you know, my dear friend, whom I might contact, either the Minister of the Interior or of Justice? Maybe Nadia, who also wanted to intervene to help Théodore, could give you some useful advice? Thank you, and thank you again to the both of you for the lovely days spent at your home with you, Your I. Str. � Stravinsky aux Georgina et Arthur Sachs 31 Otc[sic] [19]41 Très chers amis, Deux mots pour vous demander comment cela va et si vous n’avez pas eu des [sic] nouvelles inquiétudes au sujet de Nadia. Je ne lui écris pas ne sachant plus voulant plus la fatiguer avec une reponse [sic] si des fois elle se sentait encore faible. Je voudrai absolument la revoir encore avant son depart [sic] c’est pourquoi je vous serai infiniment reconnaissant de me faire savoir ce qui est decidé [sic] à son sujet. J’ai reçu la lettre de mon fils Th. En effet c’est comme je vous l’avait [sic] dit l’autre jour : il me demande de lui trouver en France quelqu’un qui l’aiderait dans sa situation si difficile–il se trouve comme prisonnier dans son village (Villemur, Hte Garronne [sic]) sans pouvoir faire des œuvres les plus ordinaires pour son alimentation et les besoins courants de la vie déjà sans cela assez dure [sic]. Qu’en lui encore sa liberté comme avant sa captivité. Sauriez-y, ma chère amie, à qui s’adresser, au ministre de l’intérieur ou à celui de la justice. Peut-etre [sic] Nadia qui voulait aussi intervenir pour aider Th. pourrait vous donner un conseil utile. Encore et encore merci a [sic] vous deux que vous deux [illegible strike out] de ces bonnes deux journées passées son chez vous et avec vous, Votre I Str. � 1941 Author: Igor Stravinsky Nadia Boulanger Recipient: Georgina & Arthur Sachs Théodore Stravinsky Theodore Strawinsky