2 10 15 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/51fc4672e1cf111a7892987a565d53f5.pdf 631d1668d2c2109487177433b98b9542 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/2ec2b1d1a3a84520c71a14ec33c6e24c.pdf 8195aba4d41b7e312bb0b1025a7804d3 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, 14 December 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 14 December 1942 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky 122 Bay State Road Boston, Massachusetts Kenmore 7277 December 14, 1942 Dear Igor, Finally—a promise kept—I am sending you your Pater and Credo in the same package! Sorry about the Sonata, it is not really my fault, but I hope [to send it] next week. Thank you for Haïeff. Yes, you are a part of the Fund. I asked you when you were still living in Paris, in 1936, I think. Give my best to Vera, and know both of you that I am there where you are, with all my heart. My God, what I would not give to see you again, Yours, Nadia B � Boulanger à Stravinsky 122 Bay State Road Boston, Massachusetts Kenmore 7277 14 dec. [sic] 1942 Cher Igor, Enfin—une promesse tenue—par le même courrier je vous envoie le Pater et le Credo ! Pardon pr. la Sonate—ce n’est vraiment pas de ma faute—mais j’espère, la semaine prochaine. Merci pour Haïeff, oui, vous faites partie de la fondation. Je vous l’avais demandé quand vous étiez encore à Paris, en 1936, je crois. Embrassez Véra—et sachez tous deux que je suis là-bas où vous êtes, de tout cœur—Mon Dieu, que ne donnerais-je pour vous revoir. Votre Nadia B � 1942 Alexei Haïeff Author: Nadia Boulanger Credo Nadia Location: Boston Pater Noster Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/4a8854d98fa9b6a831ec25603c1cf785.pdf bd1c666f0312054645e30d7724ad6830 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/bd76894dc400a624982ab8e82bc8abe4.pdf dfbf20c7be04588c7e5d29eeee1c74d9 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 December 1942 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 3 December 1942 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Boulanger 1260 Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California Mademoiselle Nadia Boulanger 122 Bay State Road Boston, Mass Dec. 3, 1942 Just this signature that you asked of me, dear Nadia, and which I give to Haïeff with joy. But are you sure that I am a member of Lili Boulanger’s Memorial Fund [sic]? I most wholeheartedly don't object, but since when? Forgive me for not having written you more—impossible right now, and I send you all my faithful affection. Yours I Str. � Stravinsky à Boulanger 1260 Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California Mademoiselle Nadia Boulanger 122 Bay state road Boston, Mass 3 dec. [sic] 1942 Juste cette signature que vous me demandez, chère Nadia, et que je donne pour Haïeff avec joie. Mais êtes-vous sur [sic] que je suis membre of the Lili Boulanger’s Memorial Fund ? Je veux bien et de [bon] cœur, mais depuis quand ? Pardonnez-moi de ne pas vous écrire plus longuement—impossible en ce moment et recevez toute mon affection fidèle. Votre I Str. � 1942 Alexei Haïeff Author: Igor Stravinsky Igor Location: California Lili Boulanger Nadia Location: Boston Recipient: Nadia Boulanger https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/8988db71a3d7769f53cf60e2cf5a70c1.pdf 9d28840a24517c8d3c5afa7cc2cd9c4d https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/dcd853b87ae66bfd8b3d8f2ea8fd5d64.pdf 16bf361807c2192e4dff5ed2edc284ef 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, 28 November 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 28 November 1942 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky 122 Bay State Road Boston, Massachusetts Kenmore 7277 Mr I. Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood California Nov. 28, 1942 Dear Friend, I’m ashamed by my long silence—it is not my fault, please believe me. Work is crazy, [I am] extremely stressed about whether a glimmer of hope has appeared. The terrible sacrifices, the endless suffering, demanding superhuman courage to have been submitted to the worst moral torture for two years, [torture that] grips the heart and no longer allows freedom of thought. I know, one must trust in God, and I bow my head without a whisper, but how can I not fearfully think about what awaits those whom we love. How I pity you—because the silence that walls them in leaves us only room to worry. You will tell me “it’s far too easy to worry,” but—we know well that our hearts tremble if they hope and withdraw to pray more fervently. Oh, how I miss Vera and you. Your presence is such a necessity for the heart and mind. But, unfortunately, California is far. Saint-Exupéry has been a great comfort. He is so strong, so good, but he leaves any day now to join Giraud, and now, having found peace for himself, he will finally have the opportunity to act. Excuse me for not having corrected the Sonata still. If you knew my life, you would understand. I will get to it, I promise you, after the 20th. Another thing, very pressing, the Lili Boulanger fund has a prize of $500 to distribute. The young Alexï [sic] Haïeff has written a very good symphony in the right direction. Will you trust me and vote for him? You will be doing him a great service, which he deserves for his talent, his work, his seriousness—and his solitude. He lives only to write, and to earn a living, gives lessons, and he is not one of those who knows how to overdo things. I would not allow myself to ask you this if I did not know for sure you would be in agreement if you saw the symphony. It is—almost morning, and I can no longer find my words. With fondness, I am wholeheartedly, Your Nadia B � Boulanger à Stravinsky 122 Bay State Road Boston, Massachusetts Kenmore 7277 Monsieur I. Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood California 28 nov. 1942 Cher Ami, Ce long silence me fait honte—il n’est pas de ma faute—croyez-le bien—travail fou— tension extrême car si une lueur d’espoir est apparue, les affreux sacrifices, les souffrances sans fin, exigeant un courage surhumain d’être soumis depuis deux ans à la pire des tortures morales, serrent le cœur et ne laissent plus de liberté à la pensée. Je sais, il faut faire confiance à Dieu—et je m’incline sans murmurer—mais comment pourrais-je ne pas songer avec terreur à ce qui attend ceux que nous aimons. Que je vous plains—car ce silence qui les emmure maintenant ne laisse place pour nous qu’à l’inquiétude. Vous me direz : « trop facile vraiment de s’inquiéter, » mais—nous savons bien que notre cœur tremble, s’il espère et se replie pour prier avec plus de ferveur. Que vous me manquez Vera et vous. Votre présence est une telle nécessité du cœur et de l’esprit. Mais, hélas, la Californie est loin. Saint[-]Exupéry a été d’un grand secours—il est si solide—si bien—mais il part d’un jour à l’autre rejoindre Giraud, et maintenant a trouvé, lui, une tranquillité, puisqu’il va lui être donné d’agir enfin. Pardon de n’avoir pas corrigé encore la Sonate, si vous pourriez [sic] vous représenter ma vie, vous comprendriez. Je vais m’en occuper, je vous promets, après le 20. Autre chose—très pressé, le Lili Boulanger Fund a un prix de 500 dollars a [sic] distribuer. La jeune Alexï Haïeff a écrit une symphonie très bien dans la bonne direction. Voulez-vous me faire confiance [et] voter pour lui. Vous lui rendriez un grand service, mérité par son talent, son travail, son sérieux—et sa solitude. Il ne vit que pour écrire, et gagner sa vie, en donnant des leçons—et il n’est pas de ceux qui savent se pousser. Je ne me permettrais pas de vous demander cela si je ne me sentais pas sûre, que vous seriez d’accord si vous voyiez la symphonie. Il est—presque le matin, et je ne trouve plus mes mots— je vous embrasse tous deux et suis de tout cœur votre Nadia B � 1942 Antoine Saint-Exupéry Author: Nadia Boulanger Henri Giraud Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Boston Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/e2a914438c781da5fe510790f23b561f.pdf b2b8b3995058dda8a41f609b4255395c https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/f4a7c92e8ad0158bb6354bee39922e95.pdf 4bc05b4b999f4617038294c90d4cc85f 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 September 1942 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 29 September 1942 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Igor and Vera Stravinsky 122 Bay State Road Boston Del Monte Lodge Pebble Beach, California Ashton Stanley, Manager September 29, 1942 Here we are, in view of Boston, and the train is bouncing along enthusiastically. That does not mean all that much to you. But I know how these coming days will be, and I must, my dear Igor and Vera, tell you what the visit to your place this Thursday meant. It was so nice for me, did me much good, and I thank you with all my heart. [This note is] not very interesting, but I would not have peace of mind without telling you. You are so good and I love you dearly. Your NB � Boulanger à Stravinsky Del Monte Lodge Pebble Beach, California ASHTON STANLEY, MANAGER 122 Bay State Road Boston 29 septembre 1942 Nous voici en vue de Boston—que le train sautille avec ardeur—cela ne se voit que trop. Mais je sais ce que seront ces journées qui viennen [sic], et il me faut, mes chers Igor et Vera, vous dire ce qu’a été ce jeudi chez vous. Il m’a été si doux, m’a fait tant de bien, et je vous en remercie de tout mon cœur. Pas bien intéressant, mais je n’aurais pas été tranquille sans vous l’avoir dit. Vous êtes si bons et je vous aime tant. Votre NB � 1942 Author: Nadia Boulanger Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Boston Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Recipient: Vera Stravinsky Vera Stravinsky