1 10 15 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 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/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/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/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/da5f5022e10a7f95d206a7280ce552f6.pdf e6686dd7f6a5d9aeba95f79109c70650 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/8f299a3691b8dd088e929f3074cbd560.pdf 62940c75ffa3672ee7715b13f694f359 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, 26 April 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 26 April 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 Ritz Tower Hotel New York City Apr. 26, 1943 Dear Friend, I will be there on the 9th, for sure. Could you arrange it so that we have seats together (Marcelle, Haïeff, my godchild and his fiancée) Vera and me? In other words, I will take five seats next to Vera. It will be so good to meet up for such an occasion. Would Vera truly take care of it for me? The Concerto went well, and seems clearer, more beautiful to me after this new work. The musicians were all happy to work with such diligent care. It is so good to see them understand it and to find therein a calm and dignity too often forgotten. How I wish I were able to tell you all that I know—but I express myself so poorly—and besides, your music does not need us to “speak” about it, thank Heaven. I am sending you a program. I believe you would have loved the whole thing, and this is a source of courage for me, to have lived in your shadow, [and] by your truth. My love to both of you, with much tender affection, N [P.S.] On this Easter Day, I am close to you both. � Boulanger to Stravinsky 122 Bay State Road Boston, Massachusetts Kenmore 7277 Monsieur I. Strawinsky Ritz Tower Hotel New York City 26 Apr. 1943 Cher Ami, Donc je serai là le 9, bien sur [sic]. Pouvez-vous arranger que nous ayons des places ensemble (Marcelle, Haïeff, Mon filleul et sa fiancée) Vera et moi. Je veux dire 5 places que je louerai mais à côté de Vera. Ce serait si bon de se retrouver pour une telle occasion. Véra veut-elle bien s’en occuper pour moi. Le Concerto a bien marché, et me semble encore plus clair, plus beau après ce nouveau travail. Les musiciens étaient tous heureux de travailler avec ce soin indispensable. C’est bien de les voir le comprendre et y trouver un repos, une dignité trop oubliée. Que ne puis-je vous dire tout ce que je sais – mais je m’exprime trop mal, et puis, votre musique n’a pas besoin que l’on « parle » d’elle, Grâce au ciel. Je vous envoie un programme. Je crois que vous auriez aimé la tout, et ce m’est une source de courage que de vivre dans votre ombre, par votre vérité. Je vous embrasse tous deux, avec tant de tendre affection. N [P.-S.] En ce jour de Pâques, je suis si près de vous. � 1943 Alexei Haïeff Author: Nadia Boulanger Igor Location: New York Marcelle de Manziarly Nadia Location: Boston Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/57bf40eb1fb036bfdf7c71a031e90795.pdf 047dfd4fd15792bb6d11f59835dc5b48 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/54a43d3a4590f617febc0f662da57967.pdf 668f3513a114f9a9b45d4c221caefa2c 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 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 18 June 1943 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky 122 Bay State Road Boston (15), Mass. Tel. Kenmore 7277 Monsieur Igor Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California June 18, 1943 Dear Friend, Everything has arrived, has been bound, and I am delighted. Sad to be incoherent—you should receive a very nice letter regarding these two scores. But you know, without my proving it in words. I understand them, I believe, and I love them as much as I am able to love and admire [anything]. Only . . . one complaint, are pages 58 and 59 of Oedipus supposed to be hidden from me? They are missing, negative as well as positive. Would you please go to the trouble of having them printed and sent to me: N.B., c/o Dominican Sisters Edgewood Madison Wisc.? Today is your birthday. I have just sent you a sad little telegram. You should receive a “pretty” letter with flowers all around. But, I send fondest thoughts, and I know that you know how much I love you. To you, to Vera, with all my heart, NB � Boulanger à Stravinsky 122 Bay State Road Boston (15), Mass. Tel. Kenmore 7277 Monsieur Igor Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California 18 juin 1943 Cher Ami, Tout est arrivé, a été relié, et je suis dans la joie. Triste d’être bête—vous devriez recevoir une si belle lettre à propos de ces 2 partitions. Mais vous savez que sans savoir le prouver par des mots. Je les comprends, je crois, et les aime autant que je suis capable d’aimer et d’admirer. Seulement…une réclamation, les pages 58 et 59 d’Oedipus doivent-elle m’être cachées ? Elles manquent, négatif aussi bien que positif. Voulez-vous bien prendre la peine de les faire tirer et me les faire envoyer : N.B. c/o Dominican Sisters Edgewood Madison Wisc. C’est aujourd’hui votre anniversaire. Je viens de vous envoyer un pauvre petit télégramme. Vous devriez recevoir une « belle » lettre avec des fleurs tout autour. Mais, je vous embrasse, et je sais que vous savez combien je vous aime. À vous, à Vera, de tout cœur, NB � 1943 Author: Nadia Boulanger Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Boston Oedipus Rex Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/a02990683ba85553eb9dfdc20aeab5e2.pdf 9f14fb7d411ba95c0c8b4adcba21eef4 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/61d28e7432ed2cbe680fed97fe72bac5.pdf a69c66f6541549a805a58ed607af920e 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 June 1943 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 June 1943 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Boulanger 1260 Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California June 19, 1943 My dear, So happy for your telegram—sending most affectionate thoughts, Your I. Str [P.S.] Were you satisfied with the photostats? It was a real extravagance, this expense—forget about it if possible. [P.P.S] And Birti? Has he finally taken his course in Baltimore? I received a kind note from Reginald Stewart thanking me for my letter and telling me he was going to see Birti—a month ago. [P.P.P.S] I am sending you this clipping—if it can reassure you � Stravinsky à Boulanger 1260 Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California le 19 juin 1943 Chère Si heureux de votre télégramme—je vous embrasse bien affectueusement Votre I. Str [P.-S.] Avez-vous été satisfaite des photostates ? C’était une vraie folie, cette dépense— oublions-le si possible. [P.P.-S.] Et Birti? A-t-il finalement eu ces course [sic] à Baltimore ? J’ai reçu un gentil petit mot de Reginald Stewart où il me remerciait pour ma lettre et me disait qu’il allait voir Birti—il y a un mois. [P.P.P.-S.] Je vous envoie cette coupure—si cela peut vous rassurer. � 1943 Author: Igor Stravinsky Birti Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Boston Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Reginald Stewart https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/a0700bd1cddd7cc53953afa5e5c2561e.pdf 07624b210374e83b23fef8dd02fd0b10 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/b7e5145f6bdc9cdb05bd1153767a77ec.pdf bdc2848dde3017378732badf48d6968c 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, 20 September 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 20 September 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 Mr Igor Strawinsky 1260 Wetherly Drive Hollywood 46 California September 20, 1945 Dear Friend, What a magnificent surprise, what happiness, and what satisfaction. You are an angel! I cannot tell you about this exceedingly beautiful piece. I feel unworthy. This is the sixth letter I’ve started. My praise seems to me so small, so awkward—courage will soon return to me, I hope, but not today. I read, I reread. What success on the whole and in each detail, and . . . and again I don’t know [what to say]. I am not going too fast! But I know what this symphony represents. I love it and you. It is just too sad to not see you anymore, to not be near you at the piano, to not have you hear me play it for you. This separation is awful. It weighs on me heavily. Leaving for Montreal. Will write you upon my return. Jealous of all who have seen Vera’s boutique, they tell me it is so stunning—not being able to go to Hollywood is a death sentence. Received an interesting, kind letter from Sviétik. He seems happy, everyone writes to me about him with much musical confidence. Everyone finds Françoise so kind. Saturday is his birthday. I hope that my package will be there for that day. I really want to speak with you about the finale. I cannot think of more to tell you about other things and yet, I do not see how I might demonstrate to you that I understood! But I have understood, I believe, and heard—and I feel very proud of myself! You are too great for me to forget it, especially when I am not close to you and my old incorrigible shyness is as strong as ever. Thank you. You have given me the nicest double-present you could imagine and the two aspects of the score follow the same line of thinking[:] an order established by one is definitively expressed by the other. I love you so much, admire you, and miss you. To you, to Vera, very fondly, NB � Boulanger à Stravinsky 122 Bay State Road Boston, Mass. Tel. Kenmore 7277 Monsieur Igor Strawinsky 1260 Wetherly Drive Hollywood 46 California 20 septembre 1945 Cher Ami, Quelle magnifique surprise, quel bonheur, et quelle satisfaction. Vous êtes un ange! Je ne peux pas vous parler de ce morceau si beau. Je m’en sens indigne. Voilà la 6è lettre que je commence. Mes effusions me semblent si pauvrettes, si gauches—le courage me viendra bien, je l’espère, mais pas aujourd’hui. Je lis, relis. Quelle réussite de l’ensemble, de chaque détail, et…Je ne connais encore rien. Je ne vais pas si vite! Mais je sais ce qu’est la Symphonie. Je l’aime et vous aime. Seulement c’est trop triste de ne plus vous voir, ne d’etre [sic] pas près de vous, au piano, de ne pas vous l’entendre me la jouer, pour moi. C’est bête, cette séparation. Elle me pèse bien lourdement. Pars pour Montréal. Vous écrirai dès mon retour. Suis jalouse de tous ceux qui ont vu la boutique de Vera, si étonnante me dit-on—ce n’est plus vivre que de ne plus prendre la route de Hollywood. Reçu une lettre de Sviétik, intéressante, gentille. Il semble heureux, tout le monde m’écrit à son sujet avec tant de confiance musicale. Chacun trouve Françoise si gentille. Samedi, son anniversaire. J’espère qu’il aura mon paquet pour ce jour-là. Ai tant envie de vous parler du Final. Que je ne trouve plus rien à vous dire d’autre et pourtant, je ne vois pas vous démontrant que j’ai compris! Mais j’ai compris, je crois, et entendu –et je me sens toute fière ! Vous êtes trop grand pour que je puisse l’oublier surtout quand je ne suis pas près de vous, et ma vieille incorrigible timidité bat son plein. Merci. Vous m’avez fait le plus beau double cadeau qui se puisse rêver, et les deux aspects de la partition font suivre le cheminement de la pensée l’ordre ramassée de l’un, définitivement exposé de l’autre. Que je vous aime, vous admire, et que vous me manquez. À vous, à Vera bien tendrement, NB � 1945 Author: Nadia Boulanger Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Boston Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Soulima Stravinsky Sviétik Symphonie Concertante Symphony in Three Movements Vera Stravinsky 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