1 10 81 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/c28746ee2522dfdb37c5d137d465d75d.pdf 7b244bd79aab2243e1777af91c689aa5 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/b22cb257c6b8d5a8e6151b75cabb0fb3.pdf 37fa3e994c5e406b1164a91f53e0f435 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 2 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 2 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 2, 13 December 1939 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 13 December 1939 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky Les Maisonettes Gargenville S.O. December 13, 1939 Dear Igor, I am with you in such emotion and tenderness in these days of memorializing. I wanted to go and bring flowers to Mika’s grave on the 30th but I was unsuccessful, I couldn’t go out. But how I think of Her, of Catherine, of your Mother—and how I love you in Them, [as] I love them in you. It is necessary, so as to honor their memory, that you carry on yourself. It was in understanding God’s will, finding strength still, even in your pain. But your heart’s fatigue felt itself carried away by your spirit, by it alone. It’s so beautiful to act, again and until the final hour. I know what you did there. Your radiance and that which you brought to this young girl, anxious to understand you, wishing to be guided by you, illuminated the clarity of your spirit. Good will creates such utopias—and even more ideology. The nineteenth century played with people’s minds by creating false values. The most absurd conception of art, and from there, even the deformation of the physical [body]—eyes that couldn’t see, ears that no longer knew that music is about sound. Your role is limitless. Your action—because through works and words you’ve brought the house back into order. On the one hand sometimes roughly, but . . . the reaction will only be better. I have just written to Miss Holl (Longy School) to confirm to her my desire to come next year. This year I do not wish to leave France. I hope this will happen—and that you will still be there. I’m going to Paris next week and count on seeing Vera. Fondly and wholeheartedly, Your Nadia B. � Boulanger à Stravinsky Les Maisonettes Gargenville S.O. 13 décembre 1939 Cher Igor, Avec quelle tendresse et quelle émotion je suis avec vous, dans ces jours de souvenir. Je voulais aller porter des fleurs sur la tombe de Mika le 30—mal réussi, je n’ai [pas] pu sortir. Mais comme je pense à Elle, à Catherine, à votre vieille Maman——et comme je vous aime en Elles, si [et] les aime en vous. C’était prolonger leur ne que de poursuivre la vôtre [sic]. C’était comprendre la volonté de Dieu, que de trouver des forces encore, dans votre douleur même. Mais la fatigue de votre cœur à se sentir emporté encore par votre esprit, par lui-même. C’est si beau d’agir, encore et jusqu’à la dernière heure. Je sais ce que vous avez fait là-bas. Votre rayonnement, et ce que vous avez apporté à cette jeunesse anxieuse de vous comprendre, désirer d’être guidée par vous—éclairée par la clarté de votre esprit. La bonne volonté crée de telles utopies—et plus encore l’idéologie. Le XIXé s’est joué des esprits, en créant des fausses valeurs. La plus absurde conception de l’art, et delà, la déformation même physique—des yeux qui ne voient plus, des oreilles qui ne savent plus que la musique est du son. Votre rôle est sans limites. Votre action—car, par les œuvres et les paroles, vous avez réunis la maison en ordre. D’une main parfois rude mais . . . . la réaction n’en sera que meilleur. Je viens d’écrire à Miss Holl (Longy School) pour lui donner une confirmation de mon désir de venir l’an prochain. Cette année je voudrais ne pas quitter la France. J’espère que cela se réalisera—et que vous serez encore là. Je vais à Paris la semaine prochaine, et compte bien voir Vera. Je vous embrasse et suis d’un cœur Fidèle votre Nadia B. � 1939 Author: Nadia Boulanger Catherine Stravinsky Nadia Location: Gargenville Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/309172d1be6a30cba866d456c56cc2d6.pdf ea73ba9be839a094b2b6d3c859660981 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/4ea273f74f8a3a0c328792319b61bbe2.pdf cb54b1aed8c1329d4346acd0530e53fc 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 2 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 2 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 2, 18 April 1940 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 April 1940 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Boulanger Igor Stravinsky Hotel Hemenway Boston, Mass, U.S.A. Mademoiselle Nadia Boulanger 36 rue Ballu Paris 9th, France April 18, 1940 My very dear Nadia, I am feeling an irresistible urge to write you, be it only a couple of lines. I hope that you are aware of the news of my marriage to Vera (civil for the moment, in observance of the Orthodox Lent) about which I had sent a telegram to Paris, but I wanted to announce it to you personally. We had to celebrate it earlier than first planned, but the tactlessness of the press since Vera’s arrival in America and my terrible solitude (despite my numerous occupations) made me decide to have her come from Charleston (where she was staying at some friends’) to Boston* to get married—which was done on March 9 in Bedford, 30 km from here, at the house of some Russian friends (a Harvard professor), in the country. A month ago, under the auspices of our ambassador, with the skillful and influential aid of Mr. and Mrs. Bliss, I succeeded in giving a chamber concert in New York benefiting French musicians affected by the war that was successful both from a financial and an artistic point of view. You and Mme Loudon should already be in possession of the large sum of $2,640 that was collected and that the good Mrs. Bliss told me about. I am very proud of this and very happy that it is you, along with Mme Loudon, who are responsible for the distribution, as I was able to understand it from Mrs. Bliss’ letter. We are very distressed by the events, although fully confident in the outcome of this gigantic struggle with evil. I very much want to have some news from you, dear friend—direct news. Sister Edward whom I saw in Chicago had some and not me! We leave for Los Angeles (143 So. Gramercey C/O Dr. A. Kall) in May where we will spend the summer and probably the autumn. Word from you would fill me with joy. Your I. Str. *Where we are living at this moment—the Hotel Hemenway—until the end of my work at Harvard (May 5) [P.S.] Hugs and kisses, dear Nadia—Vera � Stravinsky à Boulanger Igor Stravinsky Hotel Hemmenway [sic] Boston, Mass, U.S.A. Mademoiselle Nadia Boulanger 36 rue Ballu Paris 9ème , France – Très chère Nadia, J’éprouve un besoin irrésistible de vous écrire ne serait-ce que quelques lignes. J`espère qu’on vous a fait savoir la nouvelle de notre mariage avec Vera (pour le moment—civil, vu le grand carême orthodoxe) dont j’ai câblé à Paris, mais j’avais envie de vous l’annoncer personnellement. On a du [sic] le célébrer plus tôt qu’on me le projetait primitivement, mais l’indiscrétion de la presse depuis l’arrivée de Vera en Amérique et ma terrible solitude (malgré mes nombreuses occupations) m’ont décidé de la faire venir de Charleston (où elle s’installa chez des amis) à Boston* pour nous marier—ce qui été fait le 9 mars à Bedford, à 30 km d’ici chez des amis russes (professeur à Harvard), à la campagne. Il y a un mois, sous les hospice [sic] de notre ambassadeur, avec l’aide habil [sic] et puissante de Mr. et Mme Bliss j’ai réussi à donner un concert de chambre à New York au profit des musiciens français éprouvé [sic] par la guerre qui a réussi aussi bien pecunirement[sic] qu’un point de vue artistique. Vous et Mme Loudon devez déjà être en possession de la somme importante de $2640 qu’on a recueillie et dont m’a fait part la bonne Mme Bliss. J’en suis très fier et très heureux que c’est vous avec Mme Loudres qui vous charges [sic] de la distribution comme j’ai pu le comprendre de la lettre de Mme Bliss. Nous sommes très angoissé [sic] par les événements quoique pleins de confiance dans l’issue de cette gigantesque lutte avec le mal. J’ai tellement envie d’avoir de vous [sic] nouvelles, chère amie, des nouvelles directes. Sister Edward que j’ai vu[e] à Chicago en avait et moi non! Nous partons pour Los Angeles (143 so. Gramerey [sic] C/o Dr. A. Kall) en mai où nous passerons l`été et l’automne probablement. Un mot de vous me comblerait de joie. Votre I. Str. *où nous vivons en ce moment à l’Hôtel Hemmenway [sic] jusqu’à la fin de mes occupations à Harvard (5 mai) [P.-S.] Je vous embrasse de tout cœur chère Nadia—Vera � 1940 Alexis Kall Author: Nadia Boulanger Catherine Stravinsky Leo Préger Lydia Loudon Nadia Location: 36 rue Ballu Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/1ff9312cb041eafd11aeb26d27a56999.pdf 4401aa7512e63875b19c4a01aa6dec26 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/29027c4008be45f746bd14e7ac1339fc.pdf 820a1c273189ab7096e08419defe928f 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 2 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 2 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 2, 22 June 1940 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 22 June 1940 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky Faugeras 41 Uzerche Corrèze [Letterhead] Mr. Igor Strawinsky c/o Dr. Alexis Kall 143 South Gramercy Place Los Angeles California June 22, 1940 My Dear Friend, No doubt this is the last chance to write to you. I could learn nothing about the children. Could do nothing for them—impossible to communicate. If it is God’s will that we never see each other again, know that you have been one of the greatest lights of my life. My love to you and Vera, Nadia B. [P.S.] How I thought of you on the 18th! What a sad birthday you must have had, so far away. � Boulanger à Stravinsky Faugeras 41 Uzerche Corrèze [Letterhead] Mr. Igor Strawinsky c/o Dr. Alexis Kall 143 South Gramercy Place Los Angeles California 22 juin 1940 Mon Cher Ami, La dernière opportunité sans doute de vous écrire. Je n’ai rien pus[sic] savoir des enfants. Rien faire pour eux—impossible de communiquer. Si Dieu veut que nous ne nous voyions plus, sachez que vous avez été une des grandes lumières de ma vie. Je vous embrasse, Vera et vous Nadia B Comme j’ai pensé à vous le 18 ! Quelle triste fête, si loin, que vous avez eue. � 1940 Alexis Kall Author: Nadia Boulanger Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Corrèze Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/5d3567fd0ce2f988e4335b4671810018.pdf 2bea429203f1e89bf3a58fb35bab1b19 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/e780da345452ec5a8d9eb6a302d992a8.pdf e129a0d2768da20eb9994820e4526b75 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 2 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 2 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 2, 5 April 1940 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 5 April 1940 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky 36 rue Ballu Paris April 5, 1940 Dear Igor, Where will this note find you, I don’t know, but I’d like you to know that I am wholeheartedly with you both. It was necessary that your union take this definitive form, and I know that it’s what Catherine would have wanted. I seem far away, but I followed with a profound joy your winter, your activity, and its great results. There are those who will never understand, there are those for whom you have provided guidance. And, by being yourself, you illuminate for them the past and guide their future. It was so beautiful, so good, and so necessary that you gave this concert. We were, for example, overwhelmed by Preger’s case who, having wanted at all costs to serve, has fallen ill, both lungs to be reopened after several weeks in the barracks. He must spend a year in a sanatorium, and without your help, we could not insure him. Mrs. Loudon is the president of our small committee. No meetings, no publicity, but true, active support. We have given concerts to armies with orchestras made up of professional musicians brought together through the officers’ efforts, an admirable initiative that did so much good for those who command so humanely, as well as for those who performed. All this said too hastily, but I haven’t a minute. With great fondness for Vera and you, I am, with all my heart, your Nadia B. � Boulanger à Stravinsky 36 rue Ballu 5 avril 1940 Cher Igor, Où vous rejoindra ce mot—je ne sais, mais je voudrais que vous sachiez que je suis de tout cœur avec vous deux. Il fallait que votre union prit cette forme définitive, et je sais que c’est bien ainsi que l’aurait désiré Catherine. Je suis loin en apparence, mais j’ai suivi votre hiver, votre activité, et leur [sic] résultats si grands, avec une profonde joie. Il y a ceux qui ne comprendront jamais, il y a ceux pour lesquels vous avez fixé l’orientation. Et, en étant vous-même, vous éclairez pour eux le passé et construisez leur avenir. Que vous ayez donné ce concert est si beau, si bien, et si nécessaire. Nous étions par exemple, bouleversés par le cas de Preger qui, ayant voulu coûte que coûte servir, est tombé malade, les deux poumons rouverts, après quelques semaines de caserne. Il lui faut un an de sanatorium, sans vous, nous ne pourions [sic] pas les lui assurer. C’est Madame Loudon qui est présidente de notre petit comité. Pas de réunions, pas de publicité, mais un vrai soutien, actif. Nous avons donné des concerts aux armées avec les orchestres formés de musiciens professionnels réunis par le soin des officiers, admirable initiative qui crée un tel bien entre ceux qui commandent si humainement, et ceux qui exécutent. Tout cela dit bien hâtivement, mais je n’ai pas une minute. Je vous embrasse, Véra et vous, et suis de tout cœur votre, Nadia B. � Author: Igor Stravinsky Igor Location: Boston Leo Préger Lydia Loudon Mildred Woods Bliss Nadia Location: 36 rue Ballu Recipient: Nadia Boulanger 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/. 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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/c95ba90c7307916863ef4a1670e75ecb.pdf 9910e4487bd2b8d41cf9083dd0ab1e97 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/e56fe982d6e392a0750fe7f4ab99aaf0.pdf 62acf4d175e1f56b9d11345b69661bff 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 June 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Soulima 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 14 June 1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Soulima Stravinsky to Boulanger 56, rue de Bourgognue, Paris June 14, 1945 Dear Nadia, How can I tell you all that your very kind letter brought to us? What you wrote about yourself, my father, and Vera moved me so deeply . . . And what happiness to feel that despite this abyss of six terrifying years we still speak the same language, and we understand each other implicitly despite the distances. It is so nice to know that you are often close to my father and Vera. In each of their letters, they speak of you to me, of their happiness to have you at their place. I know what you mean to them and what they mean to you. I received a package from you and am embarrassed despite all the joy that I had in opening it. Embarrassed to have caused you daily tasks, because I know that over there nothing is easy either. Let me express my deepest gratitude for your great kindness and for everything. And you tell me that you’ve sent other things as well as some letters. It is disheartening—I never received anything, at least nothing beyond this package some weeks ago from Mrs. Sachs, to whom I wrote. You make us hope for your coming return among us. I don’t dare believe, and yet Vera wrote to me again that you are leaving them for Boston and probably Paris. You will find here all those who cherish you, worship you, and await you. But I fear you will face great disappointment in seeing what all these years of horror and misery have produced: pettiness, selfishness, and meanness. As for our poor music, as for everything that we hold dear, let us not speak of that. It is chaos. It would seem that the most elementary of values has been lost. We are involved in some distressing performances, whose echoes, perhaps, have already reached you. A “Strawinsky Quarrel” that has no other pretext than to enhance certain mediocre artists; they have trouble camouflaging their desire to take Strawinsky’s place (anything but that!). It is ridiculous, but the flippancy, the impudence of possible demonstrations is significant and worrisome. The monthly radio festivals should have brought us joy in hearing pretty much the entirety of his work. Unfortunately, it is nothing more than a series of shaky, tiresome, pathetic, and most often inexcusably poor performances. And to think, Mr. Rosenthal, to whom we owe all this, had the nerve to violently oppose the committee’s initiative when they wanted to invite Strawinsky to conduct all these festivals himself! You have felt, very dear Nadia, that happiness has returned to me, you understand so well what Françoise means to me, what our life is. And it is with a grateful acknowledgment that we welcome the kind, warm words you sent for our child. �I still have so many things to tell you, one letter does not suffice. Give us the pleasure of seeing you soon and being able to continue a bond that all these draining years could not break. Françoise joins with me to tell you how deeply moved she was in reading your letter, I am most fondly, and with deepest and most devoted affection. Your Sviétik � Soulima Stravinsky à Boulanger Paris le 14 juin 1945 Chère Nadia, Comment vous dire tout ce que votre si bonne lettre nous a apporté ? Ce que vous nous écrivez de vous, de mon père, de Vera m’a ému si profondément…Et quel bonheur de sentir que malgré ce gouffre de six années effroyables, nous parlons toujours le même langage, nous nous comprenons, de si loin, à demi-mot. Il m’est doux de savoir que vous êtes souvent près de mon père et de Vera. Dans chacune de leurs lettres, ils me parlent de vous et du bonheur de vous avoir chez eux. Je sais ce que vous êtes pour eux et ce qu’ils sont pour vous. J’ai reçu un colis de vous et en suis confus malgré toute la joie que j’ai eue à l’ouvrir. Confus de vous avoir occasionné des démarches quotidiennes, car je sais que là-bas tout n’est pas facile non plus. Laissez-moi vous embrasser de tout mon cœur pour votre grande gentillesse et pour tout. Et vous me dites en avoir expédié d’autres ainsi que des lettres. C’est désespérant—je n’ai jamais rien reçu, à moins qu’il ne s’agisse d’un colis reçu il y a quelques semaines de Mrs. Sachs à qui j’ai écrit. Vous nous faites espérer votre prochain retour parmi nous. Je n’ose y croire et cependant Vera m’écrit encore que vous les quittez pour Boston et probablement Paris. Vous trouverez ici tous ceux qui vous chérissent, vous vénèrent, et vous attendent. Mais je crains votre grande déception à voir tout ce que ces années d’horreur et de misère ont produit de mesquinerie, d’égoïsme et de bassesse. Quant à notre pauvre musique, quant à tout ce qui nous est cher, n’en parlons pas. C’est le cahos [sic]. On a perdu, semble-t-il, le sens le plus élémentaire des valeurs. Nous assistons à des spectacles affligeants dont, peut-être, les échos vous sont déjà parvenus. Un « querelle Strawinsky » qui n’est autre chose qu’un prétexte à certaine médiocrités de se mettre en valeur ; elles camouflent à peine leur désir de supplanter Strawinsky (rien que cela!). Ce n’est que ridicule, mais la désinvolture, l’impudence de possibles manifestations est significative et inquiétante. Des festivals que la Radio donne un[e] fois par mois devaient nous apporter la joie d’entendre à peu près toute son œuvre. Hélas, ce n’est qu’une série d’éxécutions [sic] boiteuses, pénibles, lamentables, et le plus souvent inexcusablement mauvaises. Et songez que M. Rosenthal à qui nous devons cela a en le front de s’opposer avec violence contre l’initiative du comité qui désirait inviter Strawinsky à diriger lui-même tous ces festivals ! �Vous avez senti, très chère Nadia, le bonheur qui me remplit, vous comprenez si bien ce qu’est Françoise pour moi, ce qu’est notre vie. Et c’est avec une tendre reconnaissance que nous avons accueilli bonnes et chaudes paroles pour notre enfant. J’aurais encore tant de choses à vous dire. Une lettre n’y peut suffire. Donnez-nous vite la joie de vous voir et de pouvoir continuer un contact que les années écoulées n’ont pu rompre. Françoise se joint à moi pour vous dire toutes ses pensées émues à la lecture de votre lettre, je vous embrasse de ma plus profonde et dévouée affection. Votre Sviétik � 1945 Author: Soulima Stravinsky Manuel Rosenthal Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Soulima Stravinsky Sviétik Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/7cc62c9da2d0b04e14202eab06727997.pdf c89df67b0a25d1a64a89851f71496e9a https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/fef91baa32bfe17712c32186c37d8fbb.pdf e80e4d4d1fc1e9f0bbeed725f1758391 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 16 March 1942 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 16 March 1942 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge Mass Mr. Igor Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California March 16, 1942 Dear Friend, We will never convince one another, so . . . let’s agree to disagree! It has to be said that it is a singular story that in the end appeared very simple to me, when everything was unanswered. So, there’s really nothing to understand. Be that as it may, to save time I will take the steps that seem the most favorable to me and will get the publication of the lectures started. Therein lies the question. Elimination of the summaries, corrections, proofs, they are all problems too minor to continue occupying your time. No doubt they will draw up a second set of proofs, but I won’t send them to you, either. Is there a way to have a score of your new work? Excuse these horrible scribbles, but I wrote all night and can no longer feel my hand, can no longer see. This is almost better [though]—because when one isn’t overwhelmed one is yet more anxious. How can I fight against this old, frustrating heart! Kiss Vera for me, and have her give you one, too, NB [P.S.] Would you be an angel and send me a small thank you note for my student Mme Raphaël Salem who has reviewed all the proofs and annotated them. It’s quite the project. � Boulanger à Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge Mass Monsieur Igor Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California 16 mars 1942 Cher Ami, Jamais nous ne nous convaincrons mutuellement donc…restons sur nos positions ! Il faut dire que c’est une singulière histoire, qui avait fini par me paraître très simple, quand tout restait sans réponse. Ainsi, c’est vraiment à n’y rien comprendre. Quoiqu’il en soit, pour gagner du temps, je prends donc les dispositions qui me paraissent les plus favorables et faire activer la parution des lectures. Là est toute la question. Suppression des résumés, corrections, épreuves, problèmes trop peu importants pour vous prendre encore du temps. Sans doute feront-ils tirer une 2de épreuve, mais je ne vous l’enverrai pas non plus. Y a-t-il moyen [sic] d’avoir une partition de votre nouvelle œuvre ? Pardon de cet affreux gribouillis, mais j’ai écrit toute la nuit, et ne sens plus ma main, ne vois plus rien. Cela vaut presque mieux—car quand on n’est pas abruti, on est encore plus anxieux. Quelle résistance à ce diable de cœur ! Embrassez Vera et qu’elle vous embrasse pour moi NB [P.-S.] Si vous étiez un ange vous m’enverriez un petit mot de remerciement pour mon élève Mme Raphaël Salem qui a revu toutes les épreuves et a tout [sic] annoté [sic]—c’est un vrai travail. � 1942 Author: Nadia Boulanger Dances Concertantes Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Cambridge Massachusetts Rafaël Salem Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/3850e65d4682a2a5e4b00cbea7a303ef.pdf 916be2d5cc6e240cbd871c4be1a1b2c3 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/e48a9f5026c132052bb53ed9fc37467f.pdf 572a445e0a436142076638148c0c826f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 16 March 1943 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 16 March 1943 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky 122 Bay State Road Boston, Massachusetts Kenmore 7277 Monsieur I. Strawinsky 1260 N. Wetherly Dr. Hollywood California March 16, 1943 Dear Igor, How dear your thoughts are to me. How I miss you, you and Vera. It is so silly, we have so little time, [it is] fleeting, and we make such poor use of it! I do, at least. Undoubtedly, in facing this dreary, mundane work, one makes a living, but . . . that which we’re given passes quickly, and we miss our only true opportunities by losing contact with those we love. When will you be in NY? Can you not come as far as here? I’ll doubtless see you, at least I will do my best. But I would so like for my students to speak to you, or rather, to listen to you. I’m sending you the Sonata in the same package. Sorry to be so late. You couldn’t imagine the dreadful, absurd life I lead. It’s ridiculous, and inexcusable, but one cannot escape the system. And yet . . . one really must! This week is my week of reflection, a good twenty-five years since my little sister died, [and] on Friday it will be eight years since Mother is no longer [with us]. I ask myself: Which is greater, the inconsolable pain of having lost them, or the enduring joy of having lived in their shadow and their light? You know, don’t you, that I never forget your mother, nor Catherine, nor Mika— and in my memories, they hold a very real place. I see them, and it is my consolation, this certainty of neither being able nor wanting to forget. A thousand questions run through my mind—I would like very much to know what you have done, how you are, etc. etc. All this winter, I have lived with your work, and every day I understand better all that, though knowing it note by note, one never completely understands. What the works, the true works, contain is inexhaustible. But excuse all these excessive and awkward words—one alone would have sufficed—see you soon. You are going to receive a note from Tom Whittemore. He is arriving from Turkey where he was working in [Hagia] Sophia and is a great friend of the Princesse de Polignac. I would be happy if he were able to see you. He truly hopes to, and deserves it, because he is one of those really good people. Kiss Vera, and know that I am always wholeheartedly yours. Nadia B. [P.S] Is there a way to have the Scherzo and the end of the symphony (orchestral [part])? � Boulanger à Stravinsky 122 Bay State Road Boston, Massachusetts Kenmore 7277 Monsieur I. Strawinsky 1260 N. Wetherly Dr. Hollywood, California 16 mars 1943 Cher Igor, Que votre pensée m’est [sic] chère. Que je vous regrette, vous et Véra. C’est si bête—on a un peu de temps, fugitif—et on le dépense si mal ! Moi, du moins—sans doute, on fait face au petit misérable devoir matériel, on gagne sa vie, mais…ce qui nous est donné passe vite, et nous perdons nos seules vraies chances en perdant le contact avec ceux que nous aimons. Quand serez-vous à NY. Ne pouvez-vous venir jusqu’ici. Moi, je vous verrai sans doute, du moins je ferai l’impossible. Mais je voudrais tant que mes élèves puissent vous parler, vous écouter plutôt. Je vous envoie la Sonate par le même courrier pardon d’avoir tant tardé. Vous ne pouvez [pas] vous imaginer la vie effroyable et absurde que je mène. C’est idiot, et sans excuses, mais l’engrenage, on n’échappe pas. Et puis…il faut bien ! Cette semaine est ma semaine de retraite, bien 25 ans que ma Petite est morte, vendredi 8 ans que Maman n’est plus. Je me demande ce qui domine, l’inconsolable douleur de les avoir perdues, ou l’impérissable joie d’avoir vécu dans leur ombre, et de [sic] leur lumière. Vous savez n’est-ce- pas, que je n’oublie jamais, ni votre mère, ni Catherine, ni Mica—et dans mes souvenirs, elles tiennent une place si réelle, je les vois, et c’est notre consolation, cette certitude de ne pouvoir ni ne vouloir oublier. Mille questions se pressent dans mon esprit—je voudrais tant savoir ce que vous avez fait, comment vous allez, etc. etc. Tout cet hiver je l’ai vécu avec votre œuvre—et chaque jour je comprends mieux tout ce que, la connaissant pourtant note par note, on ne comprend jamais complètement. Ce que les œuvres, les vraies contiennent est inépuisable. Mais pardon de tous ces mots superflus, et gauches—un seul aurait suffi—à bientôt. Vous allez recevoir un mot de Tom Whittemore. Il arrive de Turquie où il travaillait à Sainte Sophie, et est un grand ami de la Princesse de Polignac—je serais heureuse qu’il pût [sic] vous voir. Il le désire tant—et le mérite, car il est quelqu’un de très bien. Embrassez Véra, et sachez que je suis toujours de tout cœur votre Nadia B. [P.-S.] Y a-t-il moyen d’avoir le Scherzo et le final de la symphonie (orchestre). � 1943 Author: Nadia Boulanger Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Boston Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Scherzo Tom Whittemore Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/e55dd91277a73c90d0cfaa331998b4c8.pdf 2c8fcf49062c992a18bdabf0951a8d8e https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/fd1fec3ec37bd83c05d3165b68997941.pdf d51ac8b06779479655c099288cf5f163 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 17 June 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor & Vera Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 17 June 1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Igor and Vera Stravinsky Featherhill Ranch Montecito Santa Barbara, California From 20–26 c/o Baroness R. Boël 1675, 31st Street Washington, DC Thereafter: 122 Bay State road, Boston 15 Mass. June 17, 1945 It is not easy to leave you, dear Igor, darling Vera, and I do not know what to say, because . . . I do not want to whine. Once again the page turns. I am reunited with very dear Friends here, their welcome touches me, but . . . I will not see you again for a long time, and that disappointment occupies all my thoughts. Thank you for everything, you do not know the good that your affection does me. For both of you, very fondly, Nadia B � Boulanger à Stravinsky Featherhill Ranch Montecito Santa Barbara, California Du 20 au 26 c/o Baroness R. Boël 1675, 31st Street Washington, DC Après 122 Bay State road, Boston 15 Mass. 17 juin 1945 Pas facile de vous quitter, Cher Igor, Chère Véra, et je ne sais que vous dire, car…je n’ai envie que de me lamenter. Encore une page tournée. Je retrouve ici de bien chers Amis, leur accueil me touche, mais…Je ne vous verrai plus, pour longtemps, et ce chagrin domine toutes mes pensées. Merci de tout, vous ne savez pas le bien que me fait votre affection. A tout, bien tendrement, Nadia B � 1945 Author: Nadia Boulanger Nadia Location: Montecito Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Recipient: Vera Stravinsky Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/4e4de5442769576a8576c07cdb3a9979.pdf 54e99068f804c997157f000f1af755c6 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/d61ae8293456dfdc2f52cd88776433e6.pdf 3b22416d3576c236dedada5999c182e6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 17 March 1941 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 17 March 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge, Massachusetts Throwbridge 78-89 Monsieur Igor Strawinsky Chateau Marmont 3221 Sunset Boulevard Hollywood, Los Angeles California March 17, 1941 My dear friend, I’m ashamed not to have written you earlier, but, if I am very busy, I am also dealing with a heavy moral crisis. It was twenty-three years ago on Saturday that my little Lili died—it will be six on Wednesday since Mother has been gone—it is impossible to do here what we always did in Paris, but at least I had believed it possible. All of this, the feeling of shame I have for having left at such a time, has filled my heart with pain. I should have known, but on the other hand, what else can be done. To help them over there, it was truly necessary to carry out this other work. Ultimately, as you see, it’s not going very well. And it’s not really necessary that things work, if we want to find a balance again. These past few years have been filled by our lost ones and today we pay for it; it’s only right. And it has to be so, because if remorse acts as a springboard for us, we can create new strength in ourselves from it. The trick is to figure out what it is we are ready to give our lives for. And we have several things to give, because even if it is hopeless, we must all still prepare for the end. But just imagine how my despair is paired with an indescribable hope. And I offer my strength to that which requires all of it, but for the time being I have lost my strength, which is absurd. But I didn’t know how much I loved France, how I need her, and how, in her weakness, I feel she is great. How badly we have served her, we other French men and women whose flesh and spirit were crafted by her, her traditions, and her faith. We are suddenly reminded that we descended from those who fought with Joan of Arc, who prayed with Saint Louis, who witnessed the construction of Chartres. And such memories will permit neither weakness nor treason. What have we done with this heritage that was our honor and demanded our responsibility? We suddenly realize when waking up from such an awful nightmare—because that has been our collective existence—that we do not have enough tears to offer up to God. It has nothing to do with sentimentality, but rather the awakening of the conscience—it is well worth going through a serious crisis. So if it takes cruelly seeing one’s self in an unsympathetic mirror, the result is worth the suffering. I do not like to be ashamed, and, thank God, I have not had much shame in my life. I have been selfish, like almost all humans, but haven’t had too many irreparable faults. (I believe in the forgiveness of sins, certainly, but for the past to be erased, it must remain the past.) As for life in general, there are so many concessions to let go of. And the result doesn’t allow us to blame our neighbors—the “guilty ones” (the “guilty ones” are easy to blame)—but it forces us to judge our own actions, our own efforts. And it is not a pretty picture. Everything gets forgotten, it’s that simple. As if we didn’t have parents to whom we must show respect and be accountable. The time has come—but a great country that radiated glory has lost everything in a �few wretched days by the mistakes accumulated over such a long time. We have to think about this first, then next, and for always; we must understand it from every angle, and then—and only then—with our house put back in order—we will (perhaps) be able to set out on a new course, or be left to sleep in the peace of God, having measured [our] faults, and though forgiving [them], fearing them still. Please forgive all of this, which makes no sense other than to me. But I am so alone with this that I must open my heart. And who can understand it like you? What bad luck to be honored by such an overwhelming trust. It doesn’t matter. It is worth something, because how many men, at this very moment, are beating their own breasts? As for the score, I hope that it will not come right now because we are giving a concert for the Polish on April 4 in New York, with Schütz’s Resurrection . . . . One set of parts had to be completely redone since I did not have them anymore, and although Barbara is making copies, that has taken a long time. One would not think, to see this endless and useless letter, that I am short on time. But it is easier to say everything in a jumble than it is to choose, eliminate, reject, and craft. I have not yet found a copy of the prayers. I have just sent a letter on this subject and will keep you informed. Give Vera my love, and, rest assured, I am finished. I send my love. I miss you both terribly, and I hope that we will meet again . . . one day. Yours, Nadia � Boulanger à Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge, Massachusetts Throwbridge 78-89 Monsieur Igor Strawinsky Chateau Marmont 3221 Sunset Boulevard Hollywood, Los Angeles California 17 mars 1941 Mon cher ami,quelle honte de ne pas vous avoir encore ecrit,mais,si je suis tres occupee,je passe aussi par une crise morale assez dure.Ces jours d’anniversaires,il y a eu samedi 23 ans que ma petite Lili est morte—il y en aura six mercredi que Maman n’est plus la–l’impossibilite de faire ici ce que nous faisions toujours a Paris,du moins je l’ai cru,tout cela,le sentiment de honte que j’ai d’etre partie dans untel [sic] moment,a pris dans mon esprit de douloureuses proportions.J’aurais du le savoir,mais d(autre [sic] part,que faire autrement.Pour les aider la- bas,il fallait bien remplir cet autre devoir.Enfin,comme vous voyez,cela ne va pas.Et il ne faut pas que cela aille,si nous voulons retrouver un equilibre.Ces dernieres annees avaient ete remplies par nos abandons.Nous payons aujourd’hui: ce n’est que juste.Et c’est necessaire,car si les remords nous servent de tremplin,nous pouvons grace a eux creer en nous de nouvelles forces .Le tout est de bien determiner ce a quoi nous sommes prets a donner notre vie.Et nous avons de quoi en donner plusieurs,car meme si c’est sans espoir,encore faut-il se preparer a la terminaison.Mais figurez-vous que mon desespoir est double d’un espoir indicible.Et c’est a tendre mes forces vers ce qui les demande toutes,que pour le moment je les ai perdues,ce qui est absurde.Mais je ne savais pas combien j’aimais la France,combien j’ai besoin d’elle,et combien,dans sa faiblesse,je la sens grande.Comme nous l’avons mal servie,nous autres francais dont la chair et l’esprit sont formes par elle,ses traditions,sa foi.Il nous souvient soudain que nous descendons de ceux qui ont lutte avec Jeanne d’arc,qui ont prie avec Saint Louis,qui ont vu s’elever Chartres.Et de tels souvenirs ne permettent ni faiblesse ni trahison. qu’avions nous fait de ce patrimoine qui etait notre honneur et engageait notre responsabilite.A se reveiller d’un tel affreux cauchemar,car c’est-ce qu’a ete notre vie nationale,on comprend soudain,et on n’a pas assez de larmes pour offrir a Dieu.Il ne s’agit pas de sentimentalite,mais du reveil de la conscience–cela vaut bien de passer par une lourde crise.Si l’on s’est cruellement vu dans un impitoyable miroir,le resultat vaut bien la souffrance.Je n’aime pas avoir honte,et,j’en benis Dieu, je n’ai pas eu beaucoup honte dans ma vie.De l’egoisme, comme presque tous les humains,mais,pas trop de fautes irreparaples(je crois a la remission des peches,certes,mais le passe pour effacable qu’il soit reste le passe)En ce qui concerne la vie en generale,que de concessions de laisser aller.Et le resultat ne nous permet pas d’accuser le voisin,les « responsables »(qu’ils ont bon dos,les responsables)mais nous force a juger notre propre action,notre propre effort.Et,ce n’est pas joli.Tout oublie,c’est bien simple.Comme si on n’avait pas de parents a qui il faut donner son respect,et rendre des comptes.L’heure est venue—mais,un �grand pays rayonnant de gloire,en quelques pauvers journees a tout perdu,par les fautes accumulees pendant si longtemps.C’est a cela qu’il faut penser d’abord,ensuite,et toujours,l’entendre a tous les domaines et ensuite,mais ensuite seulement,dans la maison remise en ordre,repartir pour un nouvel effort,ou s’endormir dans la paix du Seigneur,ayant mesure ses fautes,et meme pardonne,les craindre encore. Pardon de tout ceci qui n’a aucun sens, sauf pour moi.Mais je suis si seule a cet egard,qu’il me faut bien ouvrir mon cœur.Et qui,comme vous peut comprendre?Mais pas de chance,que d’etre honore d’une si ecrasante confiance.Cela ne fait rien,cela vaut bien quelque chose,car,quel est le nombre d’hommes qui en ce moment meme,se frappent la poitrine? Pour le materiel,j’espere qu’il ne viendra pas maintenant,car nous donnons un concert pour les Polonais le 4 avril a New-York,avec la Resurrection de Schutz…il a fallu refaire tout un materiel,puisque je n’avais plus rien,et bien que Barbara fasse les copies,cela a pris beaucoup de temps.On ne dirait pas,a voir cette interminable et inutile lettre,que je manque de temps.Mais il est plus facile de dire toute,en desordre,que de choisir,eliminer,refuser,et donner forme. Pas encore trouve un exemplaire des prieres.Je viens d’envoyer une lettre a ce sujet,et vous tiendrai au courant. Embrassez Vera,et,rassurez-vous j’ai fini.Je vous embrasse.Vous me manquez tous deux affreusement,et je veux esperer que nousnous reverrons…un jour Votre Nadia � 1941 Author: Nadia Boulanger Ave Maria Barbara Credo Heinrich Schütz Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Cambridge Massachusetts Pater Noster Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Resurrection Vera Stravinsky