Chapter 5, 13 December 1954
Title
Chapter 5, 13 December 1954
Subject
Nadia Boulanger
Creator
Igor Stravinsky
Date
13 December 1954
Source
Bibliothèque nationale de France
Type
Letter
Extracted Text
Stravinsky to Boulanger
1260 North Wetherly Drive
Hollywood 46, California
December 13, 1954
My dear, dear Nadia,
Here is a response to your letter of December 7.
1) Tell Felix Passerone that it is not a question of my permission (I give it to him with pleasure)
but that of Boosey & Hawkes’s (Dr. E. Roth in London) which causes me to advise him against
keeping the anonymity of the source (because he writes to me: . . . “these ‘rhythms’ are taken
from the repertoire without indication of the source”). It would be more prudent to guarantee an
OK from B&H themselves.
2) Despite your hesitations, I hope all the same to see you in Rome or elsewhere in Europe.
Love,
I. Str.
1260 North Wetherly Drive
Hollywood 46, California
December 13, 1954
My dear, dear Nadia,
Here is a response to your letter of December 7.
1) Tell Felix Passerone that it is not a question of my permission (I give it to him with pleasure)
but that of Boosey & Hawkes’s (Dr. E. Roth in London) which causes me to advise him against
keeping the anonymity of the source (because he writes to me: . . . “these ‘rhythms’ are taken
from the repertoire without indication of the source”). It would be more prudent to guarantee an
OK from B&H themselves.
2) Despite your hesitations, I hope all the same to see you in Rome or elsewhere in Europe.
Love,
I. Str.
Stravinsky à Boulanger
1260 North Wetherly Drive
Hollywood 46, California
Dec. 13/[19]54
Chere, chere Nadia,
Voici la reponse a votre lettre du 7 [dec].
1) Dites a Felix Passerone qu’il ne s’agit pas de mon accord (je lui le donne avec plaisir) mais de
celui de Boosey & Hawkes (Dr. E. Roth a Londres) ce qui m’amene a lui deconseiller de garder
l’anonymat de la source (car il m’ecrit :… « ces « rithmes » sont tires du repertoire sans
indication de la source »). Il serait plus prudent de se garantir un OK de B&H.
2) Malgre vos hesitations j’ai quand meme l’espoir de vous voir a Rome ou ailleurs en Europe.
Love,
I. Str.
1260 North Wetherly Drive
Hollywood 46, California
Dec. 13/[19]54
Chere, chere Nadia,
Voici la reponse a votre lettre du 7 [dec].
1) Dites a Felix Passerone qu’il ne s’agit pas de mon accord (je lui le donne avec plaisir) mais de
celui de Boosey & Hawkes (Dr. E. Roth a Londres) ce qui m’amene a lui deconseiller de garder
l’anonymat de la source (car il m’ecrit :… « ces « rithmes » sont tires du repertoire sans
indication de la source »). Il serait plus prudent de se garantir un OK de B&H.
2) Malgre vos hesitations j’ai quand meme l’espoir de vous voir a Rome ou ailleurs en Europe.
Love,
I. Str.
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Citation
Igor Stravinsky , “Chapter 5, 13 December 1954,” Digital Exhibits, accessed April 19, 2024, https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/items/show/2713.
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