70 10 1009 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/8b24fe4158ee8dd62954203715f758c4.pdf 5c1491dab5be8216556e09181636e933 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/02f7b21304f40b08cd0ae8b408aac56f.pdf 541a3c94900a59422b1fd8e66649ceb7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 12-13 March 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 12-13 March 1942 Type The nature or genre of the resource Telegram UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Boulanger BEVERLY HILLS CALIF MISS NADIA BOULANGER C/O MRS FORBES GERRYS LANDING, CA[MBRIDGE] 12–13 MAR 1942 YOUR NOVEMBER DECEMBER LETTERS NEVER RECEIVED. BECAUSE FOR ME OTTERLY [sic] IMPOSSIBLE PLEASE TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO RUSH PUBLISHING MY LECTURES HAVE ENTIRE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR JUDGMENT THANKS WARMEST GREETINGS= IGOR STRAVISKY. � Stravinsky à Boulanger BEVERLY HILLS CALIF[ORNIA] MISS NADIA BOULANGER C/O MRS FORBES GERRYS LANDING, CA[MBRIDGE] 12-13 MAR 1942 YOUR NOVEMBER DECEMBER LETTERS NEVER RECEIVED. BECAUSE FOR ME OTTERLY IMPOSSIBLE PLEASE TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO RUSH PUBLISHING MY LECUTRES HAVE ENTIRE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR JUDGMENT THANKS WARMEST GREETINGS= IGOR STRAVISKY. � 1942 Author: Igor Stravinsky Edward Forbes Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Cambridge Recipient: Nadia Boulanger https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/0cdb3e6a1552cceaf7f0f8178feca4bd.pdf 352cb3bf59c647bfa3843646a358c858 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/417323952138feb63aba39c8a89166d6.pdf 1da38b560583be0ffa26e6293dbc5981 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, 6 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 6 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 6, 1942 Dear Friend, We are gambling with misfortune, really, and I don’t know what to think, because, to tell you the truth, I find your silence . . . long and sad. I have written you two letters, first of all: Nov. 7 from Avon to tell you that my bookshop has found a Littré. Nov. 15 from Washington to inform you of my visit with Mr. Malone’s assistant who told me he wanted to do away with the summaries—which, given the manner in which they were to be kept in, seemed the best solution to me. I told you that if you didn’t agree, I would ask you to write to Mr. Malone directly. I also asked if you thought removing the abstracts would change the text, which I don’t think to be the case. At first I thought you had written to Mr. Malone and that things were moving along. But, I began to have doubts in my mind, and on December 9, I wrote a second letter to you from Providence regarding this, telling you that, having reread everything, I found that the summaries of the essays were unnecessary, that the clarity of the presentation made them superfluous in print, as opposed to in a lecture. Furthermore, I asked you when you would be able to have another look at the corrected proofs so the book can finally be published, which seems essential to me. Nothing, still nothing. Then a small card in December for Christmas, and that was it. I know your meticulous organization—find my letters and give me instructions. It is sad not to see you, above all in these times when courage is running out, but you have better things to do, for you and for us, than to exchange letters! Thus I don’t expect anything from you, and am happy and surprised when you take the time to express your thoughts. This time, I beg you, help me to complete this business, because at the heart of it . . . I’m the one Mr. Malone and Edward blame. And yet, admit it, I am innocent. I was going to say as innocent as a newborn child, but, to be entirely honest, even more so—because in this case I have fought for and earned my salvation. We live with and for your music. Because you are there, it seems to us that the road is not so dark. Or, at least at the end, there is a light that eliminates the shadows. Have you read Saint-Exupéry’s book? It is a great book, and it influences young men in the same �direction he is going himself. My love to both of you with the most profound affection, Your Nadia � Boulanger à Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing, Cambridge, Mass M. Igor Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive, Hollywood, California 6 mars 1942 Cher Ami, Nous jouons de malheur, vraiment—et je ne sais que penser—car, à vous dire vrai, votre silence m’a paru…long et triste. Je vous ai écrit deux mots d’abord : 7 nov. d’Avon pour vous annoncer que mon libraire avait trouvé un Littré 15 nov. de Washington pour vous rendre compte de ma visite à l’assistante de M. Malone qui m’avait transmis son désir de supprimer les résumés—ce qui, étant donné la manière dont ils pouvaient être préservés me paraissait la meilleure solution. Je vous disais que si vous n’étiez pas d’accord je vous demandais d’écrire à M. Malone directement. Je vous demandais d’autre part si la suppression des résumés entrainait [sic] à votre avis des changements dans le texte, ce que je ne croyais pas. J’ai d’abord pensé que vous aviez écrit à M. Malone et que les choses suivaient leur cours. Pourtant, le doute m’est venu à l’esprit, et le 9 déc. de Providence, je vous ai envoyé une 2de lettre à ce sujet, vous disant qu’ayant tout relu, je trouvais vraiment que les résumés, pour la lecture, n’avaient pas d’utilité, que la clarté de l’exposé les rendait superflus, ce qui était différent pour la lecture. Je vous demandais en outre quand vous pourriez revoir les épreuves corrigées afin que le livre puisse enfin paraître, ce qui me semble essentiel. Rien, toujours rien. Puis une petite carte en Déc pour Noël, et voilà. Je sais votre ordre méticuleux—retrouvez mes lettres, et donnez-moi des instructions. C’est triste de ne pas vous voir, surtout en ces temps où le courage se fatigue, mais vous avez mieux à faire, pour vous et pour nous, que d’échanger des lettres ! Aussi n’en attends-je pas de vous, heureuse et surprise quand vous prenez le temps d’exprimer votre pensée. Cette fois-ci, je vous en supplie, aidez-moi à mener à bien cette affaire, car au fond…c’est à moi que s’en prennent Mr. Malone et Edward. Et pourtant, avouez-le, je suis innocente, j’allais dire comme l’enfant qui vient de naître, mais à vrai dire, bien plus—car j’ai, à cet égard, mérité et lutté pour mon salut. Nous vivons avec, et de votre musique. Parce que vous êtes là, il nous semble que le chemin n’est pas si sombre. Ou, du moins qu’il y a au bout, la lumière qui détruit les ténèbres. Avez-vous lu le livre de Saint[-]Exupéry. C’est un grand livre, et qui exerce une influence sur les jeunes, dans la direction où il va lui-même. Je vous embrasse tous deux avec la plus profonde affection Votre Nadia � 1942 Author: Nadia Boulanger Igor Location: California Mr. Malone Nadia Location: Cambridge Massachusetts Poétique musicale Recipient: Igor Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/4b4a25511f0cd0b17bee534f3e4ca713.pdf b78dafdd23e88470375f2673dc10d3f3 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/c34cc25f7fce5519aa1cc92581d338b4.pdf ca9bf349b1dbb09469512bbc5eb4cb51 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 19 December 1941 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor & Vera Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 19 December 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Igor and Vera Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge Massachusetts Trowbridge 7339 Studio 197 Coolidge Hill Mr. & Mrs. I. Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood California December 19, 1941 (Mother’s birthday) Dear Vera and Igor, Christmas will be here soon, and my thoughts are dedicated to reuniting with you, mixed with the memories, the hopes, of those present and those absent. It is too emotional to try to say what is felt, what is thought, and what is desired. But you know that there is not a day when I do not feel you close to me, when I do not feel close to you. And in the certainty of this very old and sure affection, I send my love to you both, and I am wholeheartedly your Nadia 1942 � Boulanger aux Stravinskys (Véra et Igor) Gerry’s Landing Cambridge Massachusetts Trowbridge 7339 Studio 197 Coolidge Hill Mr & Mrs I. Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood California 19 déc. 1941 (Anniversaire de Maman) Chers Vera et Igor, Voici bientôt Noël—et mes pensées vont tout particulièrement vous rejoindre—mêlant les souvenirs, les espoirs, les présents, et les absents. On est trop ému pour tenter de dire ce qu’on sent, ce qu’on pense, et ce que l’on veut. Mais vous savez qu’il n’est pas de jour où je ne vous sens pas près de moi, où je ne me sens pas près de vous. Et dans la certitude de cette affection si vieille, si sûre, je vous embrasse tous deux, du meilleur de mon cœur me disant votre Nadia � 1941 Author: Nadia Boulanger Igor Location: California Nadia Location: Cambridge Massachusetts Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Recipient: Vera Stravinsky Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/aec37dde33c5ab218d18d7b6ffc9727e.pdf be5b8ccf281376f7fdd6042f3f0d7ca2 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/e06052bcd2137169be527d2e3c70c426.pdf b585464227d0b419765f095def63a2ca 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, 7 November 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 7 November 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky Avon Old Farms Avon, Connecticut Gerry’s Landing Cambridge Mass 7 Nov. 1941 Finally found a Littré, Dear Igor. But $60.00—$28.00 is better. I didn’t dare take it—but if you want it, say the word—because the new copy is $100.00 and it seems improbable that we’ll find others. I’m taking the train in a few moments which explains my somewhat frantic letter. But know that I think of you both all the time. Fond regards, Nadia � Boulanger à Stravinsky Avon Old Farms Avon, Connecticut Gerry’s Landing Cambridge Mass 7 nov. 1941 Enfin trouvé un [sic] littré [sic], Cher Igor—Mais—$60.00—le mieu [sic], $28.00. Je n’ai pas osé le prendre—si vous le voulez pourtant, dire [sic] un mot—car l’exemplaire neuf lui est à 100.00 et il semble improbable qu’on en trouve d’autres. Prends le train dans quelques instants ce qui explique ce mot [quasi] fébrile—vous sentirez pourtant tous deux que je pense à tous deux sans cesse. Je vous embrasse Nadia � 1941 Author: Nadia Boulanger Igor Location: Connecticut Nadia Location: Cambridge Massachusetts Recipient: Igor Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/d3a619a92bc19cc6b163b2cab22522be.pdf 97642bbb29b0db4f73ba29241e81e5ae https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/1bdba8bc90d26c97f62a3e4ff19659d6.pdf b6a40a88f633aedb3256e514aaf3126b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 13 October 1941 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Igor Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 13 October 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Boulanger 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California October 13, 1941 My dear Nadia, A note to remind you not to forget to bring with you (when you come to see us this Friday) the Harvard University Press form letter—I need to respond to him and I can’t even remember his name!!! Also bring with you, if you think they’ll be useful, the letters and notes concerning my Symphony. We’re looking forward to seeing you, dearest, Your I St. [P.S.] My fondest regards to the Sachses. I do not believe that it will be possible for us to come to Santa Barbara this weekend—too many things are stalled and there are so many letters to write. � Stravinsky à Boulanger 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California 13 octobre 1941 Ma chère Nadia, Ces lignes pour vous rappeler de ne pas oublier de prendre avec vous (quand vous viendrez nous voir, ce vendredi) la lettre du type de la Harvard University Press—je dois lui repondre [sic] et je ne me rappelle même pas de son nom!!! Prenez aussi avec vous, si vous le jugez utile, les lettres et notes conçernant [sic] ma Symphonie. On vous attends [sic], très chères, Votre I St. [P.-S.] Miles [sic] choses aux Sachs. Je ne crois pas qu’il nous sera [sic] possible de venir cette fin de semaine à Santa Barbara—trop de choses restées en panne et des lettres à écrire. � 1941 Author: Igor Stravinsky Igor Location: California Recipient: Nadia Boulanger https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/d2920ecd3884428fe9fbac9b6205e730.pdf ecfba8e502d93f597acac1e1b5eedbea https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/8fa67452d469d39f75ae12d991e1bd7a.pdf 8c1a3a5e03dab403c8f5a611c620b13f 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, 5 August 1941 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Igor Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5 August 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Boulanger 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California August 5, 1941 My dear Nadia, Happy to know you [are] so close. May this stay with the good Sachses do you some good and may this short vacation give you new strength—you need it since you give it away left and right so generously. The more you spend your energies thus, the more troubled your conscience will become. I know that you have nothing to blame yourself for. These troubles are part of your nature and they will torment you less when your heart’s strength returns to you. May God come to your aid. Yours, I Str. [P.S.] Mr. Bliss was operated on last Saturday. We sent a telegraph to Mrs. Bliss to ask for news. � Stravinsky à Boulanger 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California le 5 août 1941 Ma chère Nadia, Heureux de vous savoir si près. Que ce séjour chez les bons Sachs vous fasse du bien et que ces courts[sic] vacances vous donnent des nouvelles forces—vous en avez besoin puisque vous les distribuez si généreusement à droite et à gauche. Plus vous les depenserez [sic] plus forts devant [sic] vos troubles de conscience. Je sais que vous n’avez rien à vous reprocher. Ces troubles font partie de votre nature et ils vous tourmentèrent [sic] moins quand les forces du cœur vous reviendront, Que Dieu vous vienne en aide. Votre I Str. [P.-S.] Mr. Bliss était opéré samedi dernier. Nous avons télégraphié à Mrs. Bliss pour avoir des nouvelles � 1941 Author: Igor Stravinsky Igor Location: California Mildred Woods Bliss Recipient: Nadia Boulanger https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/7756a340864edce920d8f5aa2dacd530.pdf 9e7e747f3146891ca7e4f9ef925d3430 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/4f6be07ca194524b1e18ea0969f99478.pdf 837c6ea15c65349372d5f74ea59700ea Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 1 August 1941 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1 August 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky Chicago, Illinois [stamp] c/o Mrs. Arthur Sachs Ra Ben Farm Hope Ranch Park Santa Barbara Cal. Mr. Igor Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood California August 1, 1941 Dear Friend, Thank you for your letter—I will be in Santa Barbara on Monday, but will be resting for at least ten days. I just finished my courses at the Convent, and . . . I don’t have a choice. It is nothing, and it is not important. But an old tired heart does not bear it—in addition to the daily effort, the remorse—and I cannot get used to the idea of having left them there, suffering, oh what suffering. I know that certain tasks can only be accomplished this way, and I have the dearest friends here like you couldn’t imagine—the most faithful. I have understood the value of these weeks at the Convent, the work demands all of my attention—but . . . something stronger than all that haunts my thoughts: “You left everything.” [Even] if I were to face hardship here, everything is easy—and despite all that I have, my conscience is troubled and that is greater than any reason, even the serious, concrete [ones], that I have to pursue my work here. And I know this is all that one can do. See you soon, I hope. We will arrange something, because we must settle these parts once and for all (if that is even imaginable!). You told me nothing of Milène, of Sviétik, but I guess there is the world between you, and Théodore, harder again for you than for him! To Vera and to you, with all my affection, NB � Boulanger à Stravinsky Chicago, Illinois C/O Mrs. Arthur Sachs Ra Ben [sic] Farm Hope Ranch Park Santa Barbara Cal. Monsieur Igor Strawinsky 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood California 1[er ] août 1941 Cher Ami, Merci de votre lettre—je serai à Santa Barbara lundi, mais pour être au repos pendant au moins [dix] jours. Je viens de finir mes cours au Couvent, et…je n’ai pas le [sic] choix. Ce n’est rien, et cela n’a pas d’importance. Mais un vieux cœur fatigué ne supporte pas, en plus de l’effort journalier, les remords—et je ne peux me faire à l’idée de les avoir laissé là-bas, souffrant, quelle souffrance. Je sais, certains devoirs ne sont possibles qu’ainsi, et j’ai ici des amis, comme on n’en peut imaginer de plus chers—de plus fidèles. J’ai compris la valeur de ces semaines au Couvent, le travail demande toute mon activité—mais…quelque chose de plus fort que tout obsède ma pensée : « Tu as tout quitté ». Si je vivais ici de privations, mais tout est facile—et malgré tout ce que j’ai le trouble de ma conscience est plus grand que toutes les raisons, même sérieuses, réelles, que j’ai de poursuivre ma tache [sic] ici. Et je sais tou[t] ce qu’on peut faire. A bientôt, j’espère—nous arrangerons quelque chose—car il faut regler [sic] ce matériel une fois pour toutes (si cela est imaginable !) Vous ne me dîtes rien de Milène— de Sviétik—et je devine ce qu’est ce monde entre vous—et Theodore—plus dur encore pour vous que pour lui ! A Vera et à vous, en toute affection. NB � 1941 Author: Nadia Boulanger Igor Location: California Milène Nadia Location: California Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Soulima Stravinsky Sviétik Théodore Stravinsky Theodore Strawinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/7e3ccfb183504b89b6cf75bb84ec4d4c.pdf ddd3664aedb4a508e3a885926df8f97a https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/cc520fead0bbe79d824df90a2ee53886.pdf 027a03a03d87b9d6b75e598ee2cfe844 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 29 July 1941 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Igor Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 29 July 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Boulanger 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California July 29, 1941 Dear friend, I received your letter of June 29 in Mexico City and am just responding to you today with a couple of words to thank you for it. Reply quickly by return mail if you are coming here (or to Santa Barbara where Mrs. Bliss is waiting for you) since in that case it would be simpler to look at things concerning my symphony together and to make decisions face to face. It’s so complicated to correspond on such subjects. I am so grateful to you for taking care of this, thank you with all my heart! I am back from Mexico City with the two orch[estral] scores, mine and the grey one that I want to try to correct according to my own. Can you believe those idiots at the Associated Music Publishers sent (for some potential performances) a complete version of my symphony to London before they had received your corrections!!!!!! So I await your response doubly impatiently. I’m sorry to hear that you’re in a poor state of health and beg you to give me details, if only as an exception [to what you would usually do]. Is it your nerves, insomnia, or something bigger yet? I am very worried. I’ve just received a letter from Théodore who, the poor boy, was taken away by two policemen to a concentration camp close to Toulouse where he spent four horrible days dying of hunger, a result of measures taken by the government against all Russians without exception (Red or White), following the break in diplomatic relations with the Soviets. If it wasn’t for the Swiss Consul at Toulouse who acted as guarantor for my poor Théodore, he would still be imprisoned like the others. Such noble measures are taken, probably to please Hitler, against refugees deprived of all their rights. And [to think] Théodore offered his services to the French army at the beginning of the war! The other day in Mexico City someone asked if I was for Pétain or, like many French here, a “Degaullist,” I responded to them that I am “Disgueulsted.” Very affectionately yours, I. Stra � Stravinsky à Boulanger 1260 North Wetherly Drive Hollywood, California 29 juillet 1941 Chere amie, Votre lettre du 29 juin recue a Mexico et ne vous reponds qu’aujourd’hui quelques mots pour vous en remercier. Repondez-moi vite par retour du courrier si vous venez ici (ou a Santa Barbara ou Mme Bliss vous attend) puisque dans ce cas il serait plus simple de voir les choses qui concernent ma symphonie ensemble et de prendre des decisions de vive voix. C’est si complique de correspondre sur de pareils sujets. Je vous suis si reconnaissant de vous en occuper, merci de tout cœur ! Je suis revenu de Mexico avec les deux partitions d’orch., la mienne et la grise que je veux tachez [sic] de corriger d’apres la mienne. Immaginez-vous[sic] que ces idiots de l’Associated Music Publishers ont expedie a Londres (pour des executions eventuelles[sic]) un complet de ma symphonie avant qu’ils ayent [sic] recu vos corrections!!!!!! J’attends donc avec une double impatience votre reponse. Desole [sic] de vous savoir en mauvais etat de sante vous prie de me donner, ne serait-ce que par exception, des details. Est-ce que c’est les nerfs, l’insomnie ou des choses plus importantes encore ? Je suis tres inquiet. Viens de recevoir une lettre de Theodore qui, le pauvre, etait emmene par deux gendarmes dans un camp de concentration pres de Toulouse ou il a passe quatre affreuses journees crevant de faim resultat de mesure prise par le gouvernement contre tous les russes sans exception (rouges ou blancs) apres la rupture des relations diplomatiques avec les soviets . Si ce n’était le consul suisse a Toulouse qui s’est porte garant de mon pauvre Theodore ce dernier serait toujours emprisonne comme les autres. Nobles mesures prises, probablement pour faire plaisir a Hitler, contre des refugiers prives de tous les droits. Et dire que Theodore a offert au debut de la guerre ses services a l’armee francaise ! L’autre jour a Mexico quelqu’un m’avait demande si j’etais pour Petain ou comme beaucoup de francais [sic] ici « Degaullistes », je leur ai repondu que je suis Degueuliste. Tres affectueusement, Votre I. Stra � 1941 Author: Igor Stravinsky Henri Philippe Pétain Igor Location: California Mildred Woods Bliss Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Théodore Stravinsky Theodore Strawinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/1b026ffd22d8d23c033a49a4c7d39be7.pdf 46ec775a1974e33272fa6fa7b2d296ad https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/be3ad3b418d4ea2e095c4441f8ad91fd.pdf 385ee41a051936adf47e9ad493fc6517 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 12 June 1941 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Igor Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12 June 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Stravinsky to Boulanger June 12, 1941 Good Lord, my dear Nadia! Your letter deeply distressed me! A single thing remains constant— that is, your plan to come to Santa Barbara. So long as events don’t make you change your mind. With deepest affection, Your I Str. [P.S.] How is your arm? Have you been able to arrange your trip to Canada? [P.P.S] Warm wishes to Sister Edward, please. � Stravinsky à Boulanger 12 juin [19]41 Quel divine, ma pauvre Nadia ! Votre lettre m’a beaucoup affligé. Une seule chose constante— c’est votre projet de venir à Santa Barbara. Pourvu que les événements ne vous fassent pas [changer] l’idée. Je vous embrasse très affectueusement, Votre I. Str. [P.-S.] Comment vas [sic] la [sic] bras ? Avez[-]vous pu arrangé [sic] votre trip au Canada? [P.P.-S.] Mes fidèles pensées à Sister Edward, je vous prie. � 1941 Author: Igor Stravinsky Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Sister Edward Blackwell https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/5590d27ebae813699548ab19a1fc4dbf.pdf be1ce2335124389cee7275e428ab0e62 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/ed56e6aec88b4a22c176083b61a625a3.pdf 94cee1148c7d3fc3b252656a339d5e1b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 30 May 1941 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nadia Boulanger Subject The topic of the resource Igor Stravinsky Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Sacher Stiftung Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 30 May 1941 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge, Massachusetts Throwbridge 78–89 May 30, 1941 Dear Igor, Forgive my silence, but everything justifies it—first, the worrying preoccupation we all share, then the student who was to help me work for you was ill, and finally my arm has made writing very difficult all these past months (while falling I horribly bruised my muscles and my nerves are still very sore.) I only had one new score, the second one—and this makes the work more uncertain, because I have the feeling that I’m forgetting piles of details—moreover, I’ve had to accept, with much gratitude, to go teach at Sister Edward’s Convent where I’ll be from June 18 to June 26—going afterward to Santa Barbara (assuming this is still possible!) I would have to find the right score here with the already corrected parts, around the 15th or 20th of August (I have to go to Canada again for my visa to be changed to a Professor Visa) and I will do everything that is possible. But the truth is that new parts must be created, and this I cannot take on. The student who wanted to do it will not be here for months, unfortunately, and Barbara does not have the means to assume such work. Ultimately, I will do all that I can—if you knew how painful it is to write, you would understand why I’ve really not been able to do it. It is peculiar, I was convinced I wrote to you several weeks ago, when I spoke with you about the house, about this summer—was it actually a dream? I suddenly have doubts, and yet I can even remember what I told you. I don’t know myself, anymore! My love to both of you, NB [P.S.] I hope to give you the Ave Maria next week. But . . . so many promises have already been made to me that I don’t believe anything anymore—still, I have Noces, Apollon, Symphonie de psaumes, Sérénade, etc. . . . [P.P.S.] Am distressed. � Boulanger à Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge, Massachusetts Throwbridge 78-89 30 mai 1941 Cher Igor, Pardon de mon silence—mais tout l’excuse—d’abord l’état d’affreuse préoccupation où nous sommes tous, puis, la maladie de l’élève qui devait m’aider à travailler pour vous, enfin, un bras qu’a rendu écrire très difficile tous ces mois-ci (en tombant...horriblement froissé des muscles, et des nerfs encore très douloureux.) Je n’avais qu’un matériel neuf, la 2de partition—et cela rend le travail des plus douteux, car j’ai l’impression d’oublier des tas de détails—de plus, j’ai dû accepter, avec quelle gratitude, d’aller enseigner au Couvent de Sister Edward où je serai du 18 Juin [sic] au 26 Juillet [sic]—allant ensuite à Santa Barbara (en admettant que tout cela soit encore possible !) Il faudrait que je trouve la bonne partition ici avec le matériel déjà corrigé, vers le 15 ou 20 août (il faut encore aller au Canada pour que mon visa soit changé en Professor Visa) et je ferai tout ce qu’il est possible—mais la vérité c’est qu’il faudrait faire un matériel neuf—et cela je ne peux l’entreprendre—l’élève qui voulait le faire ne sera pas en étant[sic] d’ici des mois. Hélas, et Barbara n’a pas les moyens de se charger d’un tel travail. Enfin, je ferai tout ce que je pourrai— si vous saviez combien c’est pénible d’écrire, vous comprendriez pourquoi je n’ai vraiment pas pu le faire. C’est singulier, j’étais persuadée vous avoir écrit, il y a quelques semaines, quand je vous ai parlé de la maison, de cet été—est-ce vraiment un rêve ?—J’ai tout-à-coup des doutes—et pourtant, je croyais même me souvenir de ce que je vous disais. Je ne sais plus moi-même ! Je vous embrasse tous deux, avec la plus profonde affection. NB [P.-S.] J’espère vous offrir un Ave Maria la semaine prochaine. Mais…tant de promesses m’ont déjà été faites que je ne crois plus à rien –pourtant j’ai Noces, Apollon, Symphonie de psaumes, Sérénade, etc… [P.P.S] Affligée � 1941 Apollon Musagète Author: Nadia Boulanger Ave Maria Barbara Les Noces Nadia Location: Cambridge Massachusetts Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Serenade in A Symphonie De Psaumes Symphony of Psalms