72 10 1009 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/f0fde014fd70852dd63c65bec20f454c.pdf 71d4ec50a91ae343b353f6adc4816e62 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/932e8d0c4d4eedf56d7b0bf21de3f874.pdf 6fb2cae05d1604740809fbed9f5c514b 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 2, 1 January 1940 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Théodore Stravinsky, Théodore Strawinsky 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 1 January 1940 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Théodore Strawinsky to Boulanger Le Mans January 1, 1940 Dear Mademoiselle, It’s already been two weeks since I ought to have answered your very kind letter that brought me once again an account of the pain we have suffered over the course of this past year that just came to a close. Telling you how much Denise and I are touched by your friendship is useless; you already know. Thank you with all my heart. As we enter 1940, let me offer you the greetings we all send one another, to which I add much more personal wishes for you, for your health, and for your very precious work. Allow me, dear Mademoiselle, to send you my love and my deepest and most faithful friendship, Théodore � Théodore Strawinsky à Boulanger Le Mans 1er janv. 1940 Chère Mademoiselle, Il y a déjà quinze jours que j’aurais dû répondre à votre si bonne lettre qui m’a apporté une fois de plus le témoignage de la part que prenez aux douleurs [sic] qui nous ont éprouvé [sic] au cours de l’année qui vient de s’écouler. Vous dire combien Denise et moi nous sommes sensibles à votre amitié est inutile ; vous le savez. Merci de tout mon cœur. Permettez-moi de vous apporter, au seuil de 1940, les vœux que chacun de nous forme pour tous et auxquels je jouis des souhaits plus personnels pour vous, pour votre santé, pour votre travail si précieux. Permettez-moi de vous embrasser, chère Mademoiselle, et croyez à ma plus profonde et fidèle amitié. Théodore � 1940 Author: Théodore Stravinsky Denise Stravinsky Denise Strawinsky Location: Le Mans Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Théodore Stravinsky Theodore Strawinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/a93b81d894459de1b3c83a56fc4c7f55.pdf d73adf44afecaa00532adea4b35ceb76 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/a08ee486a7ab8f173dbf082e793ec4c1.pdf 055fd86ff8057c5fd268a5cf1ce60083 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, 21 December 1939 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 Bibliothèque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 21 December 1939 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Soulima Stravinsky to Boulanger Cosne December 21, 1939 My dear Mademoiselle, I knew that you would be with us on this day of cruel and tender memory. You understand that on this sorrowful anniversary I have felt an infinite affection and it is through this feeling that we are connected to one another. To tell you that I am unhappy wouldn’t be the truth. I’ve settled quickly, I will even say instantly, to this difficult life that I didn’t know before. It’s a curious thing—it makes you discover certain neglected feelings, unexpected reactions. Good health sustains me, without which I doubt I could do the harder exercises. My superiors are attentive and intelligent, which is so important. So, I cannot complain about anything and I thank God for that. As always, with affectionate thoughts and a faithful heart, I am with you more than ever Dear Mademoiselle. I am fondly, Your Sviétik [P.S.] You would give me such pleasure by sending me a book. Thank you a thousand times for having suggested it to me. � Soulima Stravinsky à Boulanger Cosne le 21 décembre 1939 Très chère Mademoiselle, Je savais que vous étiez avec nous ce jour de triste et si tendre mémoire. Vous me comprenez, j’ai senti dans ce douloureux anniversaire une tendresse infinie et c’est à ce sentiment que nous nous attachons. Vous dire que je suis malheureux ne serait pas la vérité. Je me suis fait très vite, je dirai même tout de suite à cette vie dure que je ne connaissais pas encore. Chose curieuse—elle vous fait découvrir une quantité de sentiments ignorés, des réactions inattendues. La santé très bonne me fait supporter sans que je m’en doute des exercices les plus durs. Mes chefs sont attentifs et intelligents ce qui est si important. Je ne puis donc me plaindre de rien et me rend grâces à Dieu. Toujours en pensées affectueuses et de cœur fidèle avec vous plus que jamais, je vous embrasse, chère Mademoiselle, Votre Sviétik, [P.-S.] En m’envoyant un livre vous me ferez si plaisir. Merci mille fois de ma l’avoir proposé. � 1939 Author: Soulima Stravinsky Location: Cosne Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Soulima Stravinsky Sviétik 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/9759410ce8b48dda32654d8840e052f1.pdf 6a1ab00908f86dd680f978b2f952ab15 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/b8435fe0195fa5486bb6482e50e92548.pdf c7a6e97f44fa63b7a40c9e7fc98b37e2 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 2, 4 July 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 4 July 1939 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter 1939 Author: Nadia Boulanger Recipient: Igor Stravinsky Richard Bouwens Richard Copley https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/8fc4711c5e03fba59afbeeb2cc035b97.pdf c6881a460ba3110edc21b544d3136bba https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/eba56b3c2f0d141844ea2e6262190f39.pdf b5230a3de4591f20e53c757c3cf10563 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, 4 June 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 4 June 1939 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter 1939 Author: Nadia Boulanger Chicago Denise Stravinsky Denise Strawinsky Igor Location: Sancellemoz Nadia Location: Cambridge Massachusetts Normandy Recipient: Igor Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/9ecf4e600669e3feda2abbaf85076c34.pdf b234c32b4e36486062e58a89d7cc1f59 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/02118f915cd1ecd1c6688079743eddc4.pdf c9769459b7a04d440543e3536b4123ab 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, 6 April 1939 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Denise Stravinsky, Denise Strawinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothèque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 6 April 1939 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Denise Strawinsky to Boulanger Sancellemoz Haute Savoie April 6, 1939 Dear Mademoiselle, My father-in-law thanks you very much for your letter of March 15, and you can just imagine how happy he was at the news that everything is ready concerning the Symphony and again he thanks you very warmly for all the trouble you have taken and for all the effort you have put into it. He is still waiting impatiently for Mrs. Bliss’s letter, which has not yet arrived. I am very happy to be able to give you better news about my father-in-law today. I would not hide from you that, after arriving here, following the painful misfortunes we have had, we were a bit frightened to learn of his illness, because the doctor has not hidden from us that he foresaw the possibility of an operation (either for a pneumothorax or a more serious procedure) if he did not see rapid progress and then just today (we go to the clinic every week for X-rays). Today, the doctor saw that the sick lung has cleared up and that he has gained 1.2 kg since our arrival here, which is an excellent sign. It was hugely important for the doctor to see his natural resistance and defenses. All of this has given us great confidence and allowed us to consider the future with greater clarity. My father-in-law thus thinks he will be able to do his American tour, leaving here in the first half of January. There is one point that needs clarifying. I have therefore written to Dushkin asking him to find out what has become of the Copley agency that took over my father-in-law’s interests. Dear Mademoiselle, my father-in-law would like to write you personally to tell you again how grateful he was for all you have done, but he spends these days in bed, resting as much as possible. One day soon, when he is able to resume his normal work, he will write to you. With deepest and most respectful friendship, Denise Strawinsky. � Denise Strawinsky à Boulanger Sancellemoz Haute Savoie jeudi 6 avril 1939 Chère Mademoiselle, Mon beau-père vous remercie beaucoup pour votre lettre du 15 mars, et vous pouvez penser combien il a été heureux à la nouvelle que tout est fait au sujet de la Symphonie et il vous remercie encore très chaleureusement de toute la peine que vous avez prise et de tout le cœur que vous y avez mis. Il attend avec beaucoup d’impatience la lettre promise de madame Bliss qui n’est toujours pas arrivée. Je suis très heureuse de pouvoir aujourd’hui vous donner de meilleurs [sic] nouvelles de mon beau-père, je ne vous cacherais pas qu’en arrivant ici, après les pénibles malheurs que nous avons eu[s], nous avons été un peu effrayées du mal que [l’]on lui a découvert, car le docteur ne nous a pas caché qu’il entrevoyait la possibilité d’une intervention (soit un pneumothorax soit même une intervention plus grave) s’il ne voyait pas de progrès rapides et voila [sic] qu’aujourd’hui (nous passons toutes les semaines au servis médical pour être vu à la scopie), le [poumon malade s’est nettement éclairsi [sic] et il a repris 1kg.200—depuis notre arrivée ici, ce qui est un indice excellent. C’est vous le pensez bien d’une importance capitale pour le docteur de voir sa resistance [sic] et sa défense.] docteur, en le passant à la respire, a vu que le poumon malade s’est nettement éclairé et lui-même a repris 1kg 200 depuis notre arrivée ici ce qui est un indice excellent—C’était d’une importance capitale pour le docteur de voir sa résistance et sa défense naturelle. Tout ceci nous a donné une grande confiance et nous a permis d’envisager avec plus de carté [sic] l’avenir. Mon beau-père pense donc pouvoir faire sa tournée en Amerique [sic], partir d’ici [1ere] moitié janvier. Il y a un point qu’il faut qu’il éclaircisse. J’ai d’ailleurs écrit à Dushkine [sic] lui demandant de le faire. C’est de savoir qu’est devenu l’agence Copley qui a pris en mains les intérêts de mon beau père. Chère Mademoiselle mon beau-père voulait vous écrire personnellement pour vous dire encore combien il vous était reconnaissant pour tout ce que vous avez fait, mais tous ces jours il passe encore son temps au lit pour se reposer complètement, un de ces tous prochains jours, dès qu’il reprendra son travail normalement il vous écrira. Je vous demande de croire, chère Mademoiselle, à ma très respectueuse et profonde sympathie. Denise Strawinsky. � 1939 Author: Denise Stravinsky Denise Strawinsky Location: Sancellemoz Mildred Woods Bliss Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Richard Copley Samuel Dushkin https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/df6ca12d95a6db2d01a34d29f78d89dc.pdf f3d1ee054287081852c5c002e3b92af0 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/c3a84483e3dc83af895ee293d66bc1c4.pdf 02888fd4772a2a277312875d91fa08ad 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, 11 May 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 11 May 1939 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Igor Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge, Mass Mr. Igor Stravinsky Sancellemoz Haute Savoie France XIV May 11, 1939 Dear, Dear Friend, I cannot tell you the feeling here now that it is known that you’re coming. For me, it is a thing of momentous importance, because I know what you will do for them, and more important, because I know you will have peace in which to work—this is in the foundation’s program. This is why, I tell you, I had such a desire to see you be next year’s “Norton’s Lecturer.” I live in such a rush that I don’t even dare to speak to you. This is not good, but I am always thinking of you. The business with Chicago still isn’t sorted out after everything seemed arranged. But I’m going to Washington next week before leaving for the West to have, finally, a definitive resolution. The forced departure of Mrs. Carpenter seems to have called everything into question, it is really disappointing. Know at least that I will do everything so that things turn out for the best. Sorry! Fondly, I am your Nadia B � Boulanger à Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge, Mass Monsieur Igor Stravinsky Sancellemoz Hte Savoie France XIV 11 mai 1939 Cher, Cher Ami, Je ne peux vous dire le sentiment ressenti ici en apprenant votre venue. Pour moi, c’est quelque chose d’une importance capitale, car je sais ce que vous ferez pour eux, et surtout la paix que vous aurez pour travailler, ce qui entre dans le programme de la fondation. C’est vous dire pourquoi j’avais un tel désir de vous voir être le « Norton’s Lecturer » de l’année prochaine. Je vis dans une telle hâte, que je n’ose même pas vous parler. Ce n’est pas bien, aussi, mais je pense à vous, sans cesse. Les histoires Chicago ne sont pas encore en ordre après que tout semblait arrangé. Mais je vais à Washington la semaine prochaine avant de partir pour l’Ouest, afin d’avoir enfin une solution définitive. Le départ forcé de Mrs. Carpenter semble avoir remis tout en question, c’est vraiment décevant. Sachez du moins que je ferai tout pour que les choses s’arrangent au mieux de vos interets [sic]. Pardon! [pour une bavure] Je vous embrasse et suis votre, Nadia B � 1939 Author: Nadia Boulanger Charles Eliot Norton Chair of Poetry Ellen Carpenter Igor Location: Sancellemoz Massachusetts Nadia Location: Cambridge Recipient: Igor Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/c10302e45598b035c9afb0516bdfa609.pdf cf92abe16c357e3c4a3cea1101cf87c9 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/6ba6fa26fd7f95a1c0186c68bd24150e.pdf c7a0378147100336841bd6d6008934bf 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, 12 April 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 12 April 1939 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Boulanger to Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge Mr. Igor Strawinsky Sancellemoz Haute Savoie France April 12, 1939 I think of you every hour of the day and am saddened not to be able to prove it to you even a little bit. Denise wrote me the most moving and tender letter you could imagine. Thank her for me. What a heart she has! These words are improper, and I cannot say anything to you. But every day I understand your importance a little more, and I pray to God that you understand it, too. Perhaps you will find the courage to fight on. But . . . I know, and I know that time cannot heal such wounds. However, it seems to me that the memory of Catherine, her dear soul, will remain around you. Like a blessing, without a word, I would like to comfort you and cry with you. Time now moves so terribly slowly with work and wears on my heart, but I will be there in July. Then I will come to you. To have succeeded with the Harvard plan would have been a joy—maybe next year! May God give you strength—we are all praying so fervently for you, and I remain connected to you by the deepest sentiments of which I am capable, Your NB � Boulanger à Stravinsky Gerry’s Landing Cambridge Monsieur Igor Strawinsky Sancellemoz Haute Savoie France 12 avril 1939 Je pense à vous à chaque heure de la journée et suis malheureuse de ne pouvoir pas même vous le prouver un peu. Denise m’a écrit la plus émouvante et tendre lettre que je puisse imaginer. Remerciez-la pour moi quel cœur elle a ! Ces mots sont gauches, et je ne peux rien vous dire. Mais je conçois chaque jour un peu plus votre importance, et je prie Dieu de vous la faire mesurer. Vous trouverez peut-être alors le courage de lutter. Mais…Je sais, et je sais que le temps ne ferme pas de telles blessures. Pourtant, il me semble que le souvenir de Catherine, la chère âme, demeure autour de vous. Comme une bénédiction—que je voudrais, sans mot dire, vous embrasser, et pleurer près de vous. Ce temps qui, pour le travail, fait si terriblement, est si long pour le cœur, mais je serai là, en Juillet [sic], je viendrai alors. Avoir réussi la combinaison Harvard avait été une joie—peut-être l’année prochaine ! Que Dieu vous soutienne—nous prions tous, avec tant de ferveur, et je vous demeure attachée par les plus profonds sentiments que je puisse éprouver. Votre NB � 1939 Author: Nadia Boulanger Denise Stravinsky Denise Strawinsky Igor Location: Sancellemoz Massachusetts Nadia Location: Cambridge Recipient: Igor Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/20df7465157ac0d6a6f9b7819b870a07.pdf f2d252c3ee2259e5a15231eae1f38d8b https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/cb4d559e257ddb2abf1ab41550b1ea64.pdf 7ebec194be0ecee3d50a70eb241835f3 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, 23 March 1939 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Denise Stravinsky, Denise Strawinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothèque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 23 March 1939 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Denise Strawinsky to Boulanger Sancellemoz Haute-Savoie France March 23, 1939 Dear Mademoiselle, If I dare write to you it is because my father-in-law, who has been horribly taxed by the terrible misfortune that just befell us, is not in a state to be able to write and has asked me to do so in his place and to tell you how deeply he was touched by your letter. We have just settled in in Sancellemoz, because, unfortunately, my father-in-law, given his generally weakened state caused by the dreadful days he had just endured, had another pulmonary embolism, like the one he had two years ago in America. The doctors said he needed to treat it most seriously, and to be rested and well [he must] submit to this isolation. He has therefore moved his headquarters here, where he can work in the greatest tranquility without the thousand worries and preoccupations there are in the city—He will promote his European tours from here. As for my sister-in-law, Milène and myself, we both greatly needed rest and have come to live close to him. Théodore is also with us. Now he is in the best condition for his work. Just think, dear Mademoiselle, how hard it was to cut the family in two, but there was no other solution. So Nini stayed in Paris with his grandmother and Madubo. They are understood to be leaving the Faubourg apartment which is linked to too many dreadful memories (and would also be too expensive). All three of them are going to go live in our small apartment on rue Antoine Chantin. My father-in-law finds himself forced to abandon his American tour for next December, even though this has resulted in many weighty concerns for him, but this time it is necessary that he follow the doctor’s orders completely in order to recover fully. I know how precious your time is but I also know how happy my father-in-law would be to have news from you, if that were possible, and I ask you to believe, Dear Mademoiselle, in my deepest and most respectful affection, Denise Strawinsky. P.S. As a matter of course, as far as Durkheim’s concerned, to whom I have just written, my father-in-law is not telling anyone he is obligated to take a restorative break . . . � Denise Strawinsky à Boulanger Sancellemoz Haute-Savoie France 23 mars [19]39 Chère Mademoiselle, Si je me permets de vous écrire c’est que mon beau-père, qui a été affreusement éprouvé par le terrible malheur qui vient de nous arriver, n’est pas en état de pouvoir écrire et m’a demandé de le faire à sa place et de vous dire combien il a été profondément touché de votre lettre. Nous venons de nous installer à Sancellemoz, car hélas, mon beau-père a eu un nouvel accident pulmonaire, comme celui qu’il a eu il y a deux ans en Amerique [sic], étant donné son état général affaibli, par les atroces jours qu’il vient de passer. Les médecins ont dit qu’il fallait prendre la chose avec le plus grand sérieux pour arriver avec la repos et le bon air, à envoyer complètement cette isolation. Il a donc forcé son centre d’attache ici où il peut travailler dans la plus grande tranquillité sans les milles soucis et préoccupations qu’il y a en ville—D’ici il rayonnera pour ses tournées Européennes. Quant à ma belle-sœur Milène et à moi nous avions toutes deux grand besoin de repos et sommes venues vivre ici près de lui, Theodore est aussi avec nous. Or il est dans les meilleures conditions pour son travail. Vous pouvez penser, chère Mademoiselle, combien il a été dur de couper la famille en deux, mais il n’y avait pas d’autre solution. Nini est donc resté à Paris avec sa grand- mère et Mademoiselle, ils ont bien entendu quitter l’appartement du Faubourg où trop d’atroces souvenirs sont liés [et les frais en seraient aussi beaucoup trop considerables]. Ils vont aller vivre tous trois dans notre petit appartement avec Antoine Chantin. Mon beau-père se voit dans l’obligation de renoncer à sa tournée en Amerique [sic] pour décembre prochain, bien que cela entraine [sic] de très lourds soucis pour lui, mais il faut cette fois-ci qu’il suive entièrement les prescriptions du médecin pour arriver à un rétablissement absolu. Je sais combien votre temps est précieux mais je sais aussi combien mon beau-père serait heureux d’avoir de vos nouvelles [si cela est possible] et je vous demande de croire, chère Mademoiselle, à ma très respectueuse et profonde sympathie. Denise Strawinsky. P.S. Bien entendu, à part Durkheim, à qui je viens d’écrire, mon beau-père ne dit absolument à personne qu’il est obligé de ce [repos] séjour… � 1939 Author: Denise Stravinsky Denise Stravinsky Denise Strawinsky Durkheim Location: Sancellemoz Madubo Milène Stravinsky Mina Svitalski Nini Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Soulima Stravinsky Théodore Stravinsky Theodore Strawinsky