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Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys
A Selected Correspondence
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Edited by:
Kimberly Francis
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English
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2018
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Published for the first time: a rich epistolary dialogue revealing one master teacher's power to shape the cultural canon and one great composer's desire to embed himself within historical narratives.
Nadia Boulanger and Igor Stravinsky began corresponding in 1929 when Stravinsky sought someone to supervise the musical education of his younger son, Soulima. Boulanger accepted the position and began what would prove to be a warmand lasting dialogue with the Stravinsky family. For fifty years, Boulanger exchanged letters with Igor Stravinsky. An additional 140 letters exist written to Boulanger from Stravinsky's immediate family: his wife Catherine, hismother Anna, and his sons Théodore and Soulima.
Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys: A Selected Correspondence makes available a rich selection from this many-sided dialogue. The letters are published here in English translation (most for the first time in their entirety or at all). The little-known French originals are available on the book's companion website. The letters allow us to follow the conversation shared between Boulanger andthe Stravinskys from 1929 until 1972, the year following Igor Stravinsky's death. Through the words they exchanged, we see Boulanger and Stravinsky transition from respectful colleagues to close friends to, finally, distant icons, with music serving always as a central topic. These letters are a testament to one master teacher's power to shape the cultural canon and one composer's desire to embed himself within historical narratives. Their words touch upon matters professional and personal, musical and social, with the overall narrative reflecting the turmoil of life during the twentieth century and the fragility of artists hoping to leave their mark on the modernist period.
Kimberly A. Francis is Associate Professor of Music at the University of Guelph, Canada.
Nadia Boulanger and Igor Stravinsky began corresponding in 1929 when Stravinsky sought someone to supervise the musical education of his younger son, Soulima. Boulanger accepted the position and began what would prove to be a warmand lasting dialogue with the Stravinsky family. For fifty years, Boulanger exchanged letters with Igor Stravinsky. An additional 140 letters exist written to Boulanger from Stravinsky's immediate family: his wife Catherine, hismother Anna, and his sons Théodore and Soulima.
Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys: A Selected Correspondence makes available a rich selection from this many-sided dialogue. The letters are published here in English translation (most for the first time in their entirety or at all). The little-known French originals are available on the book's companion website. The letters allow us to follow the conversation shared between Boulanger andthe Stravinskys from 1929 until 1972, the year following Igor Stravinsky's death. Through the words they exchanged, we see Boulanger and Stravinsky transition from respectful colleagues to close friends to, finally, distant icons, with music serving always as a central topic. These letters are a testament to one master teacher's power to shape the cultural canon and one composer's desire to embed himself within historical narratives. Their words touch upon matters professional and personal, musical and social, with the overall narrative reflecting the turmoil of life during the twentieth century and the fragility of artists hoping to leave their mark on the modernist period.
Kimberly A. Francis is Associate Professor of Music at the University of Guelph, Canada.
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Contributor: Kimberly Francis
KIMBERLY FRANCIS is an associate professor of music at the University of Guelph, Canada.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Acknowledgments
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Note on Companion Website
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Abbreviations
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Introduction
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1 October 1929–August 1938
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2 Toward America: January 1939–June 1940
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3 The American Years: November 1940–January 1946
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4 After the War: 1946–1951
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5 A Friendship Unravels: 1951–1956
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6 Old Friends: 1956–1972
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Bibliography
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Index
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January 30, 2024
eBook ISBN:
9781787441897
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University of Rochester Press
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Keywords for this book
Nadia Boulanger; Igor Stravinsky; Selected correspondence; music education; Stravinsky family; music history; composer correspondence; historical narratives; music conversation; music relationship; cultural icons; musical dialogue; modernist period; music legacy; music scholars; music researchers.
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For an expert adult audience, including professional development and academic research
