I congratulate
you indeed on such a
large achievement. It seems
to me miraculous to
have accomplished so much
in so short a time. The
well-tempered clavichord alone is in itself a master
fulfillment of highest
value. How proud your
wife must be!
Perhaps your
exile is a "blessing in
disguise", as we say –
(certainly well-disguised. For,
it is true –!) It will
bear much fruit for the
I congratulate
you indeed on such a
large achievement. It seems
to me miraculous to
have accomplished so much
in so short a time. The
well-tempered clavichordalone is in itself a master
fulfillment of highest
value. How proud your
wife must be!
Perhaps your
exile is a "blessing in
disguise", as we say –
(certainly well-disguised. For,
it is true –!) It will
bear much fruit for the
world of art which is
being so savagely denuded
of its treasures in these
days – so many artists
killed, wounded, so much
wiped out in this universal
sacrifice of human
energy.
Now, – can you
not "forget war & exile"
in company with the Curtis
family, if you cured fear
yourself away from such
absorbing & valuable
work for a few short hours?
Could not you & your wife
come down here to the sea
(40 minutes, from the Pennsylvania
station –) some afternoon,
& have a quiet family
meal with us? There are
returning trains in the
evening at nearly every
hour – I would meet you
at the station, of course.
Perhaps the boys would like
to come too, and have a
swim in the sea? – You
know we are very simple
folk, & we cant give you
an elaborate, Parisian
repast of the Byrue –
Beaux-Arts type, such
as I enjoyed with you –
[when, by the way, you asked
Mr Byrue if his very
expensive guinea-hen
was pork!!] which I have
never forgotten –] But
we can give you more
chicken than ham, &
more ham than chicken,
and certainly a very
warm welcome.
I shall be
in New York one day next
week, & will telephone your
wife to see if & when
you could come. Of course,
if you can not leave your
work, then I shall understand – for indeed that
is the important thing &
must not be interrupted.
With my love
to your wife, and best
wishes for all the new
compositions (which Keen & I
look forward to heaving,
so may Klien!)
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July 2nd
<lb/>1915
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Wave Crest
<lb/>Far Rockaway
<lb/><placeNamekey="E0500031">New York</placeName>.
</dateline><salute>Dear <rskey="E0300017">friend & master</rs>. –</salute></opener><p>
I congratulate
<lb/>you indeed on such a
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<lb/>to me miraculous to
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<lb/>in so short a time. <titlekey="E0400433">The
<lb/>well-tempered clavichord</title><lb/><hirend="underline">alone</hi> is in itself a master
<lb/>fulfillment of highest
<lb/>value. How proud <rskey="E0300059">your
<lb/>wife</rs> must be!
</p><ptype="pre-split">
Perhaps your
<lb/>exile is a "blessing in
<lb/>disguise", as we say –
<lb/>(certainly well-disguised. For,
<lb/>it is true –!) It will
<lb/>bear much fruit for the
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world of art which is
being so savagely denuded
of its treasures in these
days – so many artists
killed, wounded, so much
wiped out in this universal
sacrifice of human
energy.
Now, – can you
not "forget war & exile"
in company with the Curtis
family, if you cured fear
yourself away from such
absorbing & valuable
work for a few short hours?
Could not you & your wife
come down here to the sea
(40 minutes, from the Pennsylvania
station –) some afternoon,
& have a quiet family
meal with us? There are
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world of art which is
<lb/>being so savagely denuded
<lb/>of its treasures in these
<lb/>days – so many artists
<lb/>killed, wounded, so much
<lb/>wiped out in this universal
<lb/>sacrifice of human
<lb/>energy.
</p><p>
Now, – can you
<lb/>not "forget war & exile"
<lb/>in company with the <rstype="persons"key="E0300818">Curtis
<lb/>family</rs>, if you cured fear
<lb/>yourself away from such
<lb/>absorbing & valuable
<lb/>work for a few short hours?
</p><ptype="pre-split">
Could not you & your wife
<lb/>come down here to the sea
<lb/>(40 minutes, from the Pennsylvania
<lb/>station –) some afternoon,
<lb/>& have a quiet family
<lb/>meal with us? There are
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returning trains in the
evening at nearly every
hour – I would meet you
at the station, of course.
Perhaps the boys would like
to come too, and have a
swim in the sea? – You
know we are very simple
folk, & we cant give you
an elaborate, Parisian repast of the Byrue –
Beaux-Arts type, such
as I enjoyed with you –
[when, by the way, you asked
Mr Byrue if his very expensive guinea-hen
was pork!!] which I have
never forgotten –] But
we can give you more
chicken than ham, &
more ham than chicken,
<divxmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"type="split"><ptype="split">
returning trains in the
<lb/>evening at nearly every
<lb/>hour – I would meet you
<lb/>at the station, of course.
<lb/>Perhaps <rstype="persons"key="E0300060 E0300153">the boys</rs> would like
<lb/>to come too, and have a
<lb/>swim in the sea? – You
<lb/>know we are very simple
<lb/>folk, & we cant give you
<lb/>an elaborate, <placeNamekey="E0500012">Parisian</placeName><lb/>repast of the Byrue –
<lb/>Beaux-Arts type, such
<lb/>as I enjoyed with you –
<lb/>[when, by the way, you asked
<lb/>Mr Byrue if his <hirend="underline">very</hi><lb/>expensive guinea-hen
<lb/>was <hirend="underline-2">pork</hi>!!] which I have
<lb/>never forgotten –] But
<lb/>we can give you more
<lb/>chicken than ham, &
<lb/>more ham than chicken,
</p></div>
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and certainly a very
warm welcome.
I shall be
in New York one day next
week, & will telephone your
wife to see if & when you could come. Of course,
if you can not leave your
work, then I shall under- stand – for indeed that
is the important thing &
must not be interrupted.
With my love
to your wife, and best
wishes for all the new
compositions (which Keen & I
look forward to heaving,
so may Klien!)
<divxmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"type="split"><ptype="split">
and <hirend="underline">certainly</hi> a very
<lb/>warm welcome.
</p><p>
I shall be
<lb/>in <placeNamekey="E0500031">New York</placeName> one day next
<lb/>week, & will telephone <rskey="E0300059">your
<lb/>wife</rs> to see if & <hirend="underline">when</hi><lb/>you could come. Of course,
<lb/>if you can not leave your
<lb/>work, then I shall under
<lbbreak="no"type="automated"/>stand – for indeed that
<lb/>is the important thing &
<lb/>must not be interrupted.
</p><p>
With my love
<lb/>to <rskey="E0300059">your wife</rs>, and best
<lb/>wishes for all the new
<lb/>compositions (which <hirend="underline">Keen</hi> & I
<lb/>look forward to heaving,
<lb/>so may Klien!)
</p><closer><salute>
Your faithful
<lb/>friend
</salute><signed><persNamekey="E0300818">Natalie Curtis</persName></signed></closer></div>
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Brief von Natalie Curtis an Ferruccio Busoni (New York, 2. Juli 1915), bearbeitet von Steffen Astheimer, in: Briefwechsel Ferruccio Busoni – Natalie Curtis, hrsg. von Christian Schaper und Ullrich Scheideler, Berlin: Institut für Musikwissenschaft und Medienwissenschaft der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, April 2023: Institut für Musikwissenschaft und Medienwissenschaft der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, https://busoni-nachlass.org/D0101917 (25. April 2023: in Bearbeitung)
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July 2nd
<lb/>1915
</date>
Wave Crest
<lb/>Far Rockaway
<lb/><placeNamekey="E0500031">New York</placeName>.
</dateline><salute>Dear <rskey="E0300017">friend & master</rs>. –</salute></opener><p>
I congratulate
<lb/>you indeed on such a
<lb/><rskey="E0400397">large achievement</rs>. It seems
<lb/>to me miraculous to
<lb/>have accomplished so much
<lb/>in so short a time. <titlekey="E0400433">The
<lb/>well-tempered clavichord</title><lb/><hirend="underline">alone</hi> is in itself a master
<lb/>fulfillment of highest
<lb/>value. How proud <rskey="E0300059">your
<lb/>wife</rs> must be!
</p><p>
Perhaps your
<lb/>exile is a "blessing in
<lb/>disguise", as we say –
<lb/>(certainly well-disguised. For,
<lb/>it is true –!) It will
<lb/>bear much fruit for the
<pbn="2"/>
world of art which is
<lb/>being so savagely denuded
<lb/>of its treasures in these
<lb/>days – so many artists
<lb/>killed, wounded, so much
<lb/>wiped out in this universal
<lb/>sacrifice of human
<lb/>energy.
</p><p>
Now, – can you
<lb/>not "forget war & exile"
<lb/>in company with the <rstype="persons"key="E0300818">Curtis
<lb/>family</rs>, if you cured fear
<lb/>yourself away from such
<lb/>absorbing & valuable
<lb/>work for a few short hours?
</p><p>
Could not you & your wife
<lb/>come down here to the sea
<lb/>(40 minutes, from the Pennsylvania
<lb/>station –) some afternoon,
<lb/>& have a quiet family
<lb/>meal with us? There are
<pbn="3"/>
returning trains in the
<lb/>evening at nearly every
<lb/>hour – I would meet you
<lb/>at the station, of course.
<lb/>Perhaps <rstype="persons"key="E0300060 E0300153">the boys</rs> would like
<lb/>to come too, and have a
<lb/>swim in the sea? – You
<lb/>know we are very simple
<lb/>folk, & we cant give you
<lb/>an elaborate, <placeNamekey="E0500012">Parisian</placeName><lb/>repast of the Byrue –
<lb/>Beaux-Arts type, such
<lb/>as I enjoyed with you –
<lb/>[when, by the way, you asked
<lb/>Mr Byrue if his <hirend="underline">very</hi><lb/>expensive guinea-hen
<lb/>was <hirend="underline-2">pork</hi>!!] which I have
<lb/>never forgotten –] But
<lb/>we can give you more
<lb/>chicken than ham, &
<lb/>more ham than chicken,
<pbn="4"/>
and <hirend="underline">certainly</hi> a very
<lb/>warm welcome.
</p><p>
I shall be
<lb/>in <placeNamekey="E0500031">New York</placeName> one day next
<lb/>week, & will telephone <rskey="E0300059">your
<lb/>wife</rs> to see if & <hirend="underline">when</hi><lb/>you could come. Of course,
<lb/>if you can not leave your
<lb/>work, then I shall under
<lbbreak="no"type="automated"/>stand – for indeed that
<lb/>is the important thing &
<lb/>must not be interrupted.
</p><p>
With my love
<lb/>to <rskey="E0300059">your wife</rs>, and best
<lb/>wishes for all the new
<lb/>compositions (which <hirend="underline">Keen</hi> & I
<lb/>look forward to heaving,
<lb/>so may Klien!)
</p><closer><salute>
Your faithful
<lb/>friend
</salute><signed><persNamekey="E0300818">Natalie Curtis</persName></signed></closer><pbn="5"/><pbn="6"/><pbn="7"/><pbn="8"/></div></body></text></TEI>