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Far Rockaway/N.Y. · zwischen Mai und September 1915

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Mus.ep. N. Curtis 15 (Busoni-Nachl. B II)
Mus.Nachl. F. Busoni B II, 1362
1915[1]

Dear Master,—
Yes, the
announcement of the
Inn was offered as
bait. But I see it
in poor fishing where
you are concerned at
present! However, the
Curtis family does not
live at the Inn, but
in it's own cottage where
I have lived ever since
I can remember (and
before! – having first
come here at the ripe[Deutsche
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Berlin]

Dear Master,—

Yes, the announcement of the Inn was offered as bait. But I see it in poor fishing where you are concerned at present! However, the Curtis family does not live at the Inn, but in it's own cottage where I have lived ever since I can remember (and before! – having first come here at the ripe age of 6 months!) But during the winter the Inn was put-up nect door to us. When it gets too hot for human endurance in N.Y. you might like to try a cool seabreeze.

– Meanwhile, if I would not interrupt you, I will stop in & see you for a moment some day in N.Y. where I have to go for some reading of the Public Library – I meant to go last week, but did not get away, having so much to do here first.

I hope that you and your dear wife are well & have not felt the heat too much. I wish that our 90.000.000 were more what you desire in the way of sympathy & interest -

I am glad, nonetheless, to think that you are safe, your family intact, no partings, no separations, no tragedies such as fall to the lot of so many innocent & non-belligerent mortals in these terrible days. I met an obscure Canadian physician not long ago, who had never been abroad, & had no European affiliations of any Kind. He had lost both sons in that stand that the Canadian troops made near Ypres, & his wife + daughter, who went to bring back the bodies of the boys, were drowned on the Lusitania! – Yes, I am thankful, dear Master, that you & your wife & children are all safe, even though in an alien land!

I am most keenly interested in what you tell me of the new world, & wish that i could hear it.

The song, by the way, (beaden-hoofed) is a Buffalo-dance Song. I wish that I could do something real to help make the summer more endurable to you & yours. Sending a few songs is very little – if there ever is anything more definite, please count on my friendship.

With my love to your dear wife, Affectionately yours,

Natalie Curtis

                                                                
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B II, 1362
2 age of 6 months!)
But during the
winter the Inn was
put-up nect door to
us. When it gets
too hot for human
endurance in N.Y.
you might like to
try a cool sea-
breeze.

– Meanwhile,
if I would not inter-
rupt you, I will stop
in & see you for a
moment some day
in N.Y. where I have
to go for some reading[Deutsche
Staatsbibliothek
Berlin]

                                                                
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B II, 1362
3 of the Public Library
– I meant to go
last week, but did not
get away, having so
much to do here first.

I hope that you
and your dear wife
are well & have
not felt the heat
too much. I wish
that our 90.000.000
were more what you
desire in the way of
sympathy & interest -

I am glad, nonetheless,
to think that you[Deutsche
Staatsbibliothek
Berlin]

                                                                
<div xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" type="split"><p type="split"> <note type="shelfmark" place="top-left" resp="#archive">B II, 1362</note> <note type="foliation" place="top-center" resp="#major_hand">3</note> of the Public Library <lb/>– I meant to go <lb/>last week, but did not <lb/>get away, having so <lb/>much to do here first. </p> <p rend="indent-first">I hope that you <lb/>and <rs key="E0300059">your dear wife</rs> <lb/>are well &amp; have <lb/>not felt the heat <lb/>too much. I wish <lb/>that our 90.000.000 <lb/>were more what you <lb/>desire in the way of <lb/>sympathy &amp; interest - </p> <p type="pre-split">I am glad, nonetheless, <lb/>to think that you <note type="stamp" place="bottom-center" resp="#dsb_st_red"><stamp rend="round border align(center) small"><supplied reason="illegible">Deutsche<lb/>Staatsbibliothek<lb/><placeName key="E0500029"><hi rend="spaced-out">Berlin</hi></placeName></supplied></stamp></note> </p></div>
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B II, 1362
4 are safe, your family
intact, no partings,
no separations, no
tragedies such as
fall to the lot of
so many innocent
& non-belligerent
mortals in these
terrible days. I met
an obscure Canadian
physician not long
ago, who had never
been abroad, & had
no European affiliations
of any Kind. He had
lost both sons in[Deutsche
Staatsbibliothek
Berlin]

                                                                
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B II, 1362
5, that stand that the
Canadian troops made
near Ypres, & his
wife + daughter, who
went to bring back
the bodies of the
boys, were drowned
on the Lusitania! –
Yes, I am thankful,
dear Master, that you
& your wife & children
are all safe, even
though in an alien
land
!

I am most
keenly interested in
what you tell me[Deutsche
Staatsbibliothek
Berlin]

                                                                
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B II, 1362
[6] of the new world, &
wish that i could
hear it.

The song, by
the way, (beaden-hoofed)
is a Buffalo-dance
Song. I wish that I
could do something
real
to help make
the summer more
endurable to you &
yours. Sending a few
songs is very little –
if there ever is anything
more definite, please
count on my friend-
ship.


[am linken Rand, längs:]

With my love to your dear wife,
Affectionately yours,

Natalie Curtis

[Deutsche
Staatsbibliothek
Berlin]
                                                                
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Überlieferung
Deutschland | Berlin | Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin · Preußischer Kulturbesitz | Musikabteilung mit Mendelssohn-Archiv | Nachlass Ferruccio Busoni | Mus.Nachl. F. Busoni B II, 1362 | olim: Mus.ep. N. Curtis 15 |

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Zustand
Der Brief ist gut erhalten.
Umfang
6 Blatt, 6 beschriebene Seiten
Kollation
Seitenfolge: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
Hände/Stempel
  • Hand des Absenders Natalie Curtis, Brieftext in schwarzer Tinte, in lateinischer Schreibschrift
  • Hand des Archivars, der mit Bleistift die Signaturen eingetragen, eine Foliierung vorgenommen und das Briefdatum ergänzt hat
  • Hand des Archivars, der die Zuordnung innerhalb des Busoni-Nachlasses mit Rotstift vorgenommen hat
  • Bibliotheksstempel (rote Tinte)
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Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin · Preußischer Kulturbesitz: 123456789101112

Zusammenfassung
Curtis versucht Busoni zu einem Besuch zu sich zu locken; möchte ihn bei Gelegenheit in New York besuchen; beklagt Kriegsschicksale und die städtische Sommerhitze; erwähnt einen „Buffalo-dance Song“.
Incipit
Yes, the announcement of the Inn was offered as bait.

Inhaltlich Verantwortliche
Christian Schaper Ullrich Scheideler
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