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19. Juli 1915

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Wave Crest
Far Rockaway,N.Y.

19. Juli 1915Monday

Dear Master,

I am

obliged to come in to
N.Y. tomorrow, Tuesday,
for the funeral of
my friend Miss Schurz.
Would it interest you
to see some of
my records of African
music, recently made?-
I hav[e] been studying

Wave Crest Far Rockaway,N.Y. 19. Juli 1915Monday

Dear Master,

I am

obliged to come in to N.Y. tomorrow, Tuesday, for the funeral of my friend Miss Schurz. Would it interest you to see some of my records of African music, recently made?- I have been studying

with a young African, fresh from the Portuguese possessions in East Africa, who has once been to this country a few months (he was sent by some missionaries as he is exceptionally intelligent & they believed that on his return to Africa, he could greatly aid in the uplift of his people, if he could first take a course of study in this country) I have

therefore been recording some of the native African music, – very, very interesting rhythmically, & quite untouched by the influence of the white race, as my informant (whose nice name is “Kamba Sinango”– –“Leopard Blue-Monkey”–) is from pagan Africa and has taught me songs that which people have never heart.

I will bring them to show you, if this would interest you.– The Saint-Saëns Concerto, whose African rhythms lent such character to the slow-movement, is based on music from North Africa, is it not? – Perhaps he too might like to

all this music from the East coast of Africa. – At any rate, I’ll tele-phone your dear wife some time tomorrow & if you are too busy, you must just say so frankly, for I understand that your work is the all-important thing & must not be interrupted: […] Papier fehlt.

and I, and Africa, and the American Indians are here for the whole summer & there will be plenty of time for later meetings if you are too busy now. –

with hearty

greetings to all your family, your faithful

friend N. Curtis

                                                                
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with a young African,
fresh from the Portuguese
possessions in East
Africa, who has once
been to this country
a few months (he was
sent by some missionaries
as he is exceptionally
intelligent & they believed
that on his return to
Africa he could greatly
aid […] durchgestrichen. in the uplift of
his people, if he could
first take a course
of study in this
country) I have

                                                                
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therefore been recording some of
the native African music, –
very, very interesting rhythmically,
& quite untouched by the
influence of the white race, as
my informant (whose nice
name is “Kamba Sinango”
“Leopard Blue-Monkey”–) is
from pagan Africa and has
taught me songs that which
people have never heart.

                                                                
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BII, 1363
[3]

Far Rockaway,N.Y.

I will bring them
to show you, if this
would interest you.–
The Saint-Saëns
Concerto
, whose Afri-
can
rhythms lent
such character to the slow-movement,
is based on music
from North Africa,
is it not? – Perhaps
he too might like to

                                                                
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all this music from the East coast
of Africa. – At
any rate, I’ll tele-
phone your dear
wife some time
tomorrow & if you are
too busy, you must
just say so frankly,
for I understand
that your work is
the all-important
thing & must not
be interrupted: […] Papier fehlt.

                                                                
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and I, and Africa, and
the American Indians are
here for the whole summer
& there will be plenty
of time for later
meetings if you are too
busy now. –

with hearty

greetings to all your
family, your faithful

friend N. Curtis

                                                                
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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, 1363 | olim: Mus.ep. N. Curtis 16 |

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Zustand
Brief und Umschlag sind gut erhalten.
Umfang
4 Blatt, 6 beschriebene Seiten
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
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  • Poststempel (schwarze Tinte)
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Zusammenfassung
Curtis bietet an, ihre neuen Tonaufnahmen afrikanischer Musik vorzuspielen; betont die Unberührtheit der afrikanischen Musik; macht auf afrikanische Einflüsse in Saint-Saëns’ 5. Klavierkonzert aufmerksam.

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Christian Schaper Ullrich Scheideler
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