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
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 & mustnot
be interrupted:
[…]Papier fehlt.
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the American Indians are
here for the whole summer
& there will be plenty
of time for later
meetings if you are too
busy now. –
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Brief von Natalie Curtis an Ferruccio Busoni (Far Rockaway/N.Y., 19. Juli 1915), bearbeitet von Lea Langosch, 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/D0101919 (15. Mai 2023: in Bearbeitung)
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Wave Crest
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<lb/>I hav<supplied reason="omitted">e</supplied> been studying
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