Le Baiser de la Fée [The Fairy's Kiss] [Kirchmeyer 49, De Lerma B4, White 58], ca.1928
Sub-Series
General Scope and Contents
First and second proofs of Stravinsky's reduction for piano solo, extensively annotated by the composer.
Berlin: Russischer Musikverlag G.m.b.H. Édition Russe de Musique [PN R.M.V. 455], [before December 1928].
Folio. Unbound as issued. Printed in white on a blue background on recto only. Undated, but presumably before December 1928 when the piano score was first published.
With autograph identification in the hand of Soulima Stravinsky to upper wrappers of both proofs: Le Baiser de la Fée 1ere Epreuve (Réduction pr. piano solo par l'Auteur) S. Str."; Le Baiser de la Fée 2e Epreuve (Réduction pr. Piano Solo par l'Auteur) copie de S. Str."
Folio. Unbound as issued. Printed in white on a blue background on recto only. Undated, but presumably before December 1928 when the piano score was first published.
With autograph identification in the hand of Soulima Stravinsky to upper wrappers of both proofs: Le Baiser de la Fée 1ere Epreuve (Réduction pr. piano solo par l'Auteur) S. Str."; Le Baiser de la Fée 2e Epreuve (Réduction pr. Piano Solo par l'Auteur) copie de S. Str."
Scope and Contents
Proof II
Pp. 1-46 (i.e., the first, second, and third tableaux; the final tableau is not present), incorporating Stravinsky's corrections and alterations indicated in Proof I. With additional corrections and alterations in Stravinsky's hand in pencil both within the score and in the margins.
Dates
- ca.1928
Language of Materials
From the Collection:
The materials are written in English, Russian, French, and Italian.
Conditions Governing Access
This material is open for research.
Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.
Stored onsite at the Woodson Research Center.
Biographical / Historical
Le Baiser de la Fée, a ballet in four scenes by Stravinsky with a scenario after Hans Christian Andersen's The Ice Maiden, is based on piano pieces and songs by Tchaikovsky linked by passages Stravinsky composed in a similar style. The work was choreographed by Bronislava Nijinska and first performed by the Ballets Ida Rubinstein in Paris at the Opéra on November 27, 1928, with the composer conducting. The Oxford Companion to Music.
The autograph of the present work is held at the Sacher Foundation in Basel, Switzerland.
The autograph of the present work is held at the Sacher Foundation in Basel, Switzerland.
Extent
From the Collection: 7 Linear Feet (12 boxes)
Creator
- From the Collection: Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 (Composer, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
woodson@rice.edu
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
woodson@rice.edu