Pribaoutki and Berceuses du Chat [Kirchmeyer 20-1, 20-2, and 22-1, De Lerma P56 and B14.], 1914 - 1917
General Scope and Contents
Songs for voice and piano.
Engraved proof sheets of both works, Pribaoutki in both piano-vocal and full score and Berceuses du Chat in piano-vocal score, all annotated by the composer.
Oblong octavo. Unbound. Three sets of engraved proof sheets printed on one side of the leaf only. Titles and text in both Russian and French.
Dates
- Creation: 1914 - 1917
Creator
- From the Collection: Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 (Composer, Person)
Language of Materials
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.
Biographical / Historical
"At first, exile seems not to have interfered much with his composing. Though openly and ferociously anti-German, he kept politics well clear of his music. Instead he inhabited a kind of private Russian land of the spirit, working simultaneously on his ballet, a musical setting of authentic wedding ritual texts, and on a number of tiny songs and choruses (Pribautki, the Kolïbel′nïye or Berceuses du chat, the Podblyudnïye), related to it in method and material. It was the start of a period of quiet but excited stylistic evolution, comparatively unhindered by travel or major performances." Stephen Walsh in Grove Music Online.
Extent
From the Collection: 7 Linear Feet (12 boxes)
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu