Brief von M. Barnet an H. W. Henze, 3. Januar 1979

Schreibstile

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  Handschrift, Barnet, Miguel, Kugelschreiber (blau).

Textkonstitution

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  "were""there" (unsichere Lesung) gelöscht
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  there
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  "… friend. I wished I were"It looks as if „there“ was written there first, crossed out, and „were“ written over it, before being crossed out again and then written out again.
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  "s"unsichere Lesung
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  "ok"unsichere Lesung
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  "been"sic
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  "¿"sic
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  "he’ll"unsichere Lesung
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  ""gelöscht
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  "… nos ha unido para siempre!"A line separates this last sentence from the main text.

Einzelstellenerläuterung

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  "… time with not good news."Here, Barnet refers to the bad news Henze had given him in his previous letter, which has not been located to date. The year 1978 was particularly difficult for Henze, who suffered a heart attack in April (see Henze’s Autobiography, pp. 373-374) and he said to his psychoanalyst: „Never again would we want to experience all we had been through in 1978“. See Henze’s Autobiography, p. 378.
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  "… too much, and Martin Franzbach"The German Hispanist Franzbach often helped Barnet and Henze, transporting their correspondence between Cuba and Germany in the late 1970s and early 1980s. See also Henze’s letter on 8 October.
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  "at"recte "in".
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  "rescued"recte "recovered".
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  "… better and totally rescued ."Here, Barnet refers to the violent robbery in September 1978, in which Henze and his friends were attacked, robbed and injured by a group of masked gunmen, as recounted by Henze in his Autobiography, p. 377.
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  "Year End"recte "New Year’s Eve".
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  "… the rest were received then."The exchange of correspondence between Barnet and Henze took place mainly through people travelling between Cuba and Europe, one of whom was also Franzbach.
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  "… my card from Estonia ."A Barnet postcard from Estonia to Henze has yet to be located.
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  "on"recte "in".
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  "… , also in Moscow ,"Barnet had sent Henze a postcard from Moscow on 31 May 1978.
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  "Bakú"recte "Baku".
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  "… and solidarity for Cuba ."During the Cold War, Cuba was an ally of the Soviet Union.
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  "… again in Cuba very soon."Barnet and Henze did not meet again in Cuba, but in Europe, where Barnet was able to visit Henze in May 1982.
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  "… everybody and, naturally, by me."This phrase confirms that the July 1977 performance of El Cimarrón did not take place.
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  "… I know all about Angola"Henze also mentions a performance of El Cimarrón in Angola in his Autobiography, p. 395.
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  "… about Angola and Latin America" El Cimarrón toured Latin America in 1976. See Henze’s letter to Enzensberger and Barnet’s letter to Henze.
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  "… you and to the crew."Barnet’s use of the word „crew“ refers to the musicians who took part in the performances of El Cimarrón. In Latin America El Cimarrón was performed by the same musicians who took part in the premiere (William Pearson, baritone; Karlheinz Zöller, flute; Leo Brouwer, guitar; Stoma Yamash’ta, percussion). According to Henze’s Autobiography, p. 395, the Angola performance was produced by Hanns Anselm Perten, probably performed by the same musicians who gave the first performance in East Germany (Frank Brandau, baritone; Willi Schreiber, flute; Hans Sende, guitar and Andreas Aigmüller, percussion). See also Barnet’s letter to Henze on 9 December 1976.
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  "clik"recte "click".
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  "… a clik in our lives."Barnet and Henze had met in March 1969 during Henze’s first trip to Cuba and so 1979 marked 10 years of their friendship.
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  [Rotation]Abschnitt am linken Rand stehend, Text im Uhrzeigersinn gedreht (90°).
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  Viva le revolución que nos ha unido para siempre!

  • Long live the revolution; it has united us forever!