Abstract
These words come from a letter written by the Russian poet and author Boris Pasternak in late January 1917, addressed to his student friend Konstantin Loks. When Pasternak wrote the letter nearly eight years had elapsed since he abandoned music—he had meanwhile read philosophy at Moscow University before graduating in 1913 and embarking on a professional career in literature. Later on in life Pasternak was to write two autobiographies,Safe Conduct(1931) andAn Essay in Autobiography(1957), in which he devoted generous space to the musical studies of his youth. He described his musical background, his study of composition and piano, and his meetings with Scriabin; he also recounted the circumstances which eventually prompted him to give up music.
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