9 Aphorisms
Opus 65
History
- Legley composed his aphorisms in March and April 1966.
- The work was performed once, annotations on the score suggest that it was written for a film or a television programme.
- Legley withdrew this composition. His son writes: Vader schrijft: werd 1 keer opgevoerd, katastroof: moet weg. Ik zal dit toch nazien! [Father writes: was performed once, disaster: has to disappear. After all, I'll revise it!].[1]
Music
Parts
- I. Religioso
- II. Vivace
- time signature: 5/8
- III. Andante - Moderato
- time signature: 4/4
- IV. Scherzando
- time signature: 2/4
- V. Religioso
- tempo: Adagio
- time signature: 4/4
- VI. Fugatissimo
- tempo: Moderato
- time signature: 3/4
- VII. Grazioso
- time signature: 6/8
- VIII. Vivo e leggiero
- time signature: 2/4
- IX. Religioso
- tempo: Andante
- time signature: 2/4
Sources
- photocopy of the autograph: Music library of the former NIR[4], shelf number KAMER 1364
- handwritten parts: Music library of the former NIR[4], shelf number KAMER 1364
Notes
- ↑ LEGLEY, Walter: Vader: resterende werken, notes in the Legley archive in the library of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
- ↑ 2 trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba.
- ↑ Calculation based on the metronome figures in the photocopy of Legley's autograph (these figures are written by Legley).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 This music library is currently kept in the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
