Fugue for orchestra

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History

  • In the Legley archive (cf. sources) one can find a photocopy of a fugue for orchestra by Legley which was arranged by Karel "Charlie" Knegtel and a certain Engelen. This arrangement[1] It was probably made for the performance on 5 June 1992 during the Proms concert in the Wijngracht theatre in Kerkrade by the Limburgs Symfonie Orkest and the Metropole Orkest conducted by Fernand Terby.[2]

Music

  • instrumentation of the arrangement[1] by Knegtel and Engelen: symphony orchestra and jazz orchestra[3]
  • time signature: ₵
  • key: e minor
  • duration: ca 3'30"[4]

Sources

  • photocopy of manuscript: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), no shelf number yet (Legley archive)

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 For which instrumentation the work was originally composed, could not be traced. In our opinion it is also not inconceivable that Legley only composed the fugue theme.
  2. ↑ Frusch, Jos: Promconcert Kerkrade zit vol verrassingen in Limburgs Dagblad of 2 April 1992, p.2. Frusch, Jos: Promconcert mist sfeer in Limburgs Dagblad of 9 June 1992, p.2.
  3. ↑ 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 alto saxophones, 2 tenor saxophones, baritone saxophone, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 6 trumpets, 5 baritones, percussion and strings.
  4. ↑ Concert recording (VRT-archive) with the BRTN Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sylveer Van den Broeck.