Sonata for trumpet and piano
dedicated to André Marchal[1]
Opus 40 no.6
History
- Legley composed this sonata in Bormes and Sint-Pieters-Woluwe during the months August and September 1953.
- Presumably, this work was first performed on 14 January 1954 in the studio of the sculptor René Cliquet in Brussels by André Marchal and Simone Biron.[2]
Music
- instrumentation: trumpet and piano
- duration: ca 12'35"[3]
Parts
- I. Andante moderato, molto semplice[4]
- time signature: 3/4
- duration: ca 3'40"
- II. Scherzo
- tempo: Scherzando, ma non troppo vivace
- time signature: 6/16 en 9/16
- duration: ca 2'15"
- III. Lied [Song]
- tempo: Andante
- time signature: 4/4
- duration: ca 3'
- IV. Rondo
- tempo: Giocoso e leggiero
- time signature: 2/4
- duration: ca 3'40"
Sources
- photocopy of the autograph: Music library of the former NIR[5], shelf number KAMER 913
- autograph trumpet part: Music library of the former NIR, shelf number KAMER 913
- handwritten trumpet part: Music library of the former NIR, shelf number KAMER 913
- first edition (score and trumpet part): CeBeDeM, Brussels, 1956
Notes
- ↑ According to an article in Le Soir of 24 January 1954 (P.T.: Aux Amitiés Artistiques, p.6), the work is dedicated to the organisation Amitiés Artistiques
- ↑ On p.1 of (the copy of) the autograph someone noted: Bruxelles. 14-1-1954. Au piano [illegible]. The name of the pianist and the location of the concert can be read in Le Soir of 24 January 1954 (P.T.: Aux Amitiés Artistiques, p.6).
- ↑ CeBeDeM, Tessely (p.70) and De Roeck (p.327) give 12', we give the sum of the durations written in the autograph.
- ↑ In the autograph trumpet part: ...moderato e molto...
- ↑ This music library is currently kept in the Royal Conservatory of Brussels.
