Tessely/en

In september 1977, musicologist Carine Tessely obtained her licence degree with the thesis "Victor Legley (°1915) – Inleiding tot zijn oeuvre" [Introduction to his works] at the Catholic University of Louvain. For her catalogue, she collaborated with Legley, which makes her work an important source for Legley scholarship.

Later, Legley and Tessely kept in touch: in 1987, Legley composed his small triptych on texts by Tessely's husband, Hendrik Stubbe; in 1991, he dedicated his Isar I to the couple's son; in 1993, he dedicated his eighth symphony to them.

Below follows a table with an overview of the works Tessely discusses in her thesis:

Opus	Name	Pages
1	unknown	8+156
2	Songs	8+156
3	Small suite for piano	8+156
4	Songs	8+156
5	String quartet 1	88+156
6	Symphonic variations on an old Flemish song	38-39+156
7	Elegiac song	71+158
7	Small piano music
8	Petite suite pour piano
9	unknown
10	Symphony 1	16-17+156+175
11	Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon	82+156-157
12	Sonata for violin and piano	66+157
13	Sonata for viola and piano	67+157
14	Flute quartet	94-95+157
15	5 Mélodies françaises	137+158
16	Cello quartet
17	Concert for 13 instruments	28-29+158
18	Suite for large orchestra	40-41+158+175
19	Sextet for winds and piano	101-102+158
20	Sonata for cello and piano	68+158
21	The Veil
22	Struggle for life
23	Sonata for piano 1	105+158+159
24	Music for a Greek tragedy	42+158-159
25	Miniature symphony	30+158
26	Paradise regained
27	Concerto for violin and orchestra 1	52-53+159
28	String quartet 2	89+159+178-197
29	Symphony 2	18-19+159
30	The golden river
31	unknown
32	Het gevecht met het hart	140-141+160
33	Midday music	43-44+160
34	The peasant that dies	120+160
35	Sonata for organ	112+160
36	Cantique spirituel	138-139+160
37	The fallen friend
38	7 Haï-kaï	130-131+161
39	Concerto for piano and orchestra	57-58+161
40.3	Sonata for clarinet and piano	69+161+175
40.6	Sonata for trumpet and piano	70+161
41	Divertimento for orchestra	45+161
42	Symphony 3	20-21+161
43	Le Bal des Halles	46+161-162+175
44.1	Serenade for 2 violins and piano	83+162
44.2	Serenade for strings	47+164+175
44.3	Serenade for flute, violin and cello	84+164-165
45	Migration des âmes	134-136+163
46	5 Portraits for piano	108+163
47	Brieven uit Portugal	142+163
48	Burlesque	72+163-164+175
49	Concertino for timpani and orchestra	60+164
50	String quartet 3	90+164
51.1	Poème d'été	73+165
51.2	Poème du printemps	74+165
52	The steel cathedral	31-32+165-166
53	Overture for a comedy by Goldoni	37+165+166
54	5 Miniatures	96-97+165
55	Trio for flute, violin and guitar	85+167
56	String quartet 4	91-92+168
57	3 Pieces for chamber orchestra	49+167
58	Woodwind quintet	99-100+167-168
59	La farce des deux nues	121+167
60	Diptych	48+163
61	Symphony 4	22-23+168+198-210
62	5 Pieces for guitar	113+168
63	Zeng	132-133+169
64	Symphony 5	24-25+169
65	9 Aphorisms
66	Concerto for harp and orchestra	59+169-170
67	Concerto for violin and orchestra 2	54+169+170-171
68	Music for 2 pianos	75+169
69	Rhapsody for trumpet and piano	76+172
70	Paradise regained	33+172
71	Azul sin casa	123-125+172
72.1	Suite for harp 1	116+172
72.2	Suite for harp 2	117+173
73	Poèmes engagés et dégagés	149-150+172
74	3 Marches	109+172
75	Prelude for a ballet	50+172
76	3 Movements for brass and percussion	51+172
77	Espaces	34-35+173
78	Concerto for viola and orchestra	55-56+173+211-223
79	3 South African songs	126-128+173
80.1	Esquisses	93+173
80.2	Brindilles	110-111+174
81.1	Piano quartet	98+173
81.2	Piano trio	86+173
81.3	String trio	87+173
82	Mythologies	129+174
83	La terra e la morte	122+174
84.1	Sonata for piano 2	106-107+174
84.2	Sonata for piano 3
85	Concert d'automne	61-62+174
86.1	Ballade for violin and piano	77+81+174
86.2	Ballade for viola and piano	78+81+174
86.3	Ballade for cello and piano	79+81+174
86.4	Ballade for double bass and piano	80+81+174
87	Concerto grosso	63+174
88	Symphony 6	26-27+174
89	4 Esquisses	115+174
90	Mijn gegeven woord	144-148+175
91	Het genoeglijke strijkkwartet
92	Before endeavours fade
93.1	Parades I
93.2	Parades II
93.3	Parades III
94	Festival overture
95	3 Esquisses
96.1	Intermezzo for piano
96.2	Intermezzo for guitar
97	Tribute to Jean Absil
98	Volharden
99	Triptych
100	Concertino for oboe
101A	Duo for violin and cello
101B	Duo for 2 cellos
102	Concerto for cello and orchestra
103	2 Alice Nahon songs
104	Divertimento for woodwind ensemble
105	7 Masonic songs
106	Caractères
107	Sonata for piano 4
108	Suite in D
109	2 Pieces for accordion
110	Small triptych
111	Musique pour les temps qui passent
112	Symphony 7
113	Automne
114	4 Miniatures for cello and harp
115	Concerto for violin and orchestra 3
116	String quartet 5
117	Melody for trombone and piano
118.1	4 Miniatures for viola
119.1	Isar I
120	Romance for violin en piano
121	Symphony 8
122	Three girls sonata
123	Sonata for violin solo
124	Björn
	Beatrice
	Ulixes' voorbijvaart	3
	La Lettre
	Ballade
	Nachtvaart
	Small carnival overture	36+162+175
	Fanfare d'hommage Béla Bartók
	Le temps est compté
	Een lied der blijdschap	143+164
	Hier gaat dan, God, een nieuwe reis
	Jingle (3rd programme)
	3 Ariettes	114
	2 Poems
	Metaphors
	Small introduction for a royal celebration
	Movement
	Avondliedeken
	Fugue
	Onzeker/en
	3 Old Dutch songs
	2 Spanish folk songs arranged for 2 guitars
	Cantata ''De stad''
	Appassionato
	Salomé
	Mijn ouderhuis
	Avondklacht
	Radio play ''De arbeid''
	De eeuw der harmonie
	Composition for the 25th birthday of lodge Balder
	Fanfare (Expo '58)
	Ballade
	Fanfare J.M.
	March
	Music for the ceremony of the 18th grade
	Music for the ceremony of the 30th grade
	Œuvre pour harmonie
	Birds Guadalquivir delta