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''dedicated to Yetty Martens''

Opus 15

== History ==
*Song cycle on texts by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_de_R%C3%A9gnier Henri de Régnier], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryuko_Kawaji Ryuko Kawaji], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_van_Lerberghe Charles Van Lerberghe], René Bizet and [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Germain André Germain].
*The cycle was composed in the years 1943-44 in Brussels (see below for details).
*In April 1945, Legley added the song [[La Lettre/en|La Lettre]] to the cycle and he changed the title to ''6 Mélodies françaises'', in the first edition of 1962 however, the song is left out.
*On 29 May 1945, the work was first performed by alto Yetty Martens and pianist Frieda Pey in auditory Akarova in Brussel (without the song ''[[La Lettre/en|La Lettre]]'').<ref>C.M.: ''Jonge Vlaamsche Muziek'' in ''De Nieuwe Standaard'' on 8 June 1945.</ref> On this day, Legley dedicated the work to Yetty Martens.<ref>See autograph.</ref>

== Music ==
*instrumentation: alto and piano
*duration: ca 10'

===Parts===
*I. Odelette
**text incipit: '''Si j'ai parlé de mon amour''' (Henri de Régnier)
**finished on 9 December 1943<ref>[[Tessely]] (p.137) and [[De Roeck]] (p.271) give 2 February 1944, which is contradicted by the autograph.</ref>
**tempo: Moderato
**time signature: '''2/4'''
**duration: ca 1'30"
*II. La mort
**text incipit: '''Si la mort vient ici''' (Ryuko Kawaji)
**finished on 2 February 1944
**tempo: Moderato
**time signature: '''4/4'''
**duration: ca 2'
*III. Barques d'or
**text incipit: '''Dans une barque d'Orient''' (Charles Van Lerberghe)
**finished on 20 April 1944
**tempo: Andantino (autograph) or Andante (first edition)
**time signature: '''3/4'''
**duration: ca 2'30"
*IV. Faubourg gitane
**text incipit: '''L'indolence des gitanes''' (René Bizet)
**finished on 14 May 1944
**tempo: Andante moderato
**time signature: '''5/8'''
**duration: ca 2'30"
*V. Le voyageur
**text incipit: '''Où t'en vas-tu dans le soir''' (André Germain)
**finished on 15 May 1944
**tempo: Lent et triste
**duration: ca 1'30"

==Sources==
*autograph: '''Royal Conservatory Brussels''' ''(B-Bc)'', shelf number [http://catalog.b-bc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=120020 '''P-2-00902''']. The alto line of this is annotated in grey and red pencil and was probably used for the first performance. This manuscript contains [[La Lettre/en|La Lettre]] as well.
*first edition: '''CeBeDeM''', Brussels, '''1962'''

==Notes==
<references />

[[Category:Thematic Catalogue Victor Legley|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:1943/en|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:1944/en|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:Vocal music|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:Music for voice and piano|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:Music for piano|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:Songs|Mélodies françaises]]

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 *The cycle was composed in the years 1943-44 in Brussels (see below for details).
 *In April 1945, Legley added the song [[La Lettre/en|La Lettre]] to the cycle and he changed the title to ''6 Mélodies françaises'', in the first edition of 1962 however, the song is left out.
-*On 29 May 1945, the work was first performed by alto Yetty Martens and pianist Frieda Pey in auditory Akarova in Brussel (without the song ''[[La Lettre/en|La Lettre]]'').<ref>C.M.: ''Jonge Vlaamsche Muziek'' in ''De Nieuwe Standaard'' on 8 June 1945.</ref> On this day, Legley dedicated the work to Yetty Martens.<ref>See autograph.</ref>
+*On 29 May 1945, the work was first performed by alto Yetty Martens and pianist Frieda Pey in auditory ''Akarova'' in Brussel (without the song ''[[La Lettre/en|La Lettre]]'').<ref>C.M.: ''Muziekkroniek - Jonge Vlaamsche Muziek'' in ''De Nieuwe Standaard'' of 8 June 1945, p.2. P.T.: ''Petite Chronique Musicale'' in ''Le Soir'' of 14 June 1945, p.2.</ref> On this day, Legley dedicated the work to Yetty Martens.<ref>See autograph.</ref>
 == Music ==
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 *I. Odelette
 **text incipit: '''Si j'ai parlé de mon amour''' (Henri de Régnier)
-**finished on 9 December 1943<ref>[[Tessely]] (p.137) and [[De Roeck]] (p.271) give 2 February 1944, which is contradicted by the autograph.</ref>
+**finished on 9 December 1943<ref>[[Tessely/en|Tessely]] (p.137) and [[De Roeck/en|De Roeck]] (p.271) give 2 February 1944, which is however contradicted by the autograph.</ref>
 **tempo: Moderato
 **time signature: '''2/4'''
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 ==Sources==
-*autograph: '''Royal Conservatory Brussels''' ''(B-Bc)'', shelf number [http://catalog.b-bc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=120020 '''P-2-00902''']. The alto line of this is annotated in grey and red pencil and was probably used for the first performance. This manuscript contains [[La Lettre/en|La Lettre]] as well.
+*autograph: '''Royal Conservatory Brussels''' ''(B-Bc)'', shelf number [http://catalog.b-bc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=66947 '''P-2-00902''']. The alto line of this score is annotated in grey and red pencil and was probably used for the first performance. This manuscript contains [[La Lettre/en|La Lettre]] as well.
 *first edition: '''CeBeDeM''', Brussels, '''1962'''
 ==Notes==
-<references />
+<references/>
-[[Category:Thematic Catalogue Victor Legley|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:1943/en|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:1944/en|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:Vocal music|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:Music for voice and piano|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:Music for piano|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:Songs|Mélodies françaises]]
+[[Category:Oeuvre Catalogue Victor Legley|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:1943/en|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:1944/en|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:Vocal music|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:Music for voice and piano|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:Music for piano|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:Songs|Mélodies françaises]]

5 Mélodies françaises/en - Revision history

Koenraad at 18:43, 8 September 2021

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