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''dedicated to André Rieu''

== History ==
*Legley composed this work between 21 and 30 January 1954 in Brussels.<ref>First edition, p.32.</ref>
*[[Tessely/en|Tessely]] (p.36): ''In 1954, the Maastricht City Orchestra commissioned Victor Legley to compose "Carnival in Maastricht" with Jan Mul and Malti Niël. In Legley's "Small carnival overture" there are two episodes: the firing of the canon and the hanging of the Mooswief.''<ref>Jef Somers (see below) describes the piece as follows: ''Of the contribution by Victor Legley from Brussels, the spontaneity and the musicianship at this first audition have not yet fully penetrated our minds; the piece depicts the beginning of the Carnival celebrations Sunday morning after High Mass and one can hear the cannon being fired and one sees the hanging of the Mooswief''.<br/>See also:
*Anonymous: ''<no title>'' in the ''Algemeen Handelsblad'' of 10 February 1954, p.4
*Anonymous: ''Compositie "Carnaval Maastricht"'' in the '' Limburgsch Dagblad'' of 10 February 1954, p.1
*Anonymous: ''Carnavalsconcert MSO'' in ''De Volkskrant'' of 11 February 1954, p.3
*Anonymous: ''Carnavalsconcert in Maastricht. Befaamde componisten en een compositie van drie man'' in ''De Tĳd'' of 13 February 1954, p.15
*Anonymous: ''Aardig idee: Carnavalsconcert'' in ''Amigoe di Curacao'' of 18 February 1954, p.1
*Anonymous: ''Maastricht Carnavalsconcert van het M.S.O.'' in the ''Limburgsch dagblad'' of 22 February 1954, p.7
*VAN T.: ''Carnavalsconcert in Maastricht. Eén suite van drie componisten'' in ''De Volkskrant'' of 25 February 1954, p.3
*Anonymous: ''Carnavalsconcert'' in het ''Limburgsch dagblad'' of 25 February 1954, p.9
*SOMERS, Jef: ''Carnaval. Maastrichtse concertzaal'' in the ''Limburgsch Dagblad'' of 26 February 1954, p.3.</ref>
*First performance on 24 February 1954 in the Maastricht theatre by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limburgs_Symfonie_Orkest Maastrichts Stedelijk Orkest] conducted by [https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Rieu_sr. André Rieu].<ref>[[De Roeck/en|De Roeck]], p.331. See also footnote 2.</ref>

== Music ==
*instrumentation: symphony orchestra<ref>Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, double bassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion and strings.</ref>
*tempo: Allegro molto
*time signature: '''4/4'''
*duration: ca 4'

== Sources ==
*first edition (study score): '''CeBeDeM''', Brussels, '''1958'''

== Notes==
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Small carnival overture - Revision history

Koenraad: Created page with "''dedicated to André Rieu'' == History == *Legley composed this work between 21 and 30 January 1954 in Brussels.First edition, p.32. *Tessely (p.36..."

Koenraad: Created page with "''dedicated to André Rieu'' == History == Legley composed this work between 21 and 30 January 1954 in Brussels.First edition, p.32. Tessely (p.36..."