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''dedicated to Henri Desclin and Marthe Crickboom''

Opus 12

== History ==
*This sonata<ref>In both autographs the work is still called ''suite'', the first edition however gives ''sonata''.</ref> was finished on 22 November 1942<ref>[[Tessely]] (p.66), [[De Roeck]] (p.263) and the first edition all give 1943 as year of composition, without giving an exact date. Both autographs however contradict this.</ref> in Brussels.
*The work was first performed by violinist Henri Desclin and pianist Marthe Crickboom in the Palace for Fine Arts in Brussels.<ref>CeBeDeM - lijst werken: ''Oeuvres de Victor Legley'', p.1. More details are not known.</ref><ref>The first fully documented perfomance took place in October 1956 in the house of Albert Hustin, performers were Robert Hosselet (violin) and Suzanne Hennebert (piano), see [[De Roeck]] (p.264).</ref>

== Music ==
*instrumentation: violin and piano<ref>A newspaper article in ''Het Ypersche'' on 26 November 1943 ([http://www.historischekranten.be/issue/HYN/1943-11-26/edition/null/page/2 ''De Stad Ieper en hare Muziekakademie andermaal aan de eer'']) mentions a suite for ''viola'' and piano, we suspect this is a misprint.</ref>
*duration: ca 12'<ref>This is what the first edition tells, the recording by Jenny Spanoghe and Daniel Blumenthal for the label ''Gailly'' however, lasts 16'30".</ref>

=== Parts ===
*I. Allegro ('''2/4''')[[Image:Legley_12-1.jpg|frameless|none|850px]]
*II. Grazioso ('''2/4''') - Andante cantabile ('''C''')[[Image:Legley_12-2.jpg|frameless|none|850px]]
*III. Allegro vivace ('''3/8''')[[Image:Legley_12-3.jpg|frameless|none|850px]]

== Sources ==
*autograph 1: [http://www.kbr.be '''Royal Library of Belgium'''] ''(B-Br)'', shelf number '''Mus. Ms. 681'''
*autograph 2: Manuscript in a '''private collection''', that once must have belonged to Gaby Altmann<ref>A violinist to whom Legley dedicated his [[serenade for 2 violins and piano]].</ref>, whose signature figures on the title page<ref>Title page: [signature Gaby Altmann] | suite | voor viool en piano | pour violon et piano | vic legley (op 12.)</ref>
*first edition (score and violin part): '''CeBeDeM''', Brussel, '''1955'''<ref>[[Tessely]] (p.66) mistakenly gives ''1954''.</ref>

==Notes==
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[[Category:Thematic Catalogue Victor Legley]][[Category:1942/en]][[Category:Duos]][[Category:Music for violin and piano]][[Category:Music for violin]][[Category:Music for piano]][[Category:Chamber music]][[Category:Sonatas]]

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 == Sources ==
-*autograph 1: [https://opac.kbr.be/LIBRARY/doc/SYRACUSE/12873472 '''Royal Library of Belgium'''] ''(B-Br)'', shelf number '''Mus. Ms. 681'''. This manuscript contains fingerings in pencil.
+*autograph 1: '''Royal Library of Belgium''' ''(B-Br)'', shelf number [https://opac.kbr.be/LIBRARY/doc/SYRACUSE/12873472 '''Mus. Ms. 681''']. This manuscript contains fingerings in pencil.
 *autograph 2: manuscript in a ''private collection'' <!--Patrick Van Heddeg(h)em--> which must once have belonged to Gaby Altmann<ref>a violinist to whom Legley dedicated his [[serenade for 2 violins and piano]].</ref>, whose signature figures on the title page.<ref>Title page: ''[signature of Gaby Altmann] | suite | voor viool en piano | pour violon et piano | vic legley (op 12.)''.</ref>
 *first edition (score and violin part): '''CeBeDeM''', Brussels, '''1955'''<ref>[[Tessely]] (p.66) erroneously gives ''1954''.</ref>

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 == History ==
-*This sonata<ref>In both autographs the work is still called ''suite'', the first edition however gives ''sonata''.</ref> was finished on 22 November 1942<ref>[[Tessely]] (p.66), [[De Roeck]] (p.263) and the first edition all give 1943 as year of composition, without giving an exact date. Both autographs however contradict this.</ref> in Brussels.
+*This sonata<ref>In both autographs the work is still called ''suite'', in the first edition however ''sonata''. At least until 1949 the work was still called ''suite'', see e.g. the section ''Radio'' in ''Gazet van Antwerpen'' of 17 November 1949, p.6.</ref> was completed on 22 November 1942<ref>Both [[Tessely]] (p.66), [[De Roeck]] (p.263), as well as the first edition give 1943 as year of composition, without giving an exact date. The two autographs, however, contradict this.</ref> in Brussels.
-*The work was first performed by violinist Henri Desclin and pianist Marthe Crickboom in the Palace for Fine Arts in Brussels.<ref>CeBeDeM - lijst werken: ''Oeuvres de Victor Legley'', p.1. More details are not known.</ref><ref>The first fully documented perfomance took place in October 1956 in the house of Albert Hustin, performers were Robert Hosselet (violin) and Suzanne Hennebert (piano), see [[De Roeck]] (p.264).</ref>
+*The work was first performed on 2 March 1943 by violinist Henri Desclin and pianist Marthe Crickboom in the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels.<ref>Joh.S.: ''Van Hier en Daar - Brussel'' in ''Het Laatste Nieuws'' of 26 February 1943, p.3. G.T.: ''Gewestelijk Nieuws'' in ''Het Nieuws van den Dag'' of 26 February 1943, p.2. E.V.D.V.: ''Muziekleven te Brussel'' in ''Het Algemeen Nieuws'' of 5 March 1943, p.2. DE TRIAY, Auguste: ''Chronique musicale'' in ''Le Soir'' of 10 March 1943, p.2. CeBeDeM - lijst werken: ''&OElig;uvres de Victor Legley'' (p.1) only mentions the performers and the location.</ref>
 == Music ==
-*instrumentation: violin and piano<ref>A newspaper article in ''Het Ypersche'' on 26 November 1943 ([http://www.historischekranten.be/issue/HYN/1943-11-26/edition/null/page/2 ''De Stad Ieper en hare Muziekakademie andermaal aan de eer'']) mentions a suite for ''viola'' and piano, we suspect this is a misprint.</ref>
+*instrumentation: violin and piano<ref>A newspaper article in ''Het Ypersche'' of 26 November 1943 ([http://www.historischekranten.be/issue/HYN/1943-11-26/edition/null/page/2 ''De Stad Ieper en haar Muziekakademie nog eens aan de eer'', p.2]) speaks of a suite for ''viola'' and piano, we suspect that this is a misprint.</ref>
-*duration: ca 12'<ref>This is what the first edition tells, the recording by Jenny Spanoghe and Daniel Blumenthal for the label ''Gailly'' however, lasts 16'30".</ref>
+*duration: ca 12'<ref>This is how it reads on the first edition, however, the recording by Jenny Spanoghe and Daniel Blumenthal at the ''Gailly'' label lasts 16'30".</ref>
 === Parts ===
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 *II. Grazioso ('''2/4''') - Andante cantabile ('''C''')[[Image:Legley_12-2.jpg|frameless|none|850px]]
 *III. Allegro vivace ('''3/8''')[[Image:Legley_12-3.jpg|frameless|none|850px]]
 == Sources ==
-*autograph 1: [http://www.kbr.be '''Royal Library of Belgium'''] ''(B-Br)'', shelf number '''Mus. Ms. 681'''
+*autograph 1: [https://opac.kbr.be/LIBRARY/doc/SYRACUSE/12873472 '''Royal Library of Belgium'''] ''(B-Br)'', shelf number '''Mus. Ms. 681'''. This manuscript contains fingerings in pencil.
-*autograph 2: Manuscript in a '''private collection''', that once must have belonged to Gaby Altmann<ref>A violinist to whom Legley dedicated his [[serenade for 2 violins and piano]].</ref>, whose signature figures on the title page<ref>Title page: [signature Gaby Altmann] | suite | voor viool en piano | pour violon et piano | vic legley (op 12.)</ref>
+*autograph 2: manuscript in a ''private collection'' <!--Patrick Van Heddeg(h)em--> which must once have belonged to Gaby Altmann<ref>a violinist to whom Legley dedicated his [[serenade for 2 violins and piano]].</ref>, whose signature figures on the title page.<ref>Title page: ''[signature of Gaby Altmann] | suite | voor viool en piano | pour violon et piano | vic legley (op 12.)''.</ref>
-*first edition (score and violin part): '''CeBeDeM''', Brussel, '''1955'''<ref>[[Tessely]] (p.66) mistakenly gives ''1954''.</ref>
+*first edition (score and violin part): '''CeBeDeM''', Brussels, '''1955'''<ref>[[Tessely]] (p.66) erroneously gives ''1954''.</ref>
 ==Notes==
 <references />
-[[Category:Thematic Catalogue Victor Legley]][[Category:1942/en]][[Category:Duos]][[Category:Music for violin and piano]][[Category:Music for violin]][[Category:Music for piano]][[Category:Chamber music]][[Category:Sonatas]]
+[[Category:Oeuvre Catalogue Victor Legley]][[Category:1942/en]][[Category:Duos]][[Category:Music for violin and piano]][[Category:Music for violin]][[Category:Music for piano]][[Category:Chamber music]][[Category:Sonatas]]