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== History == | == History == | ||
| − | *Legley | + | *Legley completed this suite on 22 November 1944 in Brussels. |
| − | *With this work | + | *With this work Legley won the ''Irène Fuerison'' prize in 1945, the device of the work was ''La seule chose qu'il faut craindre, c'est la peur'' [The only thing to fear is fear].<ref>The jury report of the competition can be found in the [http://www.academieroyale.be '''Académie royale de Belgique'''] under the same shelf number as autograph 2. It consists of 3 letters by the jury members to the academy:<br/>1. [http://www.cebedem.be/en/composers/r/119-rasse-francois François Rasse] (18 January 1945),<br/>2. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Jongen Joseph Jongen] (January or February 1945) and<br/>3. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Ryelandt Joseph Ryelandt] (March 1945).</ref> |
| − | *The first | + | *The suite was first performed on 8 March 1946 by the NIR orchestra under the baton of Léonce Gras at Flagey in Brussels. This concert was also broadcast on ''Radio Brussel''.<ref>Anonymous: ''La Radio'' in ''La Libre Belgique'' of 8 March 1946, p.4. Only year, conductor and place can be found in CeBeDeM - lijst werken: ''Œuvres de Victor Legley'', p.1. On 8 June 1946 a first performance of the work was announced in the section ''Radio'' in ''Gazet van Antwerpen'', p.3.</ref> |
== Music == | == Music == | ||
| − | *instrumentation: symphony orchestra<ref>Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, clarinet in E b, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, | + | *instrumentation: symphony orchestra<ref>Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, clarinet in E b, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, 2 bassoons, double bassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion, celesta, piano, 2 harps and strings (16-14-12-10-8).</ref> |
*duration: ca 24' | *duration: ca 24' | ||
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*V. Gigue | *V. Gigue | ||
**time signature: '''6/8''' | **time signature: '''6/8''' | ||
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| + | ===Recording=== | ||
| + | *[https://youtu.be/VqC-zx5KnXU Youtube]: recording by the National Orchestra of Belgium conducted by Fernand Quinet. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 9 September 2021
dedicated to Corneel Mertens
Opus 18
History
- Legley completed this suite on 22 November 1944 in Brussels.
- With this work Legley won the Irène Fuerison prize in 1945, the device of the work was La seule chose qu'il faut craindre, c'est la peur [The only thing to fear is fear].[1]
- The suite was first performed on 8 March 1946 by the NIR orchestra under the baton of Léonce Gras at Flagey in Brussels. This concert was also broadcast on Radio Brussel.[2]
Music
- instrumentation: symphony orchestra[3]
- duration: ca 24'
Parts
- I. Prelude
- tempo: Allegro con fuoco
- time signature: 2/4
- II. Sarabande
- tempo: Pochissimo meno vivo
- time signature: 3/4
- III. Menuet
- time signature: 3/4
- IV. Pavane
- time signature: 4/4
- V. Gigue
- time signature: 6/8
Recording
- Youtube: recording by the National Orchestra of Belgium conducted by Fernand Quinet.
Sources
- autograph 1: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4007[4]
- autograph 2: Académie royale de Belgique, shelf number 13625
Notes
- ↑ The jury report of the competition can be found in the Académie royale de Belgique under the same shelf number as autograph 2. It consists of 3 letters by the jury members to the academy:
1. François Rasse (18 January 1945),
2. Joseph Jongen (January or February 1945) and
3. Joseph Ryelandt (March 1945). - ↑ Anonymous: La Radio in La Libre Belgique of 8 March 1946, p.4. Only year, conductor and place can be found in CeBeDeM - lijst werken: Œuvres de Victor Legley, p.1. On 8 June 1946 a first performance of the work was announced in the section Radio in Gazet van Antwerpen, p.3.
- ↑ Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, clarinet in E b, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, 2 bassoons, double bassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion, celesta, piano, 2 harps and strings (16-14-12-10-8).
- ↑ This autograph was completed on 18 October 1945.
