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*Legley intended to write an amusing ballet, for which this prelude would serve as an overture.<ref>Legley writes in his autograph: ''Ceci est l'ouverture pour un ballet (amusant), que j'aimerais bien écrire, si dieu me prête vie et si la paperasserie administrative me prête le temps et la tête.''</ref> | *Legley intended to write an amusing ballet, for which this prelude would serve as an overture.<ref>Legley writes in his autograph: ''Ceci est l'ouverture pour un ballet (amusant), que j'aimerais bien écrire, si dieu me prête vie et si la paperasserie administrative me prête le temps et la tête.''</ref> | ||
| − | *First performance on 18 September 1969 by the | + | *First performance on 18 September 1969 by the ''Liège Royal Philharmonique'' conducted by François Huybrechts during the ''Festival van Vlaanderen''.<ref>See: |
| + | *Anonymous: ''Un jeune chef d'orchestre belge François Huybrechts (23 ans) va faire ses débuts à Bruxelles'' in ''Le Soir'' of 16 September 1969, p.7 | ||
| + | *STEHMAN, Jacques: ''Le Festival des Flandres au Conservatoire'' in ''Le Soir'' of 20 September 1969, p.7 | ||
| + | *[[De Roeck/en|De Roeck]], p.446 </ref> | ||
== Music == | == 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> | *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> | ||
| − | *duration: 8'<ref | + | *duration: 8'<ref>[[De Roeck/en|De Roeck]], p.446.</ref> |
=== Parts === | === Parts === | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:54, 11 October 2021
Opus 75
History
- Composed in Koksijde during the months April and May 1969.
- Legley intended to write an amusing ballet, for which this prelude would serve as an overture.[1]
- First performance on 18 September 1969 by the Liège Royal Philharmonique conducted by François Huybrechts during the Festival van Vlaanderen.[2]
Music
Parts
- Allegro
- time signature: 2/4
- Allegro spiritoso
- time signature: 2/4
- Tempo primo
- time signature: 3/8
Sources
- autograph: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4038
Notes
- ↑ Legley writes in his autograph: Ceci est l'ouverture pour un ballet (amusant), que j'aimerais bien écrire, si dieu me prête vie et si la paperasserie administrative me prête le temps et la tête.
- ↑ See:
- Anonymous: Un jeune chef d'orchestre belge François Huybrechts (23 ans) va faire ses débuts à Bruxelles in Le Soir of 16 September 1969, p.7
- STEHMAN, Jacques: Le Festival des Flandres au Conservatoire in Le Soir of 20 September 1969, p.7
- De Roeck, p.446
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ De Roeck, p.446.
