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*Composed in Koksijde during the months April and May 1969.
 
*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.<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 symphony orchestra of Liège conducted by François Huybrechts during the Festival van Vlaanderen.<ref name="een">[[De Roeck/en|De Roeck]], p.446.</ref>
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*First performance on 18 September 1969 by the ''Liège Royal Philharmonique'' conducted by François Huybrechts during the ''Festival van Vlaanderen''.<ref>See:
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*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
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*STEHMAN, Jacques: ''Le Festival des Flandres au Conservatoire'' in ''Le Soir'' of 20 September 1969, p.7
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*[[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 name="een"/>
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*duration: 8'<ref>[[De Roeck/en|De Roeck]], p.446.</ref>
  
 
=== Parts ===
 
=== Parts ===
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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[[Category:Thematic Catalogue Victor Legley]][[Category:1969/en]][[Category:Orchestral music]][[Category:Music for symphony orchestra]][[Category:Ballets]][[Category:Preludes/en]]
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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

  • instrumentation: symphony orchestra[3]
  • duration: 8'[4]

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. De Roeck, p.446.