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==History== | ==History== | ||
*Song cycle on texts by Alice Nahon, Albrecht Rodenbach and Felix Verbeke. | *Song cycle on texts by Alice Nahon, Albrecht Rodenbach and Felix Verbeke. | ||
| − | *The songs in this cycle are probably early<ref>The first version of ''Avondliedeken'' dates from 1933.</ref> songs that Legley revised in the first half of the | + | *The songs in this cycle are probably early<ref>The first version of ''Avondliedeken'' dates from 1933.</ref> songs that Legley revised in the first half of the 1940s. Only the music of ''Avondliedeken'' has been preserved.<ref>The scores may still be in the Legley family.</ref> |
| − | *On 29 November 1943, | + | *On 29 November 1943, these songs were performed in the Ypres town theatre by soprano Irène Verhack and pianist Alice Vandenbroucke, which was probably the first performance.<ref>Concert programme of ''Huldebetoon Victor Legley'' [Tribute to Victor Legley]: [[Media:1943.11.29_Huldebetoon_1.jpg|1]] & [[Media:1943.11.29_Huldebetoon_2.jpg|2]]. In this concert programme ''Avondliedeken'' is called ''Avond'''klacht''''', but we assume this is a misprint.</ref> |
*On the page [[early works]], this opus number is discussed further. | *On the page [[early works]], this opus number is discussed further. | ||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
*instrumentation: soprano and piano | *instrumentation: soprano and piano | ||
| − | *duration: ca 8'30" | + | *duration: ca. 8'30" |
===Parts=== | ===Parts=== | ||
| − | *1. Avondliedeken | + | *1. Avondliedeken<ref>The original version of this song had the opus number ''4 no.4''.</ref>. |
| − | **text incipit: ''' 't Is goed in 't eigen hert te kijken ''' (Alice Nahon)<ref> | + | **text incipit: ''' 't Is goed in 't eigen hert te kijken ''' (Alice Nahon)<ref>On this text Legley would later compose two more works: one for ''[[Avondliedeken/en|female choir]]'' and one for ''[[2 Alice Nahon songs|soprano and piano]]''.</ref> |
| − | **first version | + | **first version completed on 5 June 1933 in Ypres, later (1940s?) revised |
| − | **tempo: Andante<ref> | + | **tempo: Andante<ref>in the first version ''gematigd'' [moderate].</ref>. |
| − | **time signature: | + | **time signature: ''6/8'' |
| − | **key: B | + | **key: B ♭ major |
| − | **duration: ca 2'30"[[Image:Legley_2-1.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] | + | **duration: ca. 2'30"[[Image:Legley_2-1.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] |
| − | *2. De zwane [The | + | *2. De zwane [The Swan]<ref name="two">[http://sabam.be www.sabam.be]</ref> |
| − | **text incipit: '''[Des hemels spiegel, mild en frisch]''' (Albrecht Rodenbach)<ref name=" | + | **text incipit: '''[Des hemels spiegel, mild en frisch]''' (Albrecht Rodenbach)<ref name="two"/> |
| − | ** | + | **completed on 2 April 1943 in Brussels<ref name="one">[[De Roeck/en]], p.243.</ref> |
| − | **duration: ca 3'30"<ref name=" | + | **duration: ca. 3'30"<ref name="one"/> |
| − | *3. Eenzaamheid [Loneliness]<ref name=" | + | *3. Eenzaamheid [Loneliness]<ref name="two"/> |
| − | **text by Felix Verbeke<ref name=" | + | **text by Felix Verbeke<ref name="two"/> |
| − | **finished on 29 March 1943 in Mechelen<ref name=" | + | **finished on 29 March 1943 in Mechelen<ref name="one"/> |
| − | **duration: ca 2'30"<ref name=" | + | **duration: ca 2'30"<ref name="one"/> |
| + | |||
| + | *3. Eenzaamheid [Loneliness]<ref name="two"/> | ||
| + | **text by Felix Verbeke<ref name="two"/> | ||
| + | **completed on 29 March 1943 in Mechelen<ref name="one"/> | ||
| + | **duration: ca. 2'30"<ref name="one"/> | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | *autographs of ''Avondliedeken'' (first and later | + | *autographs of ''Avondliedeken'' (first and twice the later version): ''Royal Conservatory Brussels'' '(B-Bc)'', shelf number [http://catalog.b-bc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=28239 ''BV-03-4092'']. |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Oeuvre Catalogue Victor Legley|Songs]][[Category:1933/en]][[Category:1943/en]][[Category:Vocal music|Songs]][[Category:Music for voice and piano|Songs]][[Category:Music for piano|Songs]][[Category:Songs|Songs]] |
Revision as of 10:09, 29 July 2021
Opus 2
History
- Song cycle on texts by Alice Nahon, Albrecht Rodenbach and Felix Verbeke.
- The songs in this cycle are probably early[1] songs that Legley revised in the first half of the 1940s. Only the music of Avondliedeken has been preserved.[2]
- On 29 November 1943, these songs were performed in the Ypres town theatre by soprano Irène Verhack and pianist Alice Vandenbroucke, which was probably the first performance.[3]
- On the page early works, this opus number is discussed further.
Music
- instrumentation: soprano and piano
- duration: ca. 8'30"
Parts
- 1. Avondliedeken[4].
- 2. De zwane [The Swan][7]
- 3. Eenzaamheid [Loneliness][7]
- 3. Eenzaamheid [Loneliness][7]
Sources
- autographs of Avondliedeken (first and twice the later version): Royal Conservatory Brussels '(B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4092.
Notes
- ↑ The first version of Avondliedeken dates from 1933.
- ↑ The scores may still be in the Legley family.
- ↑ Concert programme of Huldebetoon Victor Legley [Tribute to Victor Legley]: 1 & 2. In this concert programme Avondliedeken is called Avondklacht, but we assume this is a misprint.
- ↑ The original version of this song had the opus number 4 no.4.
- ↑ On this text Legley would later compose two more works: one for female choir and one for soprano and piano.
- ↑ in the first version gematigd [moderate].
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 www.sabam.be
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 De Roeck/en, p.243.
