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| − | ''original title: Eerste snarenkwartet''<ref>''Snarenkwartet'' is | + | ''original title: Eerste snarenkwartet''<ref>''Snarenkwartet'' is old-fashioned Dutch for ''strijkkwartet'' [string quartet], ''eerste'' means ''first''.</ref> |
Opus 5 | Opus 5 | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | *Legley | + | *Legley completed this composition on 10 March 1941 in Brussels.<ref>Legley's commentary on a note accompanying the autograph of the work: ''Hier steekt een beetje veel Hindemith in, maar ik durf er toch tevreden over zijn.'' [There's quite a bit of Hindemith in this, but I dare say I'm satisfied with it.]</ref> |
| − | * | + | *This string quartet was first heard on the radio on 25 February 1942.<ref>Anonymous: ''Radio - Woensdag, 25 februari'' in ''Het Vlaamsche Land'' of 25 February 1942, p.4. More details are not known. Presumably, the radio station was ''Radio Brussel''.</ref> |
| + | *On 5 February 1943, the work was performed for the first time during a concert in the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels by the Carlo Van Neste Quartet.<ref>Anonymous: ''Kultuurleven te Brussel'' in ''Volk en Staat'' of 31 January 1943, p.5. E.V.D.V.: ''Muziekleven te Brussel. De kwartettenreeks der Philharmonische Vereeniging. Eerste avond'' in ''Het Algemeen Nieuws'' of 9 February 1943, p.2. J.HD.: ''Brusselsch Koncertleven. Van Neste-Kwartet'' in ''Het Laatste Nieuws'' of 10 February 1943, p.2. DE TRIAY, Auguste: ''Chronique musicale. Concerts de la semaine. Concerts de quatuor'' in ''Le Soir'' of 10 February 1943, p.1. ELBE: ''Muziek. Quatuor Van Neste'' in ''Het Nieuws van den Dag'' of 11 February 1943, p.3. Year, place and performers are also mentioned in CeBeDeM - lijst werken: ''Œuvres de Victor Legley'', p.1.</ref> | ||
== Music == | == Music == | ||
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*I. Allegro moderato[[Image:Legley_5-1.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] | *I. Allegro moderato[[Image:Legley_5-1.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] | ||
*II. Andante[[Image:Legley_5-2.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] | *II. Andante[[Image:Legley_5-2.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] | ||
| − | *III. [Scherzo] | + | *III. [Scherzo]] |
**Vivace[[Image:Legley_5-3-1.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] | **Vivace[[Image:Legley_5-3-1.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] | ||
**Allegretto scherzando[[Image:Legley_5-3-2.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] | **Allegretto scherzando[[Image:Legley_5-3-2.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
| − | *autograph: '''Royal Conservatory Brussels''' ''(B-Bc)'', shelf number [http://catalog.b-bc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber= | + | *autograph: '''Royal Conservatory of Brussels''' ''(B-Bc)''', shelf number [http://catalog.b-bc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=28137 '''BV-03-4000''']. |
| − | *handwritten parts: '''Royal Conservatory Brussels''' ''(B-Bc)'', shelf number '''75387''' | + | *handwritten parts: '''Royal Conservatory of Brussels''' ''(B-Bc)''', shelf number [http://catalog.b-bc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=134504 '''75387'''] |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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Revision as of 20:48, 29 July 2021
dedicated to the Carlo Van Neste Quartet
original title: Eerste snarenkwartet[1]
Opus 5
History
- Legley completed this composition on 10 March 1941 in Brussels.[2]
- This string quartet was first heard on the radio on 25 February 1942.[3]
- On 5 February 1943, the work was performed for the first time during a concert in the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels by the Carlo Van Neste Quartet.[4]
Music
- instrumentation: string quartet[5]
- duration: ca 18'
Parts
- I. Allegro moderato
- II. Andante
- III. [Scherzo]]
- Vivace
- Allegretto scherzando
- Trio: Poco più lento
- Vivace
- IV. Allegro giocoso (ma non troppo vivace)
Sources
- autograph: Royal Conservatory of Brussels' (B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4000.
- handwritten parts: Royal Conservatory of Brussels' (B-Bc), shelf number 75387
Notes
- ↑ Snarenkwartet is old-fashioned Dutch for strijkkwartet [string quartet], eerste means first.
- ↑ Legley's commentary on a note accompanying the autograph of the work: Hier steekt een beetje veel Hindemith in, maar ik durf er toch tevreden over zijn. [There's quite a bit of Hindemith in this, but I dare say I'm satisfied with it.]
- ↑ Anonymous: Radio - Woensdag, 25 februari in Het Vlaamsche Land of 25 February 1942, p.4. More details are not known. Presumably, the radio station was Radio Brussel.
- ↑ Anonymous: Kultuurleven te Brussel in Volk en Staat of 31 January 1943, p.5. E.V.D.V.: Muziekleven te Brussel. De kwartettenreeks der Philharmonische Vereeniging. Eerste avond in Het Algemeen Nieuws of 9 February 1943, p.2. J.HD.: Brusselsch Koncertleven. Van Neste-Kwartet in Het Laatste Nieuws of 10 February 1943, p.2. DE TRIAY, Auguste: Chronique musicale. Concerts de la semaine. Concerts de quatuor in Le Soir of 10 February 1943, p.1. ELBE: Muziek. Quatuor Van Neste in Het Nieuws van den Dag of 11 February 1943, p.3. Year, place and performers are also mentioned in CeBeDeM - lijst werken: Œuvres de Victor Legley, p.1.
- ↑ 2 violins, viola and cello.
