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*This song cycle on texts by [https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_van_Herreweghen Hubert Van Herreweghen] was completed by Legley in November 1955 in Woluwe. | *This song cycle on texts by [https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubert_van_Herreweghen Hubert Van Herreweghen] was completed by Legley in November 1955 in Woluwe. | ||
| + | *Nothing is known about the first performance.<ref>The first performance that [[De Roeck/en|De Roeck]] was able to retrieve (p.356) took place in 1964.</ref> | ||
== Music == | == Music == | ||
| − | *instrumentation: voice<ref>Legley's autograph and the first edition do not specify | + | *instrumentation: voice<ref>Legley's autograph and the first edition do not specify a voice type. [[Tessely/en|Tessely]] (p.141) and [[De Roeck/en|De Roeck]] (p.355) both give tenor, but presumably the cycle can be performed by other voice types as well.</ref> and piano |
| − | *duration: ca 4'45"<ref>[http://www.cebedem.be/en/composers/l/94-legley-vic CeBeDeM] gives 7', the first edition 8', This, however, is contradicted by | + | *duration: ca 4'45"<ref>[http://www.cebedem.be/en/composers/l/94-legley-vic CeBeDeM] gives 7', the first edition 8', This, however, is contradicted by pencil notes in Legley's autograph. [[De Roeck/en|De Roeck]] (p.355) even gives 10'.</ref> |
=== Parts === | === Parts === | ||
| − | *I. Vóór dageraad<ref name="een">Originally, ''Vóór dageraad'' was the third | + | *I. Vóór dageraad [Before dawn]<ref name="een">Originally, ''Vóór dageraad'' was the third and ''Amalia Rodriguez'' the first song.</ref> |
| − | **text incipit: '''De flessen weg, en alle boeken toe''' | + | **text incipit: '''De flessen weg, en alle boeken toe''' [The bottles away, and all the books closed] |
**tempo: Moderato | **tempo: Moderato | ||
**time signature: '''4/4''' | **time signature: '''4/4''' | ||
**duration: ca 1'45"[[Image:Legley_47-1.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] | **duration: ca 1'45"[[Image:Legley_47-1.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] | ||
*II. Torre de Belem | *II. Torre de Belem | ||
| − | **text incipit: '''Lui en traag de Taag''' | + | **text incipit: '''Lui en traag de Taag''' [Lazy and slow the Tagus] |
**tempo: Moderato | **tempo: Moderato | ||
**time signature: '''3/4''' | **time signature: '''3/4''' | ||
**duration: ca 1'25"[[Image:Legley_47-2.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] | **duration: ca 1'25"[[Image:Legley_47-2.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] | ||
*III. Amalia Rodriguez<ref name="een"/> | *III. Amalia Rodriguez<ref name="een"/> | ||
| − | **text incipit: '''Klagen zoals de tortels klagen''' | + | **text incipit: '''Klagen zoals de tortels klagen''' [Wail as the turtles wail] |
**tempo: Andante | **tempo: Andante | ||
**time signature: '''C''' | **time signature: '''C''' | ||
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<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Oeuvre Catalogue Victor Legley]][[Category:1955/en]][[Category:Vocal music]][[Category:Music for voice and piano]][[Category:Music for piano]][[Category:Songs]] |
Latest revision as of 16:46, 25 September 2021
dedicated to Louis Devos
Opus 47
History
- This song cycle on texts by Hubert Van Herreweghen was completed by Legley in November 1955 in Woluwe.
- Nothing is known about the first performance.[1]
Music
Parts
- I. Vóór dageraad [Before dawn][4]
- text incipit: De flessen weg, en alle boeken toe [The bottles away, and all the books closed]
- tempo: Moderato
- time signature: 4/4
- duration: ca 1'45"
- II. Torre de Belem
- text incipit: Lui en traag de Taag [Lazy and slow the Tagus]
- tempo: Moderato
- time signature: 3/4
- duration: ca 1'25"
- III. Amalia Rodriguez[4]
- text incipit: Klagen zoals de tortels klagen [Wail as the turtles wail]
- tempo: Andante
- time signature: C
- duration: ca 1'35"
Sources
- autograph 1: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4085
- autograph 2: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4085
- first edition: CeBeDeM, Brussels, 1956
Notes
- ↑ The first performance that De Roeck was able to retrieve (p.356) took place in 1964.
- ↑ Legley's autograph and the first edition do not specify a voice type. Tessely (p.141) and De Roeck (p.355) both give tenor, but presumably the cycle can be performed by other voice types as well.
- ↑ CeBeDeM gives 7', the first edition 8', This, however, is contradicted by pencil notes in Legley's autograph. De Roeck (p.355) even gives 10'.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Originally, Vóór dageraad was the third and Amalia Rodriguez the first song.
