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*The cycle was composed in the years 1943-44 in Brussels (see below for details). | *The cycle was composed in the years 1943-44 in Brussels (see below for details). | ||
*In April 1945, Legley added the song [[La Lettre/en|La Lettre]] to the cycle and he changed the title to ''6 Mélodies françaises'', in the first edition of 1962 however, the song is left out. | *In April 1945, Legley added the song [[La Lettre/en|La Lettre]] to the cycle and he changed the title to ''6 Mélodies françaises'', in the first edition of 1962 however, the song is left out. | ||
| − | *On 29 May 1945, the work was first performed by alto Yetty Martens and pianist Frieda Pey in auditory Akarova in Brussel (without the song ''[[La Lettre/en|La Lettre]]'').<ref>C.M.: ''Jonge Vlaamsche Muziek'' in ''De Nieuwe Standaard'' | + | *On 29 May 1945, the work was first performed by alto Yetty Martens and pianist Frieda Pey in auditory ''Akarova'' in Brussel (without the song ''[[La Lettre/en|La Lettre]]'').<ref>C.M.: ''Muziekkroniek - Jonge Vlaamsche Muziek'' in ''De Nieuwe Standaard'' of 8 June 1945, p.2. P.T.: ''Petite Chronique Musicale'' in ''Le Soir'' of 14 June 1945, p.2.</ref> On this day, Legley dedicated the work to Yetty Martens.<ref>See autograph.</ref> |
== Music == | == Music == | ||
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*I. Odelette | *I. Odelette | ||
**text incipit: '''Si j'ai parlé de mon amour''' (Henri de Régnier) | **text incipit: '''Si j'ai parlé de mon amour''' (Henri de Régnier) | ||
| − | **finished on 9 December 1943<ref>[[Tessely]] (p.137) and [[De Roeck]] (p.271) give 2 February 1944, which is contradicted by the autograph.</ref> | + | **finished on 9 December 1943<ref>[[Tessely/en|Tessely]] (p.137) and [[De Roeck/en|De Roeck]] (p.271) give 2 February 1944, which is however contradicted by the autograph.</ref> |
**tempo: Moderato | **tempo: Moderato | ||
**time signature: '''2/4''' | **time signature: '''2/4''' | ||
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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 Brussels''' ''(B-Bc)'', shelf number [http://catalog.b-bc.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=66947 '''P-2-00902''']. The alto line of this score is annotated in grey and red pencil and was probably used for the first performance. This manuscript contains [[La Lettre/en|La Lettre]] as well. |
*first edition: '''CeBeDeM''', Brussels, '''1962''' | *first edition: '''CeBeDeM''', Brussels, '''1962''' | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Oeuvre Catalogue Victor Legley|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:1943/en|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:1944/en|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:Vocal music|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:Music for voice and piano|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:Music for piano|Mélodies françaises]][[Category:Songs|Mélodies françaises]] |
Latest revision as of 20:43, 8 September 2021
dedicated to Yetty Martens
Opus 15
History
- Song cycle on texts by Henri de Régnier, Ryuko Kawaji, Charles Van Lerberghe, René Bizet and André Germain.
- The cycle was composed in the years 1943-44 in Brussels (see below for details).
- In April 1945, Legley added the song La Lettre to the cycle and he changed the title to 6 Mélodies françaises, in the first edition of 1962 however, the song is left out.
- On 29 May 1945, the work was first performed by alto Yetty Martens and pianist Frieda Pey in auditory Akarova in Brussel (without the song La Lettre).[1] On this day, Legley dedicated the work to Yetty Martens.[2]
Music
- instrumentation: alto and piano
- duration: ca 10'
Parts
- I. Odelette
- text incipit: Si j'ai parlé de mon amour (Henri de Régnier)
- finished on 9 December 1943[3]
- tempo: Moderato
- time signature: 2/4
- duration: ca 1'30"
- II. La mort
- text incipit: Si la mort vient ici (Ryuko Kawaji)
- finished on 2 February 1944
- tempo: Moderato
- time signature: 4/4
- duration: ca 2'
- III. Barques d'or
- text incipit: Dans une barque d'Orient (Charles Van Lerberghe)
- finished on 20 April 1944
- tempo: Andantino (autograph) or Andante (first edition)
- time signature: 3/4
- duration: ca 2'30"
- IV. Faubourg gitane
- text incipit: L'indolence des gitanes (René Bizet)
- finished on 14 May 1944
- tempo: Andante moderato
- time signature: 5/8
- duration: ca 2'30"
- V. Le voyageur
- text incipit: Où t'en vas-tu dans le soir (André Germain)
- finished on 15 May 1944
- tempo: Lent et triste
- duration: ca 1'30"
Sources
- autograph: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), shelf number P-2-00902. The alto line of this score is annotated in grey and red pencil and was probably used for the first performance. This manuscript contains La Lettre as well.
- first edition: CeBeDeM, Brussels, 1962
