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*Legley completed this song cycle on poems by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos_Vandeloo Jos Vandeloo] on 15 March 1965 in Woluwe. The version for soprano and piano was composed first, the version for soprano and string quartet afterwards. | *Legley completed this song cycle on poems by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos_Vandeloo Jos Vandeloo] on 15 March 1965 in Woluwe. The version for soprano and piano was composed first, the version for soprano and string quartet afterwards. | ||
| − | *The string quartet version was first performed on 23 October 1965 in Ypres | + | *The string quartet version was first performed on 23 October 1965 in the Ypres city theatre during a concert celebrating Legley's fiftieth birthday. The performers were the soprano [https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymonde_Serverius Raymonde Serverius] and soloist of the ''Belgian Chamber Orchestra'' conducted by [https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Maes_(violist) Georges Maes].<ref>See: |
| + | *Concert programme ''Huldeconcert Victor Legley'', '''Royal Conservatory Brussels''' ''(B-Bc)'', no shelf number yet. | ||
| + | *MUL, Jan: ''Victor Legley'' in ''De Volkskrant'' of 30 October 1965, p.27.</ref> | ||
== Music == | == Music == | ||
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=== Parts === | === Parts === | ||
| − | *I. Ik predik de moeraskoorts | + | **tonal key: Re b Major |
| + | *I. Ik predik de moeraskoorts [I preach the swamp fever] | ||
**tempo: Andante | **tempo: Andante | ||
**time signature: '''9/8''' | **time signature: '''9/8''' | ||
| − | *II. In het boek der dagen | + | *II. In het boek der dagen [In the book of days] |
**tempo: Allegro moderato | **tempo: Allegro moderato | ||
**time signature: '''4/4''' | **time signature: '''4/4''' | ||
| − | *III. In het oog van vulkanen | + | *III. In het oog van vulkanen [In the eye of volcanoes] |
**tempo: Allegretto grazioso | **tempo: Allegretto grazioso | ||
**time signature: '''3/4''' | **time signature: '''3/4''' | ||
| − | *IV. Mensen staan als bomen | + | *IV. Mensen staan als bomen [People stand like trees] |
**tempo: Moderato | **tempo: Moderato | ||
**time signature: '''4/4''' | **time signature: '''4/4''' | ||
| − | *V. Steden verteren ons zachtaardig | + | *V. Steden verteren ons zachtaardig [Cities digest us gently] |
**tempo: Molto energico | **tempo: Molto energico | ||
**time signature: '''4/4''' | **time signature: '''4/4''' | ||
| − | *VI. Ik wil verstenen | + | *VI. Ik wil verstenen [I want to petrify] |
**tempo: Allegro risloluto e sempre molto energico | **tempo: Allegro risloluto e sempre molto energico | ||
**time signature: '''4/4''' | **time signature: '''4/4''' | ||
| − | *VII. Teken voor mij een boom in het water<ref>Legley reused this song in the second movement of his [[Concerto for cello and orchestra]].</ref> | + | *VII. Teken voor mij een boom in het water [Draw me a tree in the water]<ref>Legley reused this song in the second movement of his [[Concerto for cello and orchestra]].</ref> |
**tempo: Quasi adagio | **tempo: Quasi adagio | ||
**time signature: '''6/8''' | **time signature: '''6/8''' | ||
| − | **key signature: | + | **key signature: d ♭ major |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | <references /> | + | <references/> |
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Latest revision as of 21:21, 7 October 2021
Opus 63
History
- Legley completed this song cycle on poems by Jos Vandeloo on 15 March 1965 in Woluwe. The version for soprano and piano was composed first, the version for soprano and string quartet afterwards.
- The string quartet version was first performed on 23 October 1965 in the Ypres city theatre during a concert celebrating Legley's fiftieth birthday. The performers were the soprano Raymonde Serverius and soloist of the Belgian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Georges Maes.[1]
Music
- instrumentation:
- version 1: soprano and piano
- version 2: soprano and string quartet[2]
- duration: ca 17'
Parts
- tonal key: Re b Major
- I. Ik predik de moeraskoorts [I preach the swamp fever]
- tempo: Andante
- time signature: 9/8
- II. In het boek der dagen [In the book of days]
- tempo: Allegro moderato
- time signature: 4/4
- III. In het oog van vulkanen [In the eye of volcanoes]
- tempo: Allegretto grazioso
- time signature: 3/4
- IV. Mensen staan als bomen [People stand like trees]
- tempo: Moderato
- time signature: 4/4
- V. Steden verteren ons zachtaardig [Cities digest us gently]
- tempo: Molto energico
- time signature: 4/4
- VI. Ik wil verstenen [I want to petrify]
- tempo: Allegro risloluto e sempre molto energico
- time signature: 4/4
- VII. Teken voor mij een boom in het water [Draw me a tree in the water][3]
- tempo: Quasi adagio
- time signature: 6/8
- key signature: d ♭ major
Sources
- autograph version 1: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4034-onderdeel-2
- autograph version 2: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4034-onderdeel-1
- first edition version 1: CeBeDeM, Brussels, 1966
- first edition version 2 (score and parts): CeBeDeM, Brussels, 1966
Notes
- ↑ See:
- Concert programme Huldeconcert Victor Legley, Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), no shelf number yet.
- MUL, Jan: Victor Legley in De Volkskrant of 30 October 1965, p.27.
- ↑ 2 violins, viola and cello.
- ↑ Legley reused this song in the second movement of his Concerto for cello and orchestra.
