7 Haï-kaï/en
Opus 38
Contents
History
- In 1951, Legley completed the first version of this song cycle on texts by Kijo Murakami. A second version, mentionned in the autograph of the final version[1], could not be traced. The finale version was completed by Legley on Christmas Eve 1975.
- The first or the second version was performed on 4 November 1952 in L'Atelier in Brussels by soprano Reine Aubier and pianist Paulette Stevens.[2]
Music
Version 1 - 1951 (rejected)
- instrumentation: soprano and piano
Parts
- I. Fraîcheur du matin
- tempo: Andante (sans rigeur dans la mesure)
- time signature: 4/4
- II. Les cerfs volants se sont élevés au vent
- tempo: Allegro e leggiero
- time signature: 4/4
- III. Tristesse une luciole
- tempo: Assez lent et très doux
- time signature: 5/4
- IV. Les élèves se sont rassemblés
- tempo: Allegro moderato
- time signature: 3/4
- V. Le marais est à sec
- tempo: Energico
- time signature: ₵
- VI. Tous les feux éteints
- tempo: Assez lent et très calme
- time signature: 3/4
- VII. Oh la fraîcheur
- tempo: Giocoso
- time signature: 5/8
Version 2 - 1975
- instrumentation: voice and string quartet[3]
- duration: ca. 8'
Parts
- I. Fraîcheur du matin
- tempo: Andante dolcissimo, senza rigore (come improvvisando)
- II. Les cerfs volants se sont élevés au vent
- tempo: Allegro
- time signature: 4/4
- III. Tristesse une luciole
- tempo: Andantino e sempre dolcissimo
- time signature: 5/4
- IV. Les élèves se sont rassemblés
- tempo: Allegro moderato
- time signature: 3/8
- V. Le marais est à sec
- tempo: Molto energico ma non troppo vivo
- time signature: ₵
- VI. Oh la fraîcheur
- tempo: Allegretto giocoso
- time signature: 5/8
- VII. Tous les feux éteints
- tempo: Andante, quasi lento
- time signature: 3/4
Sources
- autograph version 1: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4085. This scores contains a lot of corrections made by Legley when preparing the final version.
- autograph version 3: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4085
