Suite for large orchestra
dedicated to Corneel Mertens
Opus 18
History
- Legley finished this suite on 22 November 1944 in Brussels.
- With this work, in 1945 Legley won Irène Fuerison prize, the device of the work was La seule chose qu'il faut craindre, c'est la peur [The only thing to fear is fear].[1]
- The first performance was conducted by Léonce Gras at Flagey (Brussels) in 1946.[2]
Music
- instrumentation: symphony orchestra[3]
- duration: ca 24'
Parts
- I. Prelude
- tempo: Allegro con fuoco
- time signature: 2/4
- II. Sarabande
- tempo: Pochissimo meno vivo
- time signature: 3/4
- III. Menuet
- time signature: 3/4
- IV. Pavane
- time signature: 4/4
- V. Gigue
- time signature: 6/8
Sources
- autograph 1: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4007[4]
- autograph 2: Académie royale de Belgique, shelf number 13625
Notes
- ↑ The jury report of the competition can be found in the Académie royale de Belgique under the same shelf number as autograph 2. It consists of 3 letters by the jury members to the academy:
1. François Rasse (18 January 1945),
2. Joseph Jongen (January or February 1945) and
3. Joseph Ryelandt (March 1945). - ↑ CeBeDeM - lijst werken: Oeuvres de Victor Legley, p.1. More details are not known.
- ↑ Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, clarinet in E b, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, alt saxophone, 2 bassoons, double bassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion, celesta, piano, 2 harps and strings (16-14-12-10-8).
- ↑ This autograph was completed on 18 October 1945.
