Symphony 3
dedicated to Daniel Sternefeld and to the NIR symphony orchestra
Opus 42
History
- Legley composed this symphony from January 1951 till October 1955 in Woluwe.[1]
- For this work, Legley was awarded the prize of the province of Brabant.[2]
- The symphony was first performed on 16 October 1956 in the big NIR concert hall in Brussels by the NIR symphony orchestra conducted by Daniel Sternefeld.[3]
Music
- instrumentation: symphony orchestra[4]
- duration: ca 22'
Parts
- I. Allegro appassionato ma non troppo vivo
- time signature: 6/4
- duration: ca 5'15"
- II. Andante
- time signature: 4/4
- III. Allegro vivace
- time signature: 2/4
- IV. Finale
- tempo: Allegro
- time signature: ₵
Sources
- autograph: Royal Conservatory Antwerp (B-Ac), shelf number MM-MS-LEGLE-symf3-1
title page: Symphonie N° 3 | Vic. Legley | à Daniel Sternefeld | et | au Magnifique Orchestre | Symphon. de l'I.N.R. | 16.10.56 | Vic Legley - first edition (study score): CeBeDeM, Brussels, 1958
Notes
- ↑ Tessely (p.20) mistakenly gives 1953 as year of composition, she didn't have the autograph at her disposition. The first edition gives 1953 as year of composition as well.
- ↑ Tessely, p.161.
- ↑ De Roeck (p.334) and Tessely (p.20).
- ↑ Piccolo, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, double bassoon, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, percussion, harp and strings.
