Symphony 1
dedicated to the NIR symphony orchestra[1]
Opus 10
History
- Legley started composing this symphony 1941 and finished it on 26 June 1942 in Brussels.
- In 1943[2] the symphony was rewarded the Agniez prize by the Royal Academy in Brussels.[3] The work's device was Après la pluie vient le beau temps [After rain comes sunshine].
- The work was first performed in 1943 in Flagey (Brussels), the conductor was André Souris.[4]
Music
Parts
- I.
- Andante
- time signature: C
- Allegro moderato
- time signature: 2/2
- Andante
- II. Andante cantabile
- time signature: mainly 4/4
- III. Allegro vivace, ma molto tranquillo - Meno mosso - Tempo primo - Meno mosso - Tempo primo
- time signatures: 3/4 - 5/8 - 3/4 - 5/8 - 3/4
- IV. Allegro vivace
- time signature: 2/4
Sources
- autograph 1: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4002 onderdeel-1
- autograph 2: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4003
- autograph piano reduction[7]: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4002 onderdeel-2
- autograph parts: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), CeBeDeM collection: B30/167
Notes
- ↑ A mes amis de l'orchestre symphonique de l'I.N.R.
- ↑ Or 1942? See CeBeDeM biography.
- ↑ Tessely, p.16.
- ↑ CeBeDeM - lijst werken: Oeuvres de Victor Legley, p.1. More details are not known.
- ↑ 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba, percussion, harp, strings (16-14-12-10-8). In the autograph parts (see sources), Legley gives the double basses the old-fashioned Flemish name basviool.
- ↑ 20' according to CeBeDeM, 23' according to the autograph percussion part (see sources).
- ↑ De Roeck (p.259) mentions a reduction for 2 pianos. This is likely a mistake, he probably refers to this reduction, for 1 piano.
