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| − | ''Bidden is zichzelf vergeten om te denken aan een ander'' (Alice Nahon) | + | ''Bidden is zichzelf vergeten om te denken aan een ander<ref>''To pray is to forget oneself in order to think of another.''</ref>'' (Alice Nahon) |
Opus 103 | Opus 103 | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | *Legley chose two famous poems, [http://users.telenet.be/gaston.d.haese/nahon_schaduw.html | + | *Legley chose two famous poems by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Nahon Alice Nahon], [http://users.telenet.be/gaston.d.haese/nahon_schaduw.html Schaduw] and [http://www.gedichten.nl/nedermap/poezie/poezie/211260.html Avondliedeken], for this opus. |
| − | *Legley completed the songs at the end of August 1984. He considered the second song as the successor to his [[3 Songs | + | *Legley completed the songs at the end of August 1984. He considered the second song as the successor to his [[3 Songs|youth composition on the same text]] from 1933. |
| − | *The songs were first performed by [https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ria_Bollen Ria Bollen] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jozef_De_Beenhouwer Jozef De Beenhouwer] | + | *The songs were first performed by [https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ria_Bollen Ria Bollen] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jozef_De_Beenhouwer Jozef De Beenhouwer] during a recording for the Belgian radio channel ''BRT 3'' in 1985 or 1986, in a version for alto and piano.<ref>[[De Roeck/en|De Roeck]], p.527-528.</ref> |
== Music == | == Music == | ||
| − | *instrumentation: soprano<ref>On a photocopy of his autograph, however, Legley wrote down: ''1° lied te laag voor sopraan | + | *instrumentation: soprano<ref>On a photocopy of his autograph, however, Legley wrote down: ''1° lied te laag voor sopraan [First song too low for soprano]''.</ref> and piano |
*duration: ca 6'30" | *duration: ca 6'30" | ||
=== Parts === | === Parts === | ||
*A. Schaduw [Shadow] | *A. Schaduw [Shadow] | ||
| − | **text incipit: '''Ik heb de liefde liefgehad''' | + | **text incipit: '''Ik heb de liefde liefgehad''' [I loved love] |
**tempo: Andante, molto legato e sempre come trascinando | **tempo: Andante, molto legato e sempre come trascinando | ||
**time signature: '''4/4'''[[Image:Legley_103-1.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] | **time signature: '''4/4'''[[Image:Legley_103-1.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] | ||
| − | *B. Avondliedeken<ref>Autograph: ''1 toon lager | + | *B. Avondliedeken [Evening Song]<ref>Autograph: ''1 toon lager [1 tone lower]''. '''BV-03-4092''' contains a version of the song transposed by Jozef De Beenhouwer (6 August 1985). </ref> |
| − | **text incipit: ''''t Is goed in 't eigen hart te kijken''' | + | **text incipit:''' 't Is goed in 't eigen hart te kijken''' [It is good to look into one's own heart] |
**tempo: Mesto | **tempo: Mesto | ||
**time signature: '''4/4'''[[Image:Legley_103-2.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] | **time signature: '''4/4'''[[Image:Legley_103-2.jpg|frameless|none|850px]] | ||
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| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Oeuvre Catalogue Victor Legley|Alice Nahon songs]][[Category:1984/en|Alice Nahon songs]][[Category:Vocal music|Alice Nahon songs]][[Category:Music for voice and piano|Alice Nahon songs]][[Category:Music for piano|Alice Nahon songs]][[Category:Songs|Alice Nahon songs]] |
Latest revision as of 09:32, 26 October 2021
Bidden is zichzelf vergeten om te denken aan een ander[1] (Alice Nahon)
Opus 103
History
- Legley chose two famous poems by Alice Nahon, Schaduw and Avondliedeken, for this opus.
- Legley completed the songs at the end of August 1984. He considered the second song as the successor to his youth composition on the same text from 1933.
- The songs were first performed by Ria Bollen and Jozef De Beenhouwer during a recording for the Belgian radio channel BRT 3 in 1985 or 1986, in a version for alto and piano.[2]
Music
- instrumentation: soprano[3] and piano
- duration: ca 6'30"
Parts
- A. Schaduw [Shadow]
- text incipit: Ik heb de liefde liefgehad [I loved love]
- tempo: Andante, molto legato e sempre come trascinando
- time signature: 4/4
- B. Avondliedeken [Evening Song][4]
- text incipit: 't Is goed in 't eigen hart te kijken [It is good to look into one's own heart]
- tempo: Mesto
- time signature: 4/4
Sources
- autograph: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4092
- photocopy of a transposed version of song B: Royal Conservatory Brussels (B-Bc), shelf number BV-03-4092. Photocopy of a manuscript by Jozef De Beenhouwer made for a recording (see above).
Notes
- ↑ To pray is to forget oneself in order to think of another.
- ↑ De Roeck, p.527-528.
- ↑ On a photocopy of his autograph, however, Legley wrote down: 1° lied te laag voor sopraan [First song too low for soprano].
- ↑ Autograph: 1 toon lager [1 tone lower]. BV-03-4092 contains a version of the song transposed by Jozef De Beenhouwer (6 August 1985).
