Vic Legley - Selected Works

Selected Works

Opera

• De cluyte van de twee naakten of de mooie onbekende (1966)

Orchestral

• Symfonische variaties op een oud Vlaams lied (Symphonic Variations on an Old Flemish Song), op.6 (1941)
• Symphony No.1, op.10 (1942)
• Suite, op.18 (1944)
• Miniatuursymphonie (1946)
• Musique pour une tragédie grecque, op.24 (1946)
• Symphony No.2, op.29 (1947)
• De gouden rivier (1947)
• De boer die sterft for narrator and orchestra, op.34 (1950); text by Karel van de Woestijne
• Divertimento, op.41 (1952)
• Symphony No.3, op.42 (1953)
• Sérénade for string orchestra, op.44 no.2 (1957)
• Le bal des Halles (1954)
• Kleine Carnaval, Overture (1954)
• Ouverture pour une Comédie de Goldoni, op.53 (1958)
• La Cathédrale d'acier (The Steel Cathedral), Symphonic Sketch after Fernand Steven, op.52 (1958)
• Trios pièces (3 Pieces) for chamber orchestra, op.57 (1960)
• Diptyque, op.60 (1964)
• Symphony No.4, op.61 (1964)
• Symphony No.5, op.64 (1965)
• Espaces for string orchestra (1970)
• Symphony No.6 "Ypriana", op.88 (1976)
• Before Endeavours Fade for string orchestra, op.92 (1977)
• Automne, op.113 (1989)
• Symphony No.8, op.121 (1988)

Concert band and brass band

• Trois mouvements for brass and percussion, op.76 (1969)
• Le Bal des Halles for concert band, op.43b (1977)
• Before Endeavours Fade, op.92b (1977, 1979)
• Hommage à Jean Absil for saxophone quartet and concert band, op.97 (1980)
• Volharden for brass band, op.98 (1979)
• Drieluik for brass band, op.99 (1980)
• Divertimento for woodwind ensemble, op.104 (1984)
• Paradise Regained, op.26b (1986)
• Symphony No.7 for large concert band, op.112 (1989)

1. Quasi adagio, dolcissimo e molto sostenuto
2. Allegro-scherzando
3. Quasi adagio
4. Finale

• Petite Introduction pour une Fête Royale (1990–1991)
• Fanfare J(eunesses) M(usicales)

Concertante

• Concerto No.1 for violin and orchestra, op.27 (1947)
• Concertino for percussion and orchestra, op.49 (1956)
• Concerto for piano and orchestra, op.39 (1952, 1959)
• Concerto for harp and orchestra, op.66 (1966)
• Concerto No.2 for violin and orchestra, op.67 (1966)
• Concerto for viola and orchestra, op.78 (1971)
• Concerto Grosso for violin, alto saxophone and string orchestra, op.87 (1976)
• Concerto No.3 for violin and orchestra, op.115 (1990)

Chamber music

• Elegisch Lied for viola and piano, op.7 (1944)
• Trio for oboe, clarinet and bassoon, op.11 (1942)
• Sonata for violin and piano, op.12 (1943)
• Sonata for viola and piano, op.13 (1943)
• Quartet for 4 flutes, op.14 (1943)
• Quartet for 4 cellos (1944)
• Sextet for wind quintet and piano, op.19 (1945)
• Sonata for cello and piano, op.20 (1945)
• String Quartet No.2, op.28 (1947)
• Musique de midi (Middagmuziek; Midday Music) for flute, clarinet, horn, bassoon, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass, op.33 (1948)
• Sonata for clarinet and piano, op.40 no.3 (1952)
• Sonata for trumpet and piano, op.40 no.6 (1953)
• Sérénade for 2 violins and piano, op.44 no.1 (1954)
• Sérénade for flute, violin and cello, op.44 no.3 (1957)
• Burlesque for violin and piano, op.48 (1956)
• String Quartet No.3, op.50 (1955)
• Poème d'été (Poem of Summer) for violin and piano, op.51 no.1 (1957)
• Poème du printemps (Poem of Spring) for viola and piano, op.51 no.2 (1958)
• Cinq miniatures (5 Miniatures) for 4 saxophones, op.54 (1958)
• Trio for flute, viola and guitar, op.55 (1959)
• String Quartet No.4, op.56 (1963)
• Wind Quintet, op.58 (1961)
• Cinq Pièces (5 Pieces) for guitar, op.62 (1964)
• Piano Quartet (1973)
• Kamermuziek (Chamber Music) for violin, cello and piano, op.81 no.2 (1973)
• Kamermuziek (Chamber Music) for violin, viola and cello, op.81 no.3 (1973)
• Ballade No.1 for violin and piano, op.86 no.1 (1975)
• Ballade No.2 for viola and piano, op.86 no.2 (1975)
• Ballade No.3 for cello and piano, op.86 no.3 (1975)
• Ballade No.4 for double bass and piano, op.86 no.4 (1975)
• Parades I for 4 clarinets (1977)
• Parades II for 6 saxophones (1978)
• String Trio (1979)
• Intermezzo for guitar, op.96 no.2 (1980)
• Parades III for 4 horns (1981)
• Duo for violin and cello (1983)
• Caractères for viola and guitar, op.106 (1985)
• Deux pièces (2 Pieces) for accordion, op.109 (1986)
• String Quartet No.5, op.116 (1990)
• Mélodie for trumpet or trombone and piano, op.117 (1990)
• Vier Miniaturen (4 Miniatures) for viola solo, op.118 no.1 (1991)
• Romance for violin and piano, op.120 (1991)
• Drie meisjes (Three Maidens), Sonata for violin and piano, op.122 (1993)
• Sonata for violin solo, op.123 (1994)
• Mouvement for string quartet (1994)

Harpsichord

• Suite in re, op.108 (1986)

Organ

• Sonata, op.35 (1949)

Piano

• Sonata, op.23 (1946)
• Cinq portraits (5 Portraits) op.46 (1954)
• La farce des deux nues, op.59 (1963)
• Muziek voor twee piano's (Music for 2 Pianos), op.68 (1966)
• Brindilles, 18 Little Pieces, op.80 (1974)
• Sonata No.2 in D♭, op.84 no.1 (1974)
• Sonata No.3, op.84 no.2 (1977)
• Sonata No.4, op.107 (1985)

Choral

• De gevallen vriend for mixed double chorus a cappella, op.37 (1951); words by Jos De Haes
• La Terra e la morte for soprano solo and female chorus, op.83 (1974); words by Cesare Pavese

Vocal

• Cinq mélodies françaises for alto and piano, op.15 (1944)
• Paradise Regained for medium voice and string quartet (1946)
• Het gevecht met het hart for tenor and piano, op.32 (1948); words by Marcel Coole
• Cantique spirituel for 4 female voices and piano, op.36 (1950); words by René Ménard
• Sept haï-kaï de Kyo Murakami (7 Haikai of Kyo Murakami) for soprano and string quartet, op.38 (1951); words by Kyo Murakami
• Migration des âmes for medium voice and piano, op.45 (1954); words by Armand Bernier
• Brieven uit Portugal (Letters from Portugal) for medium voice and piano, op.47 (1955); words by Hubert van Herreweghen
• Een lied der blijdschap (A Song of Exhilaration) for voice and piano, op.50 (1956); words by Bert Decorte
• Zeng for voice and string quartet (or piano), op.63 (1965); words by Jos Vandeloo
• Mijn gegeven woord for mezzo-soprano and piano (1975)
• Twee Alice Nahon-liederen (2 Alice Nahon Songs) for soprano and piano (1984); words by Alice Nahon
• Björn for medium voice and string quartet, op.124 (1994); words by Björn Van Hauwermeiren