(Flute/Piano)
SKU:
HL.48181498
Composed
by Henri Tomasi. Leduc.
Post-1900. Softcover. 4
pages. Alphonse Leduc
#AL21072. Published by
Alphonse Leduc
(HL.48181498).
UPC:
888680842635. 0.052
inches.
French
composer and conductor,
Henri Tomasi (1901-1971)
composed The Little
Corsican Goatherd in
1952. As with his other
woodwind compositions,
The Little Corsican
Goatherd was
well-received by
audiences. Tomasi was
born in Marseille, but
his Father and Mother
were originally from La
Casinca in Corsica.
Despite being pressured
in to musical studies by
his parents, Tomasi
dreamed of becoming a
sailor, and during the
summer, he stayed with
his Grandmother in
Corsica where he learnt
traditional Corsican
songs. However, in 1921,
he began his studies at
the Paris Conservatoire
and went on to become a
high profile composer and
conductor. Tomasi did not
forget his Corsican
routes, often
incorporating themes of
the songs he had learnt
during the summers with
his Grandmother. This is
apparent in The Little
Corsican Goatherd for
Flute and Piano or Harp
accompaniment. This
Tomasi piece is suitable
to intermediate level
flautists and its
popularity has been
proven by its inclusion
in the ABRSM grade 5
syllabus since 2005..