Chamber Music flute,
piano
SKU:
PR.114419090
Poem
for Flute and Piano.
Composed by Valerie
Coleman. Set of Score and
Parts. With Standard
notation. 12 4 pages.
Duration 6:30. Theodore
Presser Company
#114-41909. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.114419090).
ISBN
9781491113578. 9 x 12
inches.
The title
Fanmi Imèn is
Haitian Creole for Maya
Angelouââ¬â¢s
famous work, Human
Family. Both the musical
and literary poems
acknowledge differences
within mankind due to
ethnicity, background,
and geography, but
Angelouââ¬â¢s
refrain: ââ¬Åwe
are more alike, my
friends, than we are
unalikeââ¬Â,
reaffirms our humanity as
a reminder of unity.
Colemanââ¬â¢s
work draws inspiration
from French flute music
blended with an
underlying pentatonicism
found in Asian
traditions, a caravan
through Middle Eastern
parts of the world
merging with Flamenco,
and an upbeat journey
southward into Africa
with the sounds of
Kalimba (thumb piano).
Fanmi Imèn was
commissioned by the
National Flute
Association for its 2018
High School Soloist
Competition.
