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On "À la fiera di San Francè" - (2016)
for piano
"À la fiera di San Francè" - At Saint Francis' Fair - is an up tempo Corsican children's song. It is a version of a counting song, as in the verse additional things are inserted, telling what was bought as Saint Francis' fair. "À la fiera di San Francè / M'aghju cumpratu una sumera, / Ih ! anh ! una sumera !" The list includes a she-donkey, a violin, a pistol and a mule in some versions.
4 pages, circa 4' 30" - an MP3 demo is here:
The score is available as a free PDF download, though any major commercial performance or recording of the work is prohibited without prior arrangement with the composer. Click on the graphic below for this piano score.
