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.
On "À la fiera di San Francè"