Henri Tomasi

Short bio Henri Tomasi

Birthday: 1901

Died: 1971

Genre: Classical,Jazz

Period: Modern

Full biography Henri Tomasi

Henri Tomasi (1901-1971) was a French classical composer and conductor. He was known for his musical versatility and composed in a variety of genres from orchestral and chamber music to vocal and operatic works. He won the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1927 , an accomplishment that helped establish his career as a composer. Tomasi's works often reflect his Corsican heritage and his deep love for his homeland. He combined traditional elements of Corsican folk music with the modern style of classical music to create his unique sound.

Tomasi was also a skilled conductor, and he conducted many famous orchestras throughout his life. He spent the majority of his career working at the Paris Conservatory, where he taught composition and orchestration. During World War II, Tomasi worked as a member of the French Resistance and wrote music that celebrated the resistance fighters.

Some of Tomasi's most famous works include his Concerto for Trombone and Orchestra, which he wrote in 1956, and his trumpet concerto, which he composed in 1948. Tomasi also composed several operas, including "Sampiero Corso," which premiered in 1952, and "Don Juan de Manara," which premiered in 1965.

Tomasi's musical legacy continues to inspire musicians and audiences today. His works are still performed and recorded by orchestras and ensembles around the world, and his contributions to the world of music have not been forgotten.

Compositions featuring Henri Tomasi

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Les Cyclades, for flute	5:27 min	Chamber Music	1967
2	Evocations, for oboe solo	8:51 min	Chamber Music	1967
3	La Moresca, for 8 wind instruments		Chamber Music	1965
4	Gregorian Variations on a Salve Regina, for trumpet & organ	6:36 min	Keyboard	1964
5	Suite for 3 trumpets	4:44 min	Chamber Music	1964
6	Violin Concerto ("Périple d'Ulysse" ["Ulysses' Journey"])	21:52 min	Concerto	1962
7	Concerto for bassoon & chamber orchestra	16:10 min	Chamber Music	1961
8	Danses Profanes et Sacrées (5), for soloists & chamber orchestra		Chamber Music	1960
9	Concerto for oboe & chamber orchestra	17:24 min	Concerto	1959
10	La Triomphe de Jeanne, opera	23:12 min	Opera	1955
11	Etudes (6) for trumpet		Chamber Music	1955
12	Triptyque for trumpet & piano	3:58 min	Chamber Music	1955
13	Concerto for horn & orchestra	16:18 min	Concerto	1955
14	Sampieri Corsi, opera		Opera	1953
15	Divertimento Corsica, for orchestra	11:40 min	Orchestral	1952
16	Fanfares Liturgiques for brass ensemble	17:59 min	Chamber Music	1952
17	Saxophone Concerto	19:21 min	Concerto	1949
18	Concerto for trumpet & orchestra	15:39 min	Concerto	1949
19	Sonatinas for flute	11:17 min	Chamber Music	1948
20	Concerto champêtre, for oboe, clarinet & bassoon	9:24 min	Concerto	1939
21	Ballade for alto saxophone & orchestra	15:31 min	Concerto	1938
22	String Trio ("in the form of divertimento")	18:06 min	Chamber Music	1938
23	Cantu di Cirnu, for voice & piano	12:56 min	Vocal Music	1933
24	Mélodies sur des poèmes de Paul Fort (2), for voice & piano	5:31 min	Vocal Music	1932
25	Chant Corse (Corsican Song), for violin & piano	3:32 min	Chamber Music	1932
26	Clairières dans le ciel, sur des poèmes de Francis Jammes, for voice & piano	5:27 min	Vocal Music	1932
27	Tristesse d'Antar (Antar's Sorrow), for violin & piano	4:36 min	Chamber Music	1931
28	Tam-Tam, symphonic poem for chorus, soloists & orchestra	16:41 min	Choral	1931
29	Capriccio for violin & orchestra	18:28 min	Concerto	1931
30	Mélodies populaires corses (6), for voice & piano	11:29 min	Vocal Music	1930
31	Hebrew Song, for violin & orchestra	3:36 min	Concerto	1929
32	Cyrnos, for 2 pianos	19:27 min	Keyboard	1929
33	Paghiella, Corsican serenade for violin & piano	5:27 min	Chamber Music	1928
34	Poème, for violin & piano	4:16 min	Chamber Music	1923
35	Jonah's Mission (Des Jona Sendung; Joonase lähetamine), oratorio		Choral	1906
36	Andante & Scherzo, for trombone & piano	7:10 min	Chamber Music	-
37	Sonatine Attique in 3 parts for solo clarinet	8:51 min	Chamber Music	-
38	Noëls (12) de Nicolas Saboly		Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
39	Zilimbrina, for voice & piano		Vocal Music	-
40	O Cinciarella		Vocal Music	-
41	Printemps, for alto saxophone & wind quintet	9:23 min	Chamber Music	-
42	Semaine Sainte a Cuzco, for trumpet & organ	6:13 min	Chamber Music	-
43	Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon	18:58 min	Chamber Music	-
44	Requiem pour la Paix, for voices, chorus & orchestra	37:06 min	Choral	-
45	Variations sur un thème corse, for wind quintet	9:21 min	Chamber Music	-
46	To Be or Not To Be for tuba & 3 trombones	5:26 min	Chamber Music	-
47	Danses Brésiliennes		Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
48	Cantu di Matincunia, for voice & piano	2:50 min	Vocal Music	-
49	Chansons de Geishas, for voice & piano	13:09 min	Vocal Music	-
50	Chant Corse for horn & piano	3:31 min	Chamber Music	-
51	Chant Corse, for instrument & piano	3:31 min	Chamber Music	-
52	Chant de la Fée des Îles, for voice & piano	5:56 min	Vocal Music	-
53	Chants (12) de l'Ile de Corse		Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
54	Concerto for clarinet and string orchestra	18:46 min	Concerto	-
55	Concerto for trombone & orchestra	16:59 min	Concerto	-
56	Danse de noces, for clarinet & piano	9:34 min	Chamber Music	-
57	Danse Profane for horn & piano	2:44 min	Chamber Music	-
58	Nocturne, for trumpet & organ	4:16 min	Chamber Music	-
59	Divertissements (3) for 4 clarinets	5:30 min	Chamber Music	-
60	Don Juan de Mañara, opera	101:14 min	Opera	-
61	Etre ou ne pas Etre, for 3 trombones	5:24 min	Chamber Music	-
62	Introduction et Danse, for clarinet & piano	6:25 min	Chamber Music	-
63	Jeux des Geishas		Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
64	Lamento, for voice & piano		Vocal Music	-
65	Le petit chevrier corse	3:01 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
66	Le Silence de la Mer		Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
67	Le Tombeau de Mireille, for galoubet (fife) (or oboe) & tamborine	7:21 min	Chamber Music	-
68	Messe de la Nativité (Suite de Noëls Provençaux)		Choral	-

Albums featuring Henri Tomasi

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Henri Tomasi, Stéphanie Moraly, Romain David (2), Orchestre De La Garde Républicaine, Sébastien Billard – Complete Violin Works(CD, Album)	2022	Naxos
2	Belfiato Quintet, Nielsen, Hindemith, Barber, Tomasi – Elements	2022	Supraphon
3	Henri Tomasi, Lionel Ginoux, Jennifer Michel, Marion Liotard – Un Brasier D'Etoiles: Mélodies(CD, Album)	2017	Maguelone
4	Manuel Blanco (2), Orquesta Nacional De España, Josep Pons, Zimmerman, Haydn, Tomasi, L. Mozart, Nathan – Fearless(CD, Album)	2017	Decca
5	Mulsant, Dubugnon, Debussy, Tomasi – French Impressions(CD, Album, Compilation, DVD, DVD-Video, Album, Compilation)	2016	Triton
6	Kaipainen, Haydn, Tomasi, Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Hannu Lintu, Pasi Pirinen – Trumpet Concertos(CD, Album)	2014	Alba Records
7	Fabrice Millischer, Tomasi / Burgan / Guillou, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern, Ulrich Kern (2) – French Trombone Concertos(CD, Album)	2013	Perc.pro
8	Henri Tomasi / Eric Aubier, Fabrice Millischer - Orchestre D'Harmonie De La Garde Républicaine, François Boulanger, Sébastien Billard – Concertos Pour Trompette & Trombone - Les Noces De Cendres(CD, Album)	2013	Indesens
9	Mélodies Corses - Cyrnos(CD, Album, Compilation)	2011	Indé Sens
10	Maurice Ravel, Henri Tomasi, Philippe Gaubert (2), Florent Schmitt – Maurice Ravel Conducts Bolero And Other French Composers Conduct(CD, Remastered)	2009	Dutton
11	Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale Della RAI, H. Tomasi / B. Maderna / O. Respighi – Concerto Per Tromba E Orchestra / Grande Aulodia Per Flauto E Oboe Soli Con Orchestra / Concerto Gregoriano Per Violino E Orchestra(CD, )	2008	VideoRadio
12	Le Silence De La Mer- Symphonie Du Tiers-Monde - Retour A Tipasa(CD, Album, Compilation, Remastered)	2008	Ad Vitam Records
13	Jouko Harjanne, Hannu Koivula, Joensuu City Orchestra - Krol / Hämeenniemi / Tomasi / Arutiunian – Elegy(CD, Album)	2007	Cryston
14	André Jolivet, Henri Tomasi, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Joseph Haydn – Trumpet Concertos(CD, )	2003	Elatus
15	John Williams (4), Germaine Tailleferre, Henri Tomasi, Toshirō Mayuzumi - Marc Easener, Gabriella Dall'Olio, Duncan Ashby, Joanne May, Foundation Philharmonic Orchestra, David Snell (2) – 20th Century Concerti(CD, Album)	2002	ASV
16	Steven Witser - Childs, Ewazen, Loeillet, Schumann, Tomasi – Among Friends(CD, Album)	2000	Albany Records
17	Milan-Miša Obradović, Aleksandar Obradović, Beogradski Gudački Orkestar „Dušan Skovran“, Federico Moreno Torroba, Joaquín Rodrigo, Henri Tomasi, Francis Kleynjans – Music For Guitar And Orchestra(CD, )	2000	Not On Label
18	Henri Tomasi, Marie-Paule Lavogez, Jacqueline Mayeur, Michel Pastor, Didier Henry, Massilia Trombone, Choeur Régional Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, Choeur Départemental Des Alpes Maritimes, Orchestre Philharmonique De Marseille, Michel Piquemal – Requiem Po	1996	Naxos
19	Jean-Yves Daniel-Lesur, Albert Roussel, Marius Constant, Henri Tomasi – Andrea Del Sarto Symphonic Poem, Turner - Three Essays For Orchestra, Suite In F Op.33, Fanfares Liturdiques(CD, )	1995	Citadel (3)
20	Haydn, Hummel, Tomasi, Jolivet, Sergei Nakariakov, Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne, Jesus Lopez-Cobos – Trumpet Concertos(CD, Album)	1993	Teldec
21	Ibert / Tomasi / Milhaud / Poulenc / Villa-Lobos - London Wind Trio – 20th Century Miniatures	1992	Somm
22	Eugène Bozza, Jean Françaix, Jacques Ibert, Charles Koechlin, Darius Milhaud, Henri Tomasi, Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet – Printemps(CD, Stereo)	1992	BIS
23	Bernard Soustrot, François-Henri Houbart, Purcell, Haendel, Telemann, Albinoni, Tomasi, Landowski – Trompette Et Orgue(CD, Album, Compilation)	1989	Disques Pierre Verany
24	Eric Aubier, Orchestre Du Théâtre National De L'Opéra De Paris, Marius Constant - Alfred Desenclos / André Jolivet, Charles Chaynes, Henri Tomasi – Quatre Grands Concertos Pour Trompette	1988	Cybelia
25	Thomas Stevens - Peter Maxwell Davies, George Antheil, Hans Werner Henze, Meyer Kupferman, Charles Dodge, Leonard Bernstein, Henri Tomasi, Jacques Ibert – Trumpet(CD, Compilation)	1988	Crystal Records (5)
26	Wynton Marsalis, Tomasi, Jolivet, Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen – Tomasi: Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra / Jolivet: Concerto No. 2 For Trumpet - Concertino For Trumpet, String Orchestra And Piano	1986	CBS Masterworks
27	Jacques Ibert, Henri Tomasi, Alexandre Tansman, Darius Milhaud – Musique Française Pour Trio D'Anches - Trio D'Anches De France-Comté(LP)	1985	REM
28	Валерий Попов - К.-Х. Кепер / О. Флосман / А. Томази – Концерты Для Фагота С Оркестром(LP)	1984	Мелодия
29	Wagenseil, David, Tomasi, Martin, Branimir Slokar, Jean-Marie Auberson, Orchestre De Chambre De Lausanne – Concertos Pour Trombone	1984	Claves
30	Thomas Stevens With Zita Carno, John Cerminaro, Ralph Sauer - Jacques Ibert / J. Guy Ropartz / Henri Tomasi / Francis Poulenc / Eugene Bozza – Musique Française Pour Trompette(LP, Album)	1980	Crystal Records (5)
31	Ensemble De Cuivres Guy Touvron - Tomasi / Roussel / Dukas / Debussy / Jolivet / Schmitt – Grandes Œuvres Françaises Du 20e Siècle(LP)	1979	Accord
32	Maurice André, Hedwig Bilgram - H. Tomasi / A. Jolivet / H. Genzmer / K. Höller – Trompette Et Orgue, Vol. 6	1975	Erato
33	Jolivet / Tomasi / Langlais / Rivier - Andre Bernard, Jean-Louis Gil – Trompette & Orgue	1975	IPG
34	Jolivet, Tomasi, Telemann, Hummel, Pierre Thibaud, English Chamber Orchestra, Marius Constant – Trompetekonzerte / Trumpet Concertos	1972	Deutsche Grammophon
35	Henri Tomasi - Jacques Jouineau, La Maîtrise – Noël En Provence: Divertissement Pastoral / 12 Noëls De Saboly	1963	Deutsche Grammophon
36	Henri Tomasi, Orchestre National De France – Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite	1959	Promenade
37	Ibert / Damase / Tomasi / Arrieu - The French Wind Quintet – Contemporary French Wind Music	1956	London Records
38	Orchestre Symphonique Of Paris Conducted By Henri Tomasi – Orpheus: Dance Of The Furies / Orpheus: Dance Of The Spirits(Shellac, 12", 78 RPM)	1941	Columbia Masterworks
39	Symphony Orchestra De France Conducted By Henri Tomasi - Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker Suite(7", 45 RPM, EP)	-	Parade (2)
40	Heitor Villa-Lobos, Paul Hindemith, Joaquin Nin, André Jolivet, Henri Tomasi, Jacques Charpentier, Charles Koechlin, Conrad Beck – Musique De Chambre Avec Saxophone - Jean-Marie Londeix(LP, Reissue)	-	La Voix De Son Maître
41	Orchestre National De France, Henri Tomasi - Mozart – Symphony No. 40 In G Minor(10", 78 RPM)	-	Parade (2)
42	José Luccioni, Vincent Scotto, Henri Tomasi, Orchestre De L'Association Des Concerts Lamoureux – Le Chant Du Maquis / Méditerranée(Shellac, 10", 78 RPM)	-	La Voix De Son Maître
43	Marcel Delannoy / Henri Tomasi – Concerto De Mai Pour Piano Et Orchestre / Concerto Pour Trombone Et Orchestre(LP, Stereo, Mono)	-	Office de Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (ORTF)
44	Les Cuivres Français Grande Formation , Michel Becquet, Dukas, Tomasi, Roussel, Delerue, Jolivet, Debussy, Durey, Schmitt, Talgorn – Fanfares Françaises Du XXe Siècle(CD, Album)	-	Euromuses
45	Ibert • Tomasi • Pierné • Françaix, Miroir-Quintett – Impressionen. Französische Bläserquintette Von Ibert • Tomasi • Pierné • Françaix(CD, Album)	-	Amati
46	Henri Tomasi / Maitrise Gabriel Fauré Dir. Thérèse Farré-Fizio – 12 Chants De L'Ile De Corse = 12 Corsican Songs(LP, Stereo)	-	Decca
47	Michel Galabru, Alphonse Daudet, Henri Tomasi, Jacqueline Maréchal, André Vessières, Jacques Jouineau, Marcel Achard, Georges Auric, Madeline Renaud, Henri Doublier, Jean Desailly, Cécile Demay – Malborough S'en Va-t'en Guerre/ la Chèvre de Monsieur Segui	-	Mondiophonie
48	Félicien Forêt, Francis Poulenc, Jacques Ibert, Eugène Bozza, Henri Tomasi, Benjamin Godard, Anatoliy Liubimov, Aleksey Nasedkin – French Music For Oboe And Piano(LP, Album)	-	Мелодия
49	Sonor Symphony Orchestra Conductor Hans Ledermann, Orchestre National De France Conductor Henri Tomasi – Heart Of The Symphony(LP)	-	Parade (2)