Pietro Morlacchi

Pietro Morlacchi (1828-1868) was an Italian flautist and composer. He studied the flute at the Conservatory of Music in Milan under the direction of Giuseppe Rabboni from 1843 to 1850. While still a student, he composed and published in 1850 the original fantasia for flute and piano Il Pastore Svizzero, also published in a version for solo piano.