![]() His father, José de Abreu was mayor of his home town, Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, and piano teacher. ![]() He started his piano studies at age of 6. José Gomes de Abreu, better known as Zequinha de Abreu was a Brazilian musician and composer. ![]() It was also featured in the "Aquarela do Brasil" segment of the Walt Disney film Saludos Amigos (1942) and in Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987).ġ9 September 1880, Santa Rita do Passa Quatro Carmen Miranda performed "Tico-Tico" onscreen in Copacabana (1947) she and Ray Conniff both made popular recordings of the song. Hence, "Tico-Tico no Fubá" means "Sparrow in the Cornmeal". "Fubá" is a type of maize flour, and "tico-tico" is the name of a bird, the rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis). Choro (literally translated meaning lament) is also popularly known as chorinho in the affectionate diminutive form of Brazilian Portuguese. Abreu's work was given its present name in 1931. Its original title was Tico-Tico no Farelo, but since Brazilian guitarist Américo Jacomino Canhoto (1889–1928) had a work with the same title. He was a composer and pianist, and also played flute.Įduardo Souto: (1882 - 1942) was an active and important figure in Brazilian music.Tico-Tico no Fubá is the title of a renowned Brazilian choro music piece composed by Zequinha de Abreu. Zequinha Abreu (1880 - 1935) is probably the best known of the composers represented in this book, but not necessarily the most influential of them. Philippe Courras (1863 - 1920) was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, although he spent most of his working life in France. Germano E Lopes : very little is known about him, although he seems to have been a musician of importance, active as a composer, pianist and conductor in Rio de Janiero in the last half of the c.19th.įrancisca Gonzaga aka Chiquinha (1847 – 1935) was a composer and pianist.She defied convention in order to pursue a career in music and ultimately to live with the man she loved. Tico-Tico no fubá (Brazil) chôro sapéca - Zequinha AbreuĬomposers represented in this edition are:.Marulhos (Brazil) tango argentino - Eduardo Souto.Day Break, ainda não morreu (Brazil) tango - Francisca Gonzaga.Um chôro na Praia Grande (Brazil) - Eduardo Souto.O Pyrilâmpo (Brazil) tango-lundu - Germano E.Trubcher Playlist ‘Dances from Brazil’ for flute & pianoĪ full list of contents is given in More Details Play-Along Accompaniment for every piece are free to stream from our YouTube Channel Merging European dance music with Latin style, Tango and Chôro (trans: lament) are typical with characteristic melancholy garnishing strong, energetic rhythms. Of the eight pieces, only Marulhos was originally written for flute and piano, and the rest have been arranged by me - as I am a flautist, I have made sure that they are rewarding to play as well as engaging for audiences.Īll the pieces stem from an era when Rio de Janeiro was an especially exciting place for musicians to work, as Brazilian music was emerging with its own national style. I am very excited to present this stunning edition of Brazilian pieces (and one from Uruguay) including Abreu's ever popular Tico-Tico no Fubá, and the dazzling Atrahente by Chiquinha Gonzaga, who is famed in Brazil as an important female composer. ![]()
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