Tico-Tico, Clarinet Octet

Eb Clarinet | 4 Bb Clarinets | Eb Alto Clarinet | Bb Bass Clarinet | Eb Contra-alto Clarinet

The original is a Latin style song from 1917 by Brazilian composer Zequinha de Abreu (real name Jose Gomez de Abreu, 1880-1935). The official title is "Tico Tico no Fuba" (at the time of announcement, "Tico Tico no Farero"). "Tico Tico" is a small bird resembling a sparrow, and "Fuba" is grain flour such as corn and rice. The lyrics by Aloygio de Oliveira are the humorous singing of a farmer who grinds the powder hard and Tycho Tycho who pecks the seeds one after another. The improvised choro-style music is a perfect match. This work was later done by samba singer Carmen Miranda, who introduced it to the United States in the movie "Copacabana" (1947), and it became a worldwide hit.

This arrangement for clarinet ensemble was written in 1984 for the Tokyo Clarinet Ensemble, which was active at that time.

(Kazuhiro Morita)

ENMS-84193