Zequinha Abreu - Tico-Tico no fuba
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About 'Tico-Tico no fuba'

Artist:

Zequinha Abreu (

biography)

Born:

September 19, 1880

Died:

January 22, 1935

The Artist:

Jose Gomes de Abreu, better known as Zequinha de Abreu was a Brazilian musician and composer.

Composed:

1917

Info:

Tico-Tico no Fubá is the title of a renowned Brazilian choro music piece composed by Zequinha de Abreu in 1917. Its original title was Tico-Tico no Farelo, but since Brazilian guitarist Américo Jacomino Canhoto (1889–1928) had a work with the same title,[1] Abreu's work was given its present name in 1931.

Choro (literally translated meaning lament) is also popularly known as chorinho in the affectionate diminutive form of Brazilian Portuguese. "Fubá" is a type of maize flour, and "tico-tico" is the name of a bird, the rufous-collared sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis). Hence, "tico-tico no fubá" means "sparrow in the cornmeal".

Time Signature:

2/4 (

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Duration:

2:06

Score Key:

A minor (Sounding Pitch) (

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Tempo Marking:

= 80