{"product_id":"drake-i-oliveria-a-abreu-z-tico-tico","title":"Drake, I; Oliveria, A; Abreu, Z :: Tico, Tico","description":"\u003cspan class=\"NameInDesc\"\u003eTico, Tico\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ComposerInDesc\"\u003eDrake, I; Oliveria, A; Abreu, Z\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusicians Publications presents 'Tico, Tico  by Irving Drake, Albysio Oliveira, and Zequinha Abreu, arranged for flute choir plus by Trevor Wye. Scored for 4 C flutes, alto flute, upright or electric string bass, and drum set, this arrangement also includes parts for bass flute and contra bass flute when available for performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Zequinha Abreu (1880-1935) was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. A musician from an early age, he composed nearly 100 works by the age of 25. In 1917 his orchestra played his new composition, still unnamed, at a ball. The jumpy, fast-tempo song made the dancing couples go crazy. Abreu observed that those people looked just like tico-ticos (a kind of little bird) eating corn meal, which is the meaning of the song s eventual name  Tico-tico No Fuba . The song became popular in the early 1940 s in Brazil, and in the U.S. where it was sung by Carmen Miranda and included in a movie by Walt Disney. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Palatine Concert Band, 2012\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Musicians Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46968578736422,"sku":"MPFC114","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/3559\/5814\/products\/700000000MPFC114_d.jpg?v=1697515501","url":"https:\/\/www.flute4u.com\/products\/drake-i-oliveria-a-abreu-z-tico-tico","provider":"Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}