Tico Tico: Venezuelan Brass Ensemble, Tomas Medina (trumpet) & Thomas Clamor (conductor)

An evergreen from Brazil: Tico-Tico no Fubá, here played by the Venezuelan Brass Ensemble conducted by Thomas Clamor, with solo trumpeter Tomas Medina. The Latin American piece, known the world over, was presented in a brilliant 2007 concert by the Venezuelan Brass Ensemble, given in at the Konzerthaus Berlin. The full concert can be found here:
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Brazilian musician and composer Zequinha de Abreu (1880 - 1935) originally named his short, 1917 instrumental piece 'Tico-Tico no Farelo'. The title refers to the remarkable Andean sparrow – Zonotrichia capensis – which is to be found across large sections of South America. However, after another piece of music bearing the same title was released following his initial publication, Abreu simply renamed his composition 'Tico-Tico no Fubá. Under that name, the piece rose to world fame, remaining an oft-played favorite to this day. The 1930s saw the first appearance of lyrics for Tico Tico, and thenceforth singers could also include the song in their repertoire.

In form, Tico Tico is a choro - a Brazilian style of instrumental music of Brazil believed to have originated in Rio de Janeiro in the 1870s. Choros typically feature deftly-played dance rhythms – similar to samba – though their melodies are often melancholic.

The Venezuelan Brass Ensemble plays Tico Tico as arranged by John Iveson for the London Brass Series, with characteristic solo trumpet. While in the first two sections it's the trumpet that sets the themes for the orchestra, that relationship is inverted in the middle section. Here, the orchestra plays the motif softly, as if whispering, while the solo trumpet responds with playful improvisation (01:44). The tension is resolved by the resumption of the opening themes – at an accelerated tempo, of course – and the ending is met by rousing applause for a beloved piece in a thrilling arrangement.

The Venezuelan Brass Ensemble was established in 2004 as an offshoot of the Simon Bolivar Youth Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela – today known as the Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar de Venezuela. The group brings together some of the most talented young brass and percussion players in the country to perform an extraordinary repertoire of pieces for massed brass bands.

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