Composer
Zequinha De Abreu
Brazilian musician and composer (1880-1935)
1880–1935
6 works in the index
- Born
- 1880
- Died
- 1935
- Birthplace
- Santa Rita do Passa Quatro
- Place of death
- Capital O Piratininga Hotel
- Citizenship / historical state
- Brazil
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
José Gomes de Abreu, better known as Zequinha de Abreu (September 19, 1880 – January 22, 1935), was a Brazilian musician and composer.
Abreu was born in Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, São Paulo state. He is best known for the famous choro tune "Tico-Tico no Fubá" (1917), whose original title was "Tico-Tico no Farelo". Other well-known tunes he wrote were "Branca" and "Tardes em Lindóia."
Tico-Tico is played in various melodic versions all over the world. Abreu died in São Paulo, aged 54.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; clarinetist
- Genres
- choro
- Notable works
- Tico-Tico no Fubá
- Nickname
- Zequinha
- Languages used
- Portuguese
- VIAF ID
- 100244371
- ISNI
- 0000000109287114
- GND ID
- 131699865
- Library of Congress ID
- n82234828
- MusicBrainz ID
- 15c94a8c-a387-4393-9bc7-925d9e14be61
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Voice, Choir, Flute, Piano
- Genres represented
- Classical, Jazz, Latin, Pop
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 6
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tico-tico no fubá | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Flute, Voice, Vocal | Jazz, Classical, Pop, Latin | 13 |
| Tico Tico (Tico No Fuba) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 05) Tico Tico | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 06) Czardus | — | — | — | Guitar | — | — |
| The Church's One Foundation | — | — | — | Voice, Choir | — | — |
| Tico Tico | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 100244371. Portrait: Unknown Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.