A4, Score (31) & parts (14x3=42, plus 2 percussion, 4, total=46)
Horns
14
Additional Equipment
Straight mutes
Others
2
Other Instruments
Percussion (2)
Difficulty
2
Duration
4
Structure / Movements
One movement.
Dramatic - Vivo - Slow - Molto vivo
Clefs
Treble, bass
Meters
4/4, ¢
Key signatures
3b, 1b, 1#, 4b
Range
Solo horn 1: c1 - c3
Solo horn 2: c1 - c3
Horn 1: e1 - c3
Horn 2: c1 - ab2
Horn 3: a - a2
Horn 4: g - a2
Horn 5: c1 - c3
Horn 6: a - g2
Horn 7: f - g2
Horn 8: f - a2
Horn 9: F - a1
Horn 10: F - g1
Horn 11: C - c1
Horn 12: C - c1
Creator's Comments
Performance Notes
Roger Harvey’s arrangement of Tico-Tico is the biggest surprise coming from the London Horn Sound CD in terms of how much easier it is to play than it sounds. That is not to say it is easy, but manageable by advanced ensembles that don’t happen to have jobs in the top orchestras or are international soloists.
This arrangement is for 2 solo horns, 12 horns and 2 percussionists (congas, suspended cymbal, cabasa, claves, vibraslap, glockenspiel), with, as would be expected, the solo parts the most challenging. Similar to the Caravan arrangement Tico-Tico does not really have 14 voices, but something closer to 10. Horns 9 and 10, and 11 and 12 are identical, and the remaining 8 tutti horns either play alternating, or double each other. So the numbers are meant to strike a balance, rather than individually contribute to the harmonic or melodic material.
As mentioned above, all the parts are playable, and individually not even in the very difficult category. When it’s all put together though, it sounds very impressive, and that is a sign of excellent arranging (of a great piece).