Jacaré-mirim means little crocodile in Guarani Indian and, through it, in Brazilian Portuguese. This animal can bite but is not really mean and in any case too small to be dangerous.

The same is true of this little Tango Brasileiro, which is more entertaining than difficult or long to perform, with its 2 themes framed by an introduction and a coda.

But be careful all the same!

NB: Composed shortly afterwards, another Brazilian tango, O Trenzinho (‘The little train’) is very close to this and is almost a twin composition, although a little more modern, difficult and long, this time with 3 distinct themes.

Frédéric Cellier

Encouraged by Jean Françaix, who praised him as an “excellent musician and tireless arranger,” Frédéric Cellier is the founder and artistic director of STRADIVARIUS Editions.

He is the author of light music pieces played around the world and a considerable number of arrangements in all styles and for all instruments, acclaimed by many personalities in the music world, including Michèle Auric, Jean Françaix, Adrian Gershwin, Wynton Marsalis, Yehudi Menuhin, Madeleine Milhaud, Manuel Rosenthal, Gabriel Tacchino, and Ornella Volta.

A concert clarinetist and certified teacher at the National Conservatories of Nice, Marseille, and Avignon, Frédéric Cellier is a laureate of the Fondation de France and the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation.