Sílvio Ferraz (born 1959 in

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) is a Brazilian contemporary composer. Silvio Ferraz

His works have been performed in Brazil and abroad. In 1993 he received two commissions from the British Council when he had the opportunity to work with The Nash Ensembl

and The Smith Quarte

In 1994 two works are performed by Ensemble Contrechamps. His works have also been played by Arditti StringQuartet, Champs d’Action, Iktus Ensemble and Taller de Musica Contemporanea de Chile. Among those ensembles that played his pieces are the Brazilian Grupo Novo Horizonte, Duo Diálogos, Camerata Abert

Orquestra Municipal de São Paulo, Coral do Estado de São Paulo.

professional background

In 1977 he entered the composition course at the University of São Paulo (USP), where he studied with

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and Willy Corrêa de Oliveira. After his university studies he followed composition courses with

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and James Dillon (1994 at

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, France

and

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and Jonathan Harvey (at the

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's "Académie d'été" in 1998). In 1997 he concluded his doctorate in Music Semiotics at the Pontifical Catholic University of S. Paulo (PUC-SP) with a thesis about the concept of difference and repetition in music according to

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philosophic thought. In 2006 he passed his habilitation (“Livre Docência”) at the

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(UNICAMP) with a thesis on compositional techniques. Since 2014, Full Professor of the Course of Composition at Universidade de São Paul

and researcher at FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo a Ciência de S.Paul

and CNPq (Brazilian National Council for Research). Head of the Music Department for the biennium 2019-2020 and 2021-2022.

Bibliography

* Livro das sonoridades otas dispersas sobre composição Rio de Janeiro: 7 Letras editor. 200

* Música e Repetição: aspectos da diferença na música do séc. XX. S.Paulo: EDUC/Fapesp. 1997 * Notas.Atos.Gestos, Rio de Janeiro : 7 letras. 2007

Sources

* Voix Nouvelle - Rouyaumont Fondation * The Nash Ensemble * The Smith Quartet * Campos do Jordão International Winter Music Festival * Escola de Música do Estado de São Paulo * Lattes Curriculum: * Music Department of Universidade de São Paulo: * Musica Brasilis

External links

Personal Site

Enciclopedia Itau

Interview at VI Canal Contemporâneo

Silvio Ferraz in BabelScores, publisher, online library

Biblioteca Virtual (bv) FapespMusicabrasilis

References

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