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Rael Toffolo

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Rael Bertarelli Gimenes Toffolo (born March 18, 1976) is a Brazilian musician, composer and musicologist born in São Paulo.[1]

Education

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Toffolo holds a Bachelor of Music in composition and conducting from the Universidade Estadual Paulista as well a master's degree in Musicology [2] He is also professor in composition and musical theory at the Universidade Estadual de Maringá. His work as a researcher is in the field of Ecological Psychology, Neural Nets, Artificial Intelligence, and Cognitive Science applied to musical composition.

Career

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Toffolo works within contemporary classical music. He has composed for various formations including chamber music, solo instruments and electroacoustic music.

List of works

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  • Tempesta di Mare (2011)
  • O resto no copo (2010)
  • Sturm und Drang (2010)
  • Estudo para violão (2008)
  • Mutazione (2008)
  • El mar y las campanas (2008)
  • Beethoven através do Espelho I (2008)
  • 2 Estudos para piano (2005)
  • Af for dance (2004)
  • Beethoven através do espelho - inventio (2005)
  • Sem Título, lápis sobre papel, técnica mista (2001)
  • Peça para Voz e percussão Múltipla (2000)
  • Peça para grupo instrumental (2000)
  • O Tempo da Espiral (2000)
  • Omaggio? (2000) - para sons eletroacústicos
  • Peça Para Piano e Percussão (1999)
  • Seven Ocean Waves
  • Anhatomirin (1996)

Awards

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  • Second Place (tie) for solo flute - National Competition Rhythm and Sound - UNESP - work with Ocean Waves Seven (1998)
  • Third Place - 1st International Electroacoustic Composition Contest - State Conservatory "Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira" to work for Af Dance (2006)
  • Award for Classical Composition of Funarte bass and real-time processing with the work on The Rest Cup 2010

References

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