Artist Biography by Alvaro Neder The award-winning composer/arranger Rogério Duprat is primarily known for his fundamental influence over the Tropicalia movement. But, he also is a successful composer of over 40 movie soundtracks, having also arranged music for several artists. Beginning with cello lessons from Calisto Corazza, in 1953 he joined the Orquestra Sinfônica Estadual. In that period, Duprat studied harmony, counterpoint, and composition with Olivier Toni and the renowned Brazilian composer Cláudio Santoro. In 1955, he joined the Orquestra Sinfônica Municipal de São Paulo. In 1956, Duprat founded the Orquestra de Câmara de São Paulo, acting as its director and also a cellist. At that time, he was active as a composer for cinema, TV, and theater. In 1962, Duprat moved to Europe, together with Júlio Medaglia and Damiano Cozzella, where he studied with Pierre Boulez, in France, and Karlheinz Stockhausen, in Germany -- he was in the same...