Bio

Acácio Piedade studied composition with Brazilian composer Almeida Prado at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, where he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Composition. Doctor in Anthropology (Federal University of Santa Catarina, UFSC), he researched music in indigenous rituals (Amazonian Northwest and Upper Xingu). Post-doctorate in Analytical Musicology at Paris Sorbonne University. Post-doctorate in Transcultural Music and Composition, Franz Liszt University of Music – Weimar, Germany. Full professor and researcher at the Graduate Program in Music (Master and Doctorate) of the State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC), in Florianopolis (SC, Brazil), where he teaches and coordinates research in Composition and Analysis. He is currently living in Lisbon. 

List of Compositions

Curriculum Vitae Lattes

Page on Deutscher Komponistenverband

YouTube 

Soundcloud

Composition and Anthropology: Interview (Text in Portuguese) by Hall Ceart – 2020 

Documentary about my music