Rogério Duprat (7 February 1932 – 26 October 2006) was a Brazilian composer and musician.

Biography

Born in

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, Duprat spent much of his life in

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, where he died. It was there in the early 1960s that he developed an interest in the

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art and music that would soon lead to him studying in

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with

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and

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. Returning to

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, Duprat wrote scores for

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's films. Against the background of military dictatorship, Duprat met the leaders of

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and

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. He found himself instantly drawn to the movement by their determination to absorb universal culture and revolutionize Brazilian music. He wrote most of the arrangements of tropicália albums by

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, including the album '' Tropicália ou Panis et Circenses''. He also made arrangements for other artists, such as

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, Geraldo Azevedo and Nara Leao. Duprat's arrangements received much praise over the years, and he became known as the "

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of Tropicalia" and the "

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of Brazil". Rogério Duprat's solo LP '' A Banda Tropicalista do Duprat'' was released in 1968 when his popularity and output was at its peak. Duprat fused the two popular musical tastes of 1960s São Paulo:

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and classical. In later years, Duprat spent time writing jingles but was slowly forced to withdraw from his artistic activities due to hearing problems. He retired to a farmhouse in the

countryside. He left two sons and a daughter, Rudá Duprat, Roatã Duprat and Rai Duprat. His son Roatã is a musician too, bassist at Cabeça Boca and his grandso
Bruno Duprat
is also a musician, composer and performer a
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References

1932 births 2006 deaths Brazilian composers Deaths from cancer in São Paulo (state) Tropicália {{Brazil-musician-stub