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P. Alessandro Polito (Palermo, Italy, 1971), composer, graduated with a first-class honours degree with Marco Betta at Conservatorio “Vincenzo Bellini” of Palermo and improved first with Salvatore Sciarrino during the summer courses at Città di Castello (Perugia) and then with Azio Corghi at Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome where he obtained a higher-level diploma. Graduated also in piano, choir conduction and philosophy (summa cum laude), Polito achieved the “Uomo e ambiente” doctor’s degree at Università degli Studi of Palermo with his "Introduzione all'etologia della musica". He wrote also "Pedagogia per la nuova musica" (Armando, Roma), "Breve corso di storia della musica in 6 ore e 30" (Mnemes, Palermo) "Comporre Canoni" (Mnemes, Palermo) and the comic "Herr Kompositor", a complete course of musical composition drawn by himself. His music was performed in Teatro Massimo of Palermo, E.A.O.S.S (Ente Autonomo Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana), Festival delle Nazioni of Città di Castello, Accademia Chigiana of Siena, Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, Radio Classica and Radiotre-Rai. All his music is published by Mnemes. For his activity he received a UNESCO prize in 2004. Actually, he lives in Florence, draws the Herr Kompositor's strips - monthly published on Il Giornale della Musica - and theaches Didattica della composizione at Istituto Achille Peri of Reggio Emilia.