Pauxy Gentil-Nunes holds a Master’s degree in Composition from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and a Doctorate in Language and Musical Structuring from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO). He has been a Professor of Harmony, Analysis, and Composition at the UFRJ School of Music since 1993 and served as Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Music from 2015 to 2019. His artistic and scholarly output is significant, with works performed and recorded both in Brazil and abroad. As a researcher, he founded the PArtiMus group, which is dedicated to artistic inquiry, creation, and musical experimentation. He is also one of the country’s leading specialists in musical texture—the central theme of his doctoral dissertation—and the creator of the Musical Theory of Partitions (Partitional Analysis), on which he has published numerous articles in national and international journals. In addition to his work as a composer, he maintains an active career as a performer and has been a member of the ABSTRAI Ensemble since 2011.