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Kan'ichi Shimofusa
Kanichi Shimofusa ( ja, 下総皖一; March 31, 1898 - July 8, 1962) was a Japanese composer. Kanichi Shimofusa was born in Sunahara, Haramichi-''mura'', Saitama (now Ōtone, Saitama). He studied composition with Kiyoshi Nobutoki at Tokyo Music School (now Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, also called ''Geidai''), where he graduated first on the list in 1920. Later, he studied with Paul Hindemith at Berlin University of the Arts in Germany, making him the forerunner of Brahms-Hindemith-descended German style at Tokyo Music School. His notable students at Tokyo Music School include Ikuma Dan, Makoto Sato, Yasushi Akutagawa, Mareo Ishiketa, Yuzo Toyama and Taminosuke Matsumoto; his private students included Kunio Suda. Kanichi Shimofusa composed numerous nursery rhymes and government-approved music for music textbooks. He also composed a number of school songs for elementary, junior high, and high schools. The total number of his composition went over 1,000. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitama, Saitama
is the capital and the most populous city of Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Its area incorporates the former cities of Urawa, Ōmiya, Yono and Iwatsuki. It is a city designated by government ordinance. Being in the Greater Tokyo Area and lying 15 to 30 kilometres north of central Tokyo, many of its residents commute into Tokyo. , the city had an estimated population of 1,324,854, and a population density of 6,093 people per km² (15,781 people per mi²). Its total area is . Etymology The name "Saitama" originally comes from the of what is now the city of Gyōda in the northern part of what is now known as Saitama Prefecture. "Sakitama" has an ancient history and is mentioned in the famous 8th century poetry anthology '' Man'yōshū''. The pronunciation has changed from Sakitama to Saitama over the years. With the merger of Urawa, Ōmiya, and Yono it was decided that a new name, one fitting for this newly created prefectural capital, was needed. The prefectural name was chan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nursery Rhyme
A nursery rhyme is a traditional poem or song for children in Britain and many other countries, but usage of the term dates only from the late 18th/early 19th century. The term Mother Goose rhymes is interchangeable with nursery rhymes. From the mid-16th century nursery rhymes begin to be recorded in English plays, and most popular rhymes date from the 17th and 18th centuries. The first English collections, ''Tommy Thumb's Song Book'' and a sequel, ''Tommy Thumb's Pretty Song Book'', were published by Mary Cooper (publisher), Mary Cooper in 1744. Publisher John Newbery's stepson, Thomas Carnan, was the first to use the term Mother Goose for nursery rhymes when he published a compilation of English rhymes, ''Mother Goose's Melody, or, Sonnets for the Cradle'' (London, 1780). History Lullabies The oldest children's songs of which we have records are Lullaby, lullabies, intended to help a child fall asleep. Lullabies can be found in every human culture. The English term lullaby i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1962 Deaths
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1898 Births
Events January–March * January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx and Staten Island. * January 13 – Novelist Émile Zola's open letter to the President of the French Republic on the Dreyfus affair, ''J'Accuse…!'', is published on the front page of the Paris daily newspaper ''L'Aurore'', accusing the government of wrongfully imprisoning Alfred Dreyfus and of antisemitism. * February 12 – The automobile belonging to Henry Lindfield of Brighton rolls out of control down a hill in Purley, London, England, and hits a tree; thus he becomes the world's first fatality from an automobile accident on a public highway. * February 15 – Spanish–American War: The USS ''Maine'' explodes and sinks in Havana Harbor, Cuba, for reasons never fully established, killing 266 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanayo Gondo
, born ,Job Profile vol 22: Hanayo ", elle.co.jp. Retrieved 5 June 2009. is a Japanese musician, photographer, and artist known for her playful and subversive artwork that is often rooted in . Hanayo currently lives and works in Japan. Career In 1989 she began to train as a geisha in Tokyo. She later published an account of the experience in her first book, . After studying for a short time at the Sorbonne, she formed the band ''Muscats'' in ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nogami Yaeko
Nogami (written: 野上) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Akira Nogami (born 1966), Japanese professional wrestler and actor * Hisashi Nogami (born 1971) Japanese video game designer, director and producer *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese sailor * Nogami Tohru (born 1935), Japanese photographer * Ryoma Nogami (born 1987), Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher * Takao Nogami (born 1971), Japanese professional golfer * Yaeko Nogami (1885–1985), Japanese novelist * Yoshiji Nogami (born 1942), Japanese diplomat * Yukana Nogami (born 1975), Japanese voice actress and singer * Yuki Nogami (born 1991), Japanese football player Fictional characters: * Ryotaro Nogami, Kotaro Nogami and Airi Nogami, characters in ''Kamen Rider Den-O'' * Saeko Nogami, character in the anime and manga series ''City Hunter is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuo Ishimori
Nobuo (written: , , , , , in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine, Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese basketball player * Nobuo Fujita (1911–1997), Warrant Flying Officer of the Imperial Japanese Navy *, Japanese basketball player *, Japanese basketball player * Nobuo Kojima (1915–2006), writer * Kanda Nobuo (1921–2003), historian who specialized in early * Nobuo Nakagawa (1905–1984), film director *, Japanese actor *, Japanese boxer * Nobuo Okishio (1927–2003), Japanese economist *, Japanese handball player * Nobuo Satō (born 1942), former Japanese figure skater and current coach *, Japanese sculptor * Nobuo Suga, a Japanese biologist, known for hearing research * Nobuo Tanaka (born 1950), former executive director of the International Energy Agency * Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi (1911–1943), war participant * Nobuo Tobita (born 1959), Japanese voice actor * Nobuo Uematsu (born 1959), composer of video game music * Nobuo Yoneda ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
