Kiyoshi Nobutoki (信時潔, 29 December 1887 – 1 August 1965) was a Japanese composer, teacher and cellist.

Career

His pupils included

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 ...

, Kunihiko Hashimoto, Saburō Takata, Midori Hosokawa (細川碧), Yoshio Hasegawa (長谷川良夫), Taijiro Goh (呉泰次郎), Megumi Ohnaka (大中恩), and Toshio Kashiwagi (柏木俊夫).

Works, editions and recordings

Umi Yukaba is a Japanese song whose lyrics are based on a chōka poem by Ōtomo no Yakamochi in the ''Man'yōshū'' (poem 4094), an eighth century anthology of Japanese poetry, set to music by Kiyoshi Nobutoki. History The poem is part of Ōtomo no Yak ...

" (海行かば) 1937 - patriotic song (gunka) based on a waka poem by Ōtomo no Yakamochi in the Man'yōshū. * Song cycle ''Sara'' (沙羅) - recording by Kazumichi Ohno (tenor), Kyosuke Kobayashi (piano). Thorofon CD. 1994Japanese sung texts and English and German commentary * String Quartet (1922) * Cantata "Kaido-tosei (Along the Coast, Conquer the East)", text by

Hakushū Kitahara is the pen-name of , a Japanese ''tanka'' poet active during the Taishō and Shōwa periods of Japan. He is regarded as one of the most popular and important poets in modern Japanese literature. Early life Kitahara was born in Yanagawa, Fukuok ...

, based on Nihon Shoki (1940)

Awards and honours

''Translated from the Japanese Wikipedia article'' *Member of the Japan Academy of Art (1942) *

Asahi Prize The , established in 1929, is an award presented by the Japanese newspaper ''Asahi Shimbun'' and Asahi Shimbun Foundation to honor individuals and groups that have made outstanding accomplishments in the fields of arts and academics and have greatl ...

(1943) *

Person of Cultural Merit is an official Japanese recognition and honor which is awarded annually to select people who have made outstanding cultural contributions. This distinction is intended to play a role as a part of a system of support measures for the promotion of ...

(1963) *

Order of the Rising Sun The is a Japanese order, established in 1875 by Emperor Meiji. The Order was the first national decoration awarded by the Japanese government, created on 10 April 1875 by decree of the Council of State. The badge features rays of sunlight ...

, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, Third Class (1964)

References

1887 births 1965 deaths 19th-century male musicians 20th-century cellists 20th-century classical composers 20th-century Japanese composers 20th-century Japanese male musicians Concert band composers Japanese classical cellists Japanese classical composers Japanese male classical composers Japanese music educators Japanese Romantic composers Musicians from Osaka {{Japan-composer-stub