was a Japanese composer and writer.
Biography
He was born in
Kitakyushu
is a Cities of Japan, city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture and the island of Kyushu after the city of Fuku ...
and lived in
Tokyo
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and
Kamakura
is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Kamakura has an estimated population of 172,929 (1 September 2020) and a population density of 4,359 persons per km² over the total area of . Kamakura was designated as a city on 3 November 1939.
Kamak ...
. First he learned French Modern Music under
Shiro Fukai and
Tomojiro Ikenouchi. Then he studied under
Joseph Rosenstock
Joseph Rosenstock (, ; in Kraków in New York City) was an American conductor.
Career
Early years
He worked at the State Theatre in Darmstadt, where, on , he conducted '' Hagith'' by Karol Szymanowski, and at the State Opera in Wiesbaden, w ...
about how to conduct
Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...
's symphonies and he became very interested in German classical music and wrote many symphonies that made him end up being called, "Ogurahms". Then he faced a deadlock and abandoned most of his works.
Gradually, he became very interested in
Bartók. Finally he broke a new ground and started writing his original music inspired by Japanese traditional folk songs and old nursery rhymes. He was also gifted writer who published several books. In the late period of his life he was passionate painter too who painted oil paintings.
He was a friend of
Minoru Matsuya (1910–1995) and taught his son
Midori Matsuya
Midori Matsuya, 松谷翠 (18 March 1943 – 9 January 1994) was a Japanese pianist, graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, studied under Kichigoro Sato, Noboru Toyomasu, Naoya Fukai and Lay Lev.
His father was a Jap ...
(1943–1994) harmony and composition. He was also a teacher of
Hiroaki Zakoji
Hiroaki is a masculine Japanese given name. It can be written in many ways. In the following lists, the kanji in parentheses are the individual's way of writing the name Hiroaki.
Possible writings
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(1958–1987).
Works
*1937 ''Sonatine for piano''
*1953 ''Dance Suite'' for two pianos
*1953 ''Dance Suite'' for orchestra
*1954 ''String Quartet in B''
*1957 ''Five Movements on Japanese Folk Songs'' for orchestra
*1958 ''Nine Pieces on Children's Songs of Tohoku Region'' for female chorus a cappella
*1959 ''Burlesque'' for orchestra
*1960 ''Sonatine for violin and piano''
*1963 ''Sonatine for string orchestra''
*1966 ''Composition I for piano''
*1968 ''Composition II for piano''
*1968 ''Symphony in G''
*1971 ''Concerto for violin and orchestra''
*1972 ''Composition for string orchestra''
*1975 ''Composition in F# for orchestra''
*1977 ''Composition for flute, violin and piano''
*1980 ''Concerto for violoncello and orchestra''
See also
*
Japan Composer's Association The Japan Composer's Association, or JACOMPA (日本作曲家協会 in Japanese) is an organization of Japanese composers, established in 1959. Among its members are some of Japan's most renowned composers of contemporary classical music.
Presiden ...
External links
Japan Composer's Association, or JACOMPA - in Japanese
1916 births
1990 deaths
20th-century classical composers
20th-century Japanese composers
20th-century Japanese male musicians
20th-century Japanese male writers
20th-century Japanese writers
Concert band composers
Japanese classical composers
Japanese male classical composers
People from Kitakyushu
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