was a Japanese composer. Narita was born in Yonaizawa,

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Works, editions and recordings

Songs * ''Kanariya'' (かなりや "''Canary''") 1918 * ''Akai Tori Kotori'' (赤い鳥小鳥 "''Red bird, small bird''"); lyrics by

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* ''Hamabe no uta'' (浜辺の歌 "Song of the beach"); lyrics by Kokei Hayashi. Recording Kazumichi Ohno (tenor), Kyosuke Kobayashi (piano); later recorded by

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. ''Japanese Folk Melodies'' transcribed by Akio Yashiro.

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, 1978. * ''Akita Prefectural Anthem'' ( 秋田県民歌 "Song of Akita Prefecture "); lyrics by Masatsugu Kurata.

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1893 births 1945 deaths 20th-century Japanese composers 20th-century Japanese male musicians Japanese male composers Musicians from Akita Prefecture {{Japan-composer-stub