Toyoko Braun Takami (born January 1, 1945) is a Japanese composer and music educator who teaches music in Germany. Takami was born in

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, Japan, to a family which included a music teacher and a composer. She studied piano as a child, then received a B.A., a music education diploma, and an M.A. at the University of Tokyo. Takami moved to Germany in 1971, where she studied with

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at the University of Munich. Takami taught music in German schools in Bruhl and Hiirth. Her composition ''So-Mon'' won an Honorable Mention in the Sixth International Women Composers’ Competition. Her compositions include:

Chamber

*''Quintet'' (clarinet and string quartet) *''Sextet'' (four saxophones, marimba and vibraphone) *''So-Mon'' (flute, bassoon and organ) *''Wind Quintet''

Orchestra

*Symphonic Movement *Two Symphonic Movements

Vocal

*“Four Songs” (baritone and piano) *“So” (voice, flute, cello and percussion) *“Three Songs” (baritone and piano)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Takami, Toyoko 1945 births Japanese classical composers Japanese classical pianists Japanese music educators Japanese women classical composers Japanese women music educators 21st-century Japanese women educators 21st-century Japanese educators Living people Musicians from Shimane Prefecture Japanese women classical pianists