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is a Japanese
composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...
and
percussionist A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...
. He frequently works with natural sounds, using water, wood, or stone as musical instruments. He has performed with his brother Yoshihisa Ochi as the Ochi Brothers, as well as with the American microtonal
bassoon The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family, which plays in the tenor and bass ranges. It is composed of six pieces, and is usually made of wood. It is known for its distinctive tone color, wide range, versatility, and virtuo ...
ist
Johnny Reinhard Johnny Reinhard (born 1956) is a microtonal composer, bassoonist, author and conductor. Reinhard employs many avant-garde techniques in his bassoon performance such as glissando and multiphonics, as well as uses just intonation and other microtona ...
. He is a member of the Japan Composer's Association (JACOMPA) and has recorded a number of CDs.


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Yoshiaki Ochi profile
Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century classical composers 20th-century Japanese musicians 20th-century Japanese male musicians 21st-century classical composers 21st-century Japanese musicians 21st-century Japanese male musicians Japanese classical composers Japanese male classical composers Japanese percussionists Living people {{Japan-musician-stub