was a

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-born

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Biography

Yoshihisa Taïra was born in Tokyo in 1937. Initially, he studied at the

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. He arrived in France in 1966 where he then studied at the

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. Among his teachers were

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and

Olivier Messiaen Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles Messiaen (, ; ; 10 December 1908 – 27 April 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithology, ornithologist. One of the major composers of the 20th-century classical music, 20th century, he was also an ou ...

. He was a composition lecturer at the

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in Paris. Among his best-known students at École Normale were Chien-Hui Hung,

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and Malika Kishino. Taïra died in

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, in March 2005.

Works

Taira's works are partially published by Éditions Musicales Transatlantiques.

Orchestra

*''Hiérophonie III'' *''Stratus'' for flute, harp and strings ensemble *''Chromophonie'' *''Sonomorphie III'' *''Méditations'' *''Trans-apparence'' *''Erosion I'' for flute and orchestra *''Moksa, vimoksa'' *''Tourbillon'' for 6 percussionists and orchestra *''Polyèdre''

Chamber music

*''Hiérophonie I'' for 4 cellos *''Hiérophonie II'' for 15 instruments *''Fusion'' for 2 flutists and 3 percussionists *''Stratus'' for harp and flute *''Dioptase'' for three strings *''Radiance'' for solo piano and 13 instruments *''Eveil'' for oboe and harp *''Interférences I'' for and cellos *''Clea'' for 12 strings *''Dimorphie'' for 2 percussions *''Fu-mon'' for 4 flutes *''Ressac'' for 13 instruments *''Pénombres I'' for 2 guitars and 12 strings *''Pénombres II'' for double bass and piano *''Synchronie'' for 2 flutes or flute and

shakuhachi A is a Japanese longitudinal, end-blown flute that is made of bamboo. The bamboo end-blown flute now known as the was developed in Japan in the 16th century and is called the .

*''Pénombres III'' for harp and small ensemble *''Pénombres V'' for viola and piano (1996) *''Pénombres VI'' for alto saxophone and piano *''Flautissimo'' for 32 flutes *''Aïalos'' for G flute and harp *''Synergie'' for 2 double basses

Instrumental

*''Sonate'' for violin *''Sonate'' for viola *''Sonomorphie I '' for piano *''Sublimation'' for harp *''Hiérophonie IV'' for 4 flutes (one performer) *''Maya'' for bass flute in C or alto flute in G *''Convergence I'' for marimba *''Convergence II'' for double bass *''Convergence III'' for violin *''Cadenza I'' for flute *''Monodrame I'' for percussion *''Monodrame II'' for bassoon *''Monodrame III'' for guitar *''Monodrame IV'' for vibraphone

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