Kimi Sato (born 5 March 1949) is a

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composer.

Biography

She was born in

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where she studied with Yoshiro Irino and graduated from the Toko Gakuen School of Music in Tokyo. She continued her studies at the

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with

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, graduating in 1978. She returned to Japan in 1981 and was awarded the

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in 1984, becoming the first foreign recipient of the prize.

Works

Selected works include: *''Espace'' (1974) *''Aillerus...'' (1984) *''le cadre blanc'' (1972) *''Beyond Space, Sound'' (1976) *''le blu du ciel'' (1977)

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Biography

Works

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