was a Japanese pianist and composer of the
Meiji era
The was an Japanese era name, era of History of Japan, Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feu ...
.
Taki was born in
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
, but moved to many places during his childhood owing to his father's job. He went to Tokyo Music School (now known as
Tokyo University of the Arts) and was taught by
Nobu Koda, graduating in 1901. One of his famous pieces is "
Kōjō no Tsuki" (Moon Over the Ruined Castle), which was included in the songbook for junior high school students, along with the "Hakone-Hachiri" (箱根八里). "Hana" (花, "Flower") is also a well-known song.
In the same year, Taki went to the
Leipzig Conservatory in Germany for further studies, but fell seriously ill with
pulmonary tuberculosis and therefore returned to Japan. He lived quietly in the country afterwards, but soon died at the age of 23. His posthumous work is a solo piano piece called "Urami" (憾, "Regret"), which he wrote four months before he died.
Recordings
*"Kōjō no Tsuki" performed by
Jean-Pierre Rampal and
Ensemble Lunaire, ''Japanese Folk Melodies''. transcribed by
Akio Yashiro,
CBS Records, 1978.
*"Kōjō no Tsuki" performed by
New Kyoto Ensemble, ''Distant Winds: The Music of Japan''.
Intersound, 1992. (no composers are credited on this album)
References
External links
* – ''Kojo no Tsuki''
* – ''Kojo no Tsuki''
* – ''Urami (regret)''
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1879 births
1903 deaths
19th-century classical composers
19th-century classical pianists
19th-century Japanese composers
19th-century Japanese male musicians
20th-century deaths from tuberculosis
20th-century Japanese classical composers
20th-century Japanese classical pianists
20th-century Japanese male musicians
Composers from Tokyo
Japanese male classical composers
Japanese male classical pianists
Japanese Romantic composers
People of the Meiji era
Tokyo Music School alumni
Tuberculosis deaths in Japan
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