JP
Composer of Classical
A.k.a. 平吉毅州
Takekuni Hirayoshi (July 10, 1936 – May 28, 1998) was a Japanese classical composer. He graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts Department of Music in 1961 and completed his graduate work there in 1967. He studied with Yoshio Hasegawa (長谷川良夫) and Yoshiho Ikuma (伊熊良穂). He was the 1969 recipient of the Otaka Award (尾高賞). Subsequently, he was a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts, and professor at Toho Gakuen School of Music and Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts. The compositions of Hirayoshi encompass many genres, among which his many popular choral works are notable. In his later years, he focused on piano music for children.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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平吉毅州合唱作品集 レモン哀歌・海は見てきた | Takekuni Hirayoshi | 1999 | Album |
Orquesta de Cámara de la Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía, Curso 95/96 | Ludwig van Beethoven, Takekuni Hirayoshi, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy | 1996 | Album |
Symphonic Variations • Choral Symphony | Takekuni Hirayoshi • Teruyuki Noda / Hiroyuki Iwaki Conducting NHK Kokyogakudan | 1972 | Album |