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Takekuni Hirayoshi

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.

     
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
平吉毅州合唱作品集 レモン哀歌・海は見てきたTakekuni Hirayoshi1999Album
Orquesta de Cámara de la Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía, Curso 95/96Ludwig van Beethoven, Takekuni Hirayoshi, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy1996Album
Symphonic Variations • Choral SymphonyTakekuni Hirayoshi • Teruyuki Noda / Hiroyuki Iwaki Conducting NHK Kokyogakudan1972Album
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