Akira Miyoshi

Akira Miyoshi , born the January 10th 1933 with Tokyo, is a Compositeur Japan board.

It started to take lessons of Piano and composition as of the three years age. Thereafter, he studied the violin with Kozaburo Hirai. In 1951 it entered to the Department of French literature of the Université of Tokyo. Its Sonate gained the first price of the Contest of Japanese music in 1953, and its concerto for piano the Otaka price in 1954. It left in France in 1955 to study the composition with the Conservatoire of Paris with Henri Challan and Raymond Welshman-Montbrun, and was very influenced by Henri Dutilleux.

Returned in Japan in 1957, it continued its studies of various disciplines until in 1960, continuing to compose of many works which were worth to him the recognition in Japan and in the world.

Principal works

Orchestral

symphonic Change (Kokyotekihenyo) (1958)
Three symphonic movements (Kokyo Sansho) (1960)
Concerto for piano and orchestra (1962)
Duel for soprano and orchestra (1964)
Concerto for orchestra (1964)
Concerto for violin and orchestra (1965)
Henyojojotanshi (1969)
Requiem for mixed chorus and orchestra (1971)
Rheos (1976)
Noesis (1978)
Psalm for mixed chorus and orchestra (1979)
En-soi lointein (1982)

Kyômon for chorus of children and orchestra (1984)

While passing for violin and orchestra (1986)

Litania for Fuji (1988)

On the trees for piano with hands and orchestra (1989)

Star with cords for violin and orchestra (1991)

Dispersion of the summer (Natsu No Sanran) (1995)

Star with echoes (Kodamatsuri Hoshi) (1996)

Fruits of fog (1997)

Final song: Strippings of Vagueness (Enka ・ Namitsumi) (1998)

Orchestrates of harmony

Sapporo Olympic Brass band (1972)
Subliminal Festa (Secret Rites) (1987)
Atlanpic Stars '96 (1990)
Cross-country race-by March (1991)
Millenium Brass band (2000)
West Wind (2002)

Chamber music

Violin sonata (1954)
Sonata for flute, violoncello and piano (1955)
String quartet No 1 (1962)
Converstaion for marimba (1962)
String quartet No 2 (1967)
Twisted III for marimba (1968)
Eight poems for whole of flutes (1969)
Twisted IV for Japanese instruments and string quartet (1971)
Twisted V for 3 marimbas (1973)
Night for five executants (1973)
Protase " by far with rien" for 2 guitar (1974)
Homage for flute, violin and piano (1970-75)
Epitase for guitar (1975)
Litania for double bass and batteries (1975)
Ixtacchihuatl for whole of batteries (1980)
Miroir for violin (1981)
Rêve colors for 2 clarinets (1982)
5 Poems for guitar (1985)
Perspective in spiral for clarinet in B flat (1989)
scintillating Ombre for toothing-stone and flute (1989)
Ripple for marimba (1991)
String quartet No.3 - Black Constellation (Kuro No Seiza) (1992)

Piano

Sonata for piano (1958)
Study of sonata form (1967)
Chains (1973)
In worms (1980)
sound Phenomenon I (1984)
sound Book for piano with four hands (1985)
sound Phenomenon II (1995)
For the piano - circular motion and cross (1998)

Vocal music

In white (1962)
Sei sanryoh hari for soprano and piano (1962)

Music choral society

Totsugu Musume nor for mixed chorus (1962)
Children' S Season for mixed chorus (1965)
Five tables for children for mixed chorus and piano (1968)
Odeko No Koitsu for chorus of children and piano (1971)
Five Japanese Folk Songs for mixed chorus (1973)
Three songs off Mother Goose for chorus of children (1981)
Ballades to the Earth for mixed chorus (1983)
Three night for chorus of women and piano (1985)

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