Hiroaki Zakoji

Hiroaki Zakoji , (jap. 座光寺公明 Zakoji Hiroaki), (born with Tokyo the January 20th 1958, died with Tokyo the January 29th 1987) is a Compositeur and Pianiste Japan board.

Biography

It was born on January 20th, 1958 in Tokyo. It grew with Hokkaido of age the 4 years up to 20 years. It started to study the piano as of the 4 years age. As from 16 years he studied the composition with Masanobu Kimura.

In 1978, it entered to the musical department of the Université Nihon of Tokyo. Over there, he studied the composition with Kiyohiko Kijima and the piano with Midori Matsuya (1943-1994). At the same time he studied the composition under the aegis of Roh Ogura (1916-1990) with Kamakura.

Graduate of the university at the musical Institute of the University Nihon in 1982. The same year it organized Tokyo Shin-Wagaku Concert in which it regularly played its works like those of its contemporaries.

In 1984 its contemporary work were represented with Basle in Switzerland. In 1985, it was invited by the International Company of the Modern Music and played its " Piano I" Part; (Op.28) in Basle. In April 1986, it turned over to Switzerland where it composed and played its " Piano III" Part; (Op.36) in Arlesheim close to Basle. He also travelled to Spain and to Denmark where he wrote a test for a musical newspaper. Its pieces " II" composition; (Op.11) and " Composition" III (Op.13) had passed on the Spanish radio station.

In June 1986, it was one of the finalists of the Buddhist international musical Competition of Tokyo and its " Continuum" (Op.18) was played by the Symphony orchestra of Tokyo under the direction of Hiroyuki Iwaki (1932-2006).

He died 9 days after his 29 ième birthday of an heart attack on January 29th, 1987 in Tokyo. In its short 29 years life, it left behind him 38 works. All its recordings are preserved in the Information center of the Japanese modern music of Tokyo.

The English type-setter James Stevens wrote: " … its work was single because apart from its style primarily contenporain, it was apart from the modes and of the majority of the other contemporary type-setters. Its work was the product of an exceptional internal ear like that of Mozart. It swept also the Japanese traditional concepts: it was able to compose in an equal reading for the chamber orchestras, synthetic, symphonic or for the traditional instruments… "

Work

Pieces of musical Orchestras

Small Symphony for Strings, COp 3 (1979)
" Conversion" for Orchestrated, COp 7 (1980)
" Meta Polyphony" for Orchestrated, COp 10 (1981)
" Tied-Up Time" for Orchestrated, COp 32 (1982)
" Time-Space Continuum" , COp 18 (1982) - 1st Performance: Buddhist Music International competition Tokyo 1986

Concertos

Piano Concerto, COp 21 (1983)
Chamber Cello Concerto, COp 29 has (1985)
Chamber Cello Concerto, COp 29 B (1985)

Chamber music

Sonata for Flute and Piano, COp 2 (1979)
" Heart-NO-UZUME" , Music for Soprano Piano 3 Percussions and 7 Wind Instruments, COp 4 (1980)
Symphony Chamber, COp 5 (1980)
Composition I, " From the Inside off Silence" (Flute, Violin, Piano), COp 8 (1981)
String Four-bit byte, COp 9 (1981)
String Four-bit byte, COp 12 has (1981)
Prelude and Fugue for String Quartet, COp 12 B (1981)
Composition III, " KE" (Shakuhachi, Koto), COp 13 (1981)
" Time in the Time" , for two Marimbas, COp 17 (1982)
Prelude for Strings, COp 20 (1982)
Piano Trio, (Piano, Flute, Violin), COp 23 (1983)
Quintet, (Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Violoncello, Piano), COp 24 (1983)
Composition V, COp 26 (1983)
Monodia, (Flute, Piano), COp 31 (1985)
Suite for Traditional Instrument, (Traverso, Va.da.Gamba, Cembalo), COp 34 (1986)
Composition VI, (Shakuhachi, Koto, Piano), COp 37 (1986)
Morphology for 2 pianos, Op.38 (1986)

Pieces of music solo

Composition II, " MYO" , (Shakuhachi edition /Fl edition), COp 11 (1981)
Composition IV, " Holy Dance" , (Solo Percussion), COp 14 (1982)
Variations for Solo Cello, COp 16 (1982)
Mono-morphology I, " FUJYU" , (Solo Flute/Solo Shakuhachi), COp 22 (1983)
II, (Guitar Solo), COp 27 (1983)
Piano Part I, COp 28 (1985)
Piano Part II, COp 30 (1985)
" AYA" , For Solo Koto, COp 35 (1986)
III, For Oboe Solo, COp 33 (1986)
Piano Part III, COp 36 (1986)

Songs solo

Three Song, settings off poem by Chūya Nakahara (Soprano Piano), COp 1 (1978)
" Death and Smile" Poem by Makoto Ooka, (Baritone, Piano), COp 6 (1980)
Two songs sung by Prince Karu, (Ten, PF), COp 15 (1982)
" From the Abyss off Death" Poem by Jun Takami, (Vocal, Piano), Op.19 (1982)

Pieces of Hearts

"Celebration for the Dead" , (Orch. and Chorus), Op.25 (1983)
Invention (1985)

external bonds

the Japanese Federation of Type-setters (JFC)
the Information center of the Japanese Modern Music in Tokyo
Web site in the memory of Hiroaki Zakoji
'マシェーズから座光寺君に宛てて' - Japanese
Hiroaki Zakoji - Music downloads

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