Kazuo Fukushima
Kazuo Fukushima ( Japanese 福島 和 夫 , Fukushima Kazuo ; born April 11, 1930 in Tokyo ) is a Japanese composer.
Fukushima began as a self-taught composer. In 1953 he joined the experimental group Jikken Kobo , which had been founded by Toru Takemitsu and Jōji Yuasa . In 1961 he took part in the Darmstadt summer courses , lived in Cambridge in 1961/1962 and then moved back to Japan. In 1964 he received a professorship at the Ueno Gakuen Music Academy in Tokyo.
In his music, which prefers the flute as an instrument and transfers elements of the shakuhachi to the flute , contemporary western currents are combined with the Japanese tradition of no-theater and gagaku .
Works
- Poésie ininterrompue for violin solo (1953)
- Requiem for flute solo (1956)
- Ekāgra for alto flute and piano (1957)
- Three Pieces from Chu-u for flute and piano (1959)
- Hi-Kyo for flute, piano, strings and percussion (1961)
- Shizu uta for soprano, female choir, 2 flutes and harp (1961)
- Kadha karuna for flute and piano (1962)
- Mei for flute solo (1962)
- A Ring of the Wind for piano (1968)
- Shun-san for flute solo (1969)
- Rai for flute and piano (1971)
- Suien for piano (1972)
- Kashin for bamboo flute, biwa , double bass and percussion (1973)
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SURNAME | Fukushima, Kazuo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 福島 和 夫 (Japanese) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1930 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tokyo |