Fumio Tamura

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Fumio Tamura ( Japanese 田村 文生 , Tamura Fumio ; * 1968 in Tokyo Prefecture ) is a Japanese composer .

Career

He studied composition at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music with Jo Kondo and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with Robert Saxton . He was able to study in London from 1995 to 1997 thanks to a scholarship from the Japanese government's study abroad program.

His works have been performed at various music festivals, such as B. The Spitalfields Music Festival , The Asian Music festival , The All Japan Band Festival , 2002 ACL Asian Composers League , in Seoul and The Tokyo-no-Natsu Music Festival . In the latter festival his works were performed by the Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble . His compositions received international awards, such as B. The Valentio Bucchi International Composition Competition Prize in Rome , the JACA Award for Theater Arts and the National Theater Award . He also received an honorable mention at the Genesis Prize for Opera in 2002.

He currently works as a lecturer at Kobe University , where he is responsible for opera composition, modern and contemporary music in Great Britain, and as a lecturer at Tōhō-Gakuen University .

Works

Works for orchestra

  • 1992 Coppice in Musashino
  • 1992 Song of Love from "Hamlet" for soprano, alto, mixed choir and orchestra
  • 2001 Serenade no.4 for orchestra

Works for wind orchestra

  • 1993 Kyo-oh fujin (compulsory piece at All Japan Band Competition 1994 )
  • 1995 Pretty Woman
  • 1996 Birth for 16 horns
  • 1998 Cantabile for 8 trumpets (also 2 flugelhorns)
  • 1999 A little Alpine girl
  • 2000 Charlotte-something grotesque
  • 2001 Snow White
  • 2003 Bloody Mary
  • 2004 The beautiful miller's wife
  • 2005 Lady Mallow

Chamber music

  • 1992 CF (commercial film) for clarinet, trumpet, violoncello and percussion
  • 1992 LR (Left and Right) for oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola, cello and double bass
  • 1992 The house with an Attic for violin, clarinet, bassoon, double bass and harp
  • 1992 Three Sisters for violin, violoncello and piano
  • 1993 Air in a Coppice for clarinet and piano
  • 1994 Kobutori from Otogi-zoshi for clarinet and singer
  • 1994 Liederkreis for clarinet and tape or 23 clarinets
  • 1994 That victory of theirs illuminated the road I must walk tomorrow for flute (also Picollo), oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, percussion, piano, harp, two violins, viola, cello and double bass
  • 1995 Idle in the afternoon for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon
  • 1995 monodrama for baritone saxophone and piano
  • 1995 Lakeside Silence for 2 clarinets, basset horn and bass clarinet
  • 1995 The Autumnal Equinox for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass
  • 1996 ceremonials
    1. Echoes in the Shade for violin
    2. An Incarcerated Clairvoyant for viola
    3. Beauteous Prayer for Violin
  • 1996 Fugol for tenor saxophone and piano
  • 1996 Gda for 2 violins, viola and violoncello
  • 1996 Gradients for piano and percussion
  • 1997 Grand Chamber Symphony for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin, viola and violoncello
  • 1997 The Vernal Equinox for clarinet and string quintet
  • 1997 Serenade for bass flute, double bassoon, viola, violoncello, double bass, piano and percussion
  • 1998 serenade for bassoon and double bass
  • 1998 Harmonicanomy for Harmonica
  • 1998 The serene was interrupted for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns
  • 1999 Melody for violoncello and piano
  • 1999 Personata for alto saxophone and piano
  • 1999 Serenade for cor anglais and double bass
  • 2001 Colors of the Town for chamber ensemble
  • 2001 Wintertide for saxophone ensemble
  • 2004 Duo for trombone Solo
  • 2004 intonation for bassoon and percussion

Stage works

  • 2000 mono-opera opera for singers and violin
  • 2005 Acorus calamus
  • Cherry Station Chamber Opera

Piano music

  • 1994 Hekigan-Takuhatsu
  • 1997 Gradients for two pianos
  • 1998 Wave to Way

Works for guitar

  • 1994 Christ was in death bonds

Works for percussion ensemble

  • 1995 Point Point Point for 3 small drums
  • 1998 Shadows for percussion

Works for traditional Japanese instruments

  • 1999 Chorós for Shinobue, Hichiriki, Shakuhachi and four 20-string Koto
  • 2001 On the Swanlakeside for flute, shamisen, violoncello and piano

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personal data
SURNAME Tamura, Fumio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 田村 文生 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Tokyo Prefecture , Japan