Hiro Fujikake

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Hiro Fujikake ( Japanese 藤 掛 廣 幸 , Fujikake Hiroyuki ; born January 31, 1949 ) is a Japanese composer . Hiro Fujikake is the pseudonym of Hiroyuki Fujikake .

Life

In 1964 he began his musical training at high school. He later studied composition at the Aichi Prefectural Art College in Nagakute , where he obtained a bachelor's degree after four years and the “Master of Music” after three more years.

Since then he has won numerous prizes for his compositions, such as the “Ongakunotomo Composition Prize” for “Two Poems for Chorus” in 1970, the second prize of the “ NHK Mainichi Music Competition” for “Threnody” in 1974, the "All-Japanese Band Association Test Piece Composition Prize" for "Concertino Overture" 1975, the composition prize of the Japanese Mandolin Union (JMU) for "Pastoral Fantasy" in 1975, first prize at the "Sasagawa Competition" for "Nostalgic Rhapsody" (1975) and “Chaconne” (1976), the “Japan Symphony Foundation Composition Prize” for the “Song of Spring” in 1990 and, above all, the grand prize of the Concours Musical Reine Elisabeth in Belgium for the symphonic work “the Rope Crest” in 1977.

His compositional work is varied, including symphonies, operas, ballets and musicals, pieces for concert bands , plucked orchestras and traditional Japanese instruments. He works for radio, television, film and for special occasions such as exhibitions and fairs, e.g. B. the 1989 World Design Exhibition in Nagoya .

In addition to his work as a composer, he also plays the synthesizer in his solo band (a synthesizer orchestra that is computer controlled). But usually he is accompanied by Japanese taiko drummers, mandolin players and players of Chinese musical instruments .

He has recorded two CDs with flautist James Galway , including the CD The Enchanted Forest , which was in the Billboard Top 10 charts (classical crossover area) for five months.

He is a member of the project committee of the Nippon Music Foundation.

style

In his works you can hear a union of Eastern and Western music. Sometimes he also integrates jazz or rock music . Natural elements also appear in his work because he spent his early childhood in Higashi-Shirakawa, surrounded by mountains and a river with clear water.

composition

Works for orchestra

  • 1974 Threnody
  • 1977 The Rope Crest
  • 1988 The Spirit of Nature
  • 1989 Hiroshima Spirit - As The Life of the New World for orchestra
  • 1990 The Song of Spring
  • 1993 Gifu Symphony for orchestra with Japanese taiko drums
  • 2003 jumping jump
  • 2004 Izumo Symphony for Orchestra and Synthesizer
    1. Andante moderato Maestoso "Beginning"
    2. Andante cantabile con espressione "Love and Love"
    3. Allegro con fuoco "Encounter"
    4. Moderato Maestoso "Soar to the World"

Works for band

  • 1975 Concertino Overture
  • 1975 Nostalgic Rhapsody
  • 1976 Concert Overture
  • 1976 Chaconne
  • 1983 Hakuho Rhapsody
  • 1991 Rock'n March

music

ballet

  • 1988 Ah! Nomugi Toge

Musicals

  • 1995 A Tale of Little Lives
  • 1999 Bunna

Choral music

  • 1970 Two Poems for Chorus
  • 1989 Hiroshima Spirit - As The Life of the New World for mixed choir, flute solo and orchestra

Works for guitar

  • 1999 Capriccio Sakura for guitar orchestra

Works for plucked orchestra

  • 1974 Merchen No.1
  • 1975 Pastoral Fantasy for plucked orchestra
  • 1976 Merchen No.2
  • 1976 Barades 8
  • 1977 Jhongara pour l'orchester de Mandolins
  • 1978 Stabat Mater
  • 1978 Poetical 2 pieces
  • 1979 Serenade No.1
  • 1979 Serenade No. 2
  • 1981 Grand Chaconne
  • 1981 Ode for Spring
  • 1982 Goh: A Chance Meeting for plucked orchestra and Japanese taiko drums
  • 1983 Variations on "The Moon over the Ruined Castle"
  • 1984 Ode for Dawn
  • 1989 Song of Lives
  • 1990 Tre Pick Prelude
  • 1990 Angel Chorus
  • 1994 Viva! mandolin
  • 1995 Muse Concerto
  • 1995 Fantasia Kyushu
  • 1996 Stars concerto
  • 1998 Calling from Underground
  • 1999 Capriccio Sakura for plucked orchestra
  • 1999 Forest Symphony
  • 1999 Aqua Rhythm
  • 2001 Suite from the opera Song of Papermaking Girls
  • Suite from the opera Sun Legend (The Vanished Sun)

Electronic music

  • 1979 Galactic Symphony
    1. Prelude
    2. Allegro
    3. adagio
    4. Allegro Scherzando
    5. Passacaglia
  • 1984 Romance
  • 1989 Synthesizer Fantasy
  • 1992 Lotusland in the Sky for orchestra solo (keyboard and computer)
  • 1998 Full Blooming for orchestra solo (keyboard and computer)
  • 2000 Wings Eternity for orchestra solo (keyboard and computer)

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personal data
SURNAME Fujikake, Hiro
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fujikake, Hiroyuki; 藤 掛 廣 幸 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1949