Hirao Kishio

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Hirao Kishio ( Japanese 平 尾 貴 四 男 ; * July 8, 1907 in the Nihonbashi district , Tokyo city (today: Chūō , Tokyo ); † December 15, 1953 ) was a Japanese composer.

Hirao began studying medicine at Keio University and took courses in German literature. He also studied harmony and solfège with Hirota Ryūtarō and Ōnuma Satoru . He then went to Paris, where he studied harmony and counterpoint as well as flute at the Schola Cantorum and composition at the École César Franck until 1936 . Achille Philip and Guy de Lioncourt were among his teachers .

Hirao's well-known compositions include a sonata for flute and piano (1941), a wind quintet (1950) and an oboe sonata, which premiered in 1951. His most famous student was Iwami Tsuna , who emigrated to South America in the mid-1950s.

Works

  • Sonata for flute and piano, 1941
  • Kinuta , symphonic poem, 1942
  • Berceurse for violin and piano, 1945
  • Sonata for violin and piano, 1947
  • Sonata for piano, 1948
  • Trio for flute, violin and piano, 1949
  • Quintet for flute, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, 1950
  • Suite Fantasque for chamber ensemble, 1950
  • Sonata for oboe and piano, 1951