Koyama Kiyoshige

Koyama Kiyoshige ( Japanese 小山 清 茂 ; born January 15, 1914 in Yawata , Sarashina County (today: Nagano ), Nagano Prefecture , Japan ; † June 6, 2009 ) was a Japanese composer and music teacher .

He graduated from Nagano shihan gakkō (" Nagano Normal School ") in 1933 . This was followed by 22 years of teaching at various schools. In 1955 he concentrated exclusively on composition. He had studied composition with Abe Kōmei and Ikenouchi Tomojirō (1906–1991), among others . His first composition took part in the 1946 composition competition in the Composition division of the Music Competition of Japan . In 1957, 1959 and 1962 he received awards and prizes for the works he submitted. In addition to his work as a composer, he was also - until his retirement - professor at the Kobe Yamate joshi tanki daigaku ("Kobe- Yamate Women's Short College "; English Kobe Yamate Women's Junior College ).

Works

Works for orchestra

• 1946 Shinano-bayashi for Orchestra
• 1953/1958 Japanese Folk Songs for Chamber Orchestra
• 1957 Kobiki-Uta for Orchestra
• 1959 Symphonic Suite "Nohmen" (Masks for Play)
• 1968 Ainu no Uta for string orchestra
• 1976 Hinauta No. 1 for Orchestra
• 1978 Hinauta No. 2 for Orchestra

Works for wind orchestra

• 1957/1970 Kobiki-Uta for Band
  1. Theme
  2. Bon Odori (Bon Dance)
  3. Asa no Uta (Morning Song)
  4. final
• 1971 Dai-Kagura for Band
• 1979 Hana-Matsuri for Band
• 1959 Symphonic Suite "Nohmen" (Masks for Play)
  1. Yorimasa
  2. Zo-onna
  3. Obeshimi

Choral music

• Lullaby of Itsuki for mixed choir

Piano music

• 1967 Kagome Variation
• Children songs for piano
• Collection of piano pieces
• Intro to piano thru Japanese harmony
• Coming Summer (Natsu-Wa Kinu)

Works for traditional Japanese instruments

• 1962 Ubusuna for koto and other Japanese Musical Instruments
• 1962 Wagakki no Tame no Shijusokyoku Quartet for Japanese Instruments
• 1963 Okume - Okiku
• 1964 Waggaki no Tame no Gassokyoku
• 1965 Urashima TaroKodomo no Yume
• 1966 Fudo Yonsho
• 1968 Wagakki no Tame no Shijusokyoku Dai Niban Quartet for Japanese Instruments no.2
• 1971 Akatsuchi ni naru imôto
• 1973 Wagakki no Tame no Gojusokyoku Quintet for Japanese Instruments
• 1976 Chidori ni yoru hen'yô (Transfiguration by Chidori)
• 1978 Wagakki no Tame no Hensokyoku Variations for Japanese Instruments
• 1980 Hagoromo
• 1985 Nenyamonya Hensokyoku Variations Nenyamonya
• 1996 Sakura Sakura for koto ensemble
• Tenchi Sosei
• Trio for 2 koto and Jushichigen

Stage works

• 1972 Sansho Dayu opera
• 1974 Konyaku Mondo Opera

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . Thus, Koyama is the family name, Kiyoshige the first name.