Kuniharu Akiyama

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Kuniharu Akiyama ( Japanese 秋山 邦 晴 , Akiyama Kuniharu ; born May 22, 1929 in Tokyo Prefecture ; † August 17, 1996 ) was a Japanese musicologist , music and art critic, composer and sound artist .

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Akiyama was a founding member of Jikken Kobo in 1951 , a group of interdisciplinary avant-garde artists who were active in Tokyo in the 1950s and were looking for a new artistic perspective; these included Shozo Kitadai , Hiroyoshi Suzuki and the composers Toru Takemitsu and Jōji Yuasa . As an avant-garde artist, he mainly referred to the early Fluxus movement. In the early 1960s Akiyama was an active participant and organizer of events at the Sogetsu Art Center and was part of the New Directions Music Ensemble in 1961 with pianist Yūji Takahashi , violinist Kenji Kobayashi and composer Toshi Ichiyanagi . Akiyama wrote Noh Miso in 1962 as backing music for the experimental puppet theater group Hitomi-za ; The sound installation Environmental Mechanical Orchestra followed in 1966 . In 1971 his Music for H Bomb was created . He also composed the music for avant-garde films.

In his work as a critic, he has focused on Erik Satie , Japanese film music, and Fluxus-related events. He was married to the pianist Aki Takahashi .

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SURNAME Akiyama, Kuniharu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 秋山 邦 晴 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese musicologist, music and art critic, poet and sound artist
DATE OF BIRTH May 22, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Tokyo prefecture
DATE OF DEATH 17th August 1996