Masaaki Hayakawa

Masaaki Hayakawa ( Japanese 早川正昭 , Hayakawa Masaaki ; born January 7, 1934 in Ichikawa , Japan ) is a Japanese composer and conductor .

Life

Masaaki Hayakawa showed musical talent at an early age and wrote his first composition at the age of six. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in Tokyo , he switched to the composition department, where he graduated in 1960. In 1961 he founded the “Vivaldi Ensemble Tokyo”. Concert tours to Europe followed. The performances of his own works received international acclaim. In 1973 he won the "Takei Award". In 1978 he went to Vienna and Munich for some time to study baroque music. From October 1978 to September 1979 he was tutored on the historical recorder by Karl Stangenberg in Munich .

Hayakawa is Professor hc at Hiroshima University and Professor at Seitoku University . In addition, he is the permanent conductor of the “New Vivaldi Ensemble” and guest conductor of various renowned orchestras in Japan.

music

His compositions are shaped by traditional Japanese music. However, he uses European composition techniques and instrumental line-ups. The Shakuhachi is used in some of his works .

Works (selection)

1960: Introduction and Allegro for trombone quartet
1963: Three folk songs in Okinawa
1964: Impromptu for harp
1964: Symphony Concertante
1965: Marimba concert
1968: 3 preludes for guitar
1970: Requiem Santi for shakuhachi and string orchestra
1973: 5 Japanese folk songs for flute and string orchestra
1974: “Visa” for violin, shakuhachi and strings
1975: 4 short poems for saxophone quartet and soprano
1976: Violin Concerto
1977: Festival Overture

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personal data
SURNAME	Hayakawa, Masaaki
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	早川正昭 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Japanese composer
DATE OF BIRTH	January 7, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ichikawa , Japan