Kawasaki Masaru

Japanese name: As is common in Japan, the family name comes before the first name in this article . So Kawasaki is the family name, Masaru the first name.

Kawasaki Masaru ( Japanese 川 崎 優 ; born April 19, 1924 in Hiroshima , Japan ; † November 29, 2018 in Tokyo , Japan) was a Japanese composer and conductor .

Life

He completed his studies at the Tokyo Academy of Music , from which he graduated in 1949. In 1965 and 1966 he had the opportunity to complete his composition studies with Vincent Persichetti and Václav Nelhýbel at the Juilliard School of Music in New York .

He was Professor of Composition , Music Theory and Flute at Tokoha Gakuen University , Lecturer in Flute and Woodwind Ensemble at Tokyo University of Fine Arts, and was director of the Tokyo Symphonic Band . He was also a member of the Presidium of the Association of Japanese Wind Music Conductors . Most recently he concentrated on composing, although he felt obliged to conduct and music director of the flute choirs "Musica Fiore" and "Musica Rosa".

Furthermore, in 1979 he was musical director of the first "International Youth Musicale" in Shizuoka , Japan and continued to commit himself to this task until the 6th Festival in 1994. In 1971, he performed his own works at the International Festival of Music in Uster , Switzerland , 1974, 1977 and 1981 each invited as a conductor. As a member of the jury of many international music competitions, he was very sought-after and valuable.

He wrote operas , solo and ensemble works as well as various outstanding and trend-setting works for wind orchestra . He wrote a book on carefully setting up arrangements for wind orchestras. He continued to write articles in the Japanese trade magazines for wind bands.

He died at the age of 94 on November 29, 2018.

Works

Works for orchestra

• 1955 Suite for Orchestra
• 1956 Warabe-Uta Suite for choir and orchestra
• 1957 Symphony on the thematic material inspired by Japanese folk songs
• 1997 Prayer music No.1 "Dirge"

Works for wind orchestra

• 1963 March lay of Hope
• 1966 March Forward for Peace
• 1966 Warabe-Uta for Symphonic Band
• 1969 March Expo '70 (March Progress and Harmony)
• 1969 The Sketch of Pastoral Scenery
• 1973 Fantasy for Symphonic Band for the music festival in Uster , Switzerland
• 1973 Suite for Symphonic Band
  1. Prologue
  2. Pastoral
  3. intermezzo
  4. Perpetual mobile
  5. Epilogue
• 1974 Three little Fantasy on the thematic material inspired by Japanese children's song
  1. Rabbit
  2. Evening grow
  3. Wild goose
• 1975 Dirge: Prayer Music for Band No. 1
• 1976 Poem for Symphonic Band
• 1976 Poetic Tune
• 1977 Elegy: Prayer Music for Band No. 2
• 1978 Fireworks Music on Festival
• 1979 Romantic episode for the music festival in Uster , Switzerland
• 1982 Romance for Trumpet and Symphonic Band
• 1983 youth parade
• 1986 Song of Hiroshima: Prayer music No.3 for Symphonic Band
• 1989 The old man in wonderland
• Fantasy in folk song style

Stage works

• 1957 The Fountain of Hawk opera The Story of a Young Man by Noh for soprano, tenor, baritone, choir and piano

Chamber music

• 1972 Two Movements for Flute

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Death Note asahi.com, accessed on December 8, 2018