Masaru Tanaka

Masaru Tanaka ( Japanese 田中 賢 , Tanaka Masaru ; * 1946 in Niigata , Japan ) is a Japanese composer and music teacher .

He studied at the Tokyo College of Music and at the University of Arts in Berlin . After that he was a teacher at the music school in Berlin-Reinickendorf for a while . He later became a lecturer at Tokyo Kasei University and Tokyo Kasei Junior College . He also teaches solfege at Ferris University - College of Music in Yokohama .

He has received awards and prizes in Germany and abroad for his compositions, for example the 23rd Composition Prize of the City of Stuttgart in 1978 and a prize at the Gaudeamus International Composition Competition.

Works

Works for wind orchestra

• 1984 - Totem Pole of the Southern Skies
• 1988 - Medosera for Percussion and Symphonic Band
• 1988 - Methusala I for Percussion and Symphonic Band
• 1989 - Origin I - Dance of the Earth
• 1990 - Eoria for Symphonic Band
• 1992 - Birds of the Red Flame
• 1993 - -in light - in light-
• 1997 - Acala
• Beginning of all
• From the land of grateful light - version 1
• From the land of grateful light - version2
• Into Space - to the Universe
• Kagayaki no Kuni kara (From the Land of Splendor)
  1. Inishie Yori (From Ancient Times)
  2. Komori Uta (Lullaby)
  3. Kagayaki no Toki (Time of Splendor)
• March 2001
• Methusala II for Percussion and Symphonic Band
• Methusera 1
• Neleides
• Nereides for Symphonic Band
• Phonix -Prominece Bird
• Prominence Bird for Symphonic Band

Chamber music

• 1977 - Ai-ka - Trio for flute and two percussionists
• 1979 - Echo from South for percussion
• 1981 - On The Movement - for violin and piano
• 1981 - On the Movement II for Ensemble for harp, flute and 4 percussionists
• 1991 - Beat the Feeling for 6 Percussion Players