Tadaoki Ishihara

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Tadaoki Ishihara ( Japanese 石 原 忠 興 , Ishihara Tadaoki ; born January 13, 1940 in Kunitachi, west of Tokyo , Japan ) is a contemporary Japanese composer .

He grew up as the son of a Buddhist priest amidst the sounds of Japanese Buddhist music . He completed his studies at the Kunitachi College of Music and graduated in 1966. After his graduation, he studied twelve-tone music and followed an intensive study of classical Japanese instrumental and vocal music. From 1984 to 1986 he completed his studies in the United States of America at Harvard University and the New England Conservatory and was very impressed by George Russell .

He is now a professor at the Kunitachi College of Music , where he teaches orchestration, composition and music theory.

Works

Works for orchestra

  • 1970: Jo-Ha-Kyu for Orchestra
  • 1973: Gaka for Orchestra

Works for wind orchestra

  • 1988: Movement for Wind Orchestra No. 2 - Savanna
  • Movement for Wind Orchestra

Chamber music

  • 1969: Musica per Flauto e Pianoforte '69
  • 1972: Tapestry for percussion ensemble

Piano music

  • 1971: Little Suite for piano

Books and writings

  • 1987: Perspectives for Teaching Music Theory
  • 1992: Introduction to Musical Form
  • 1993: The Correlation of Musical Structures in Popular Music
  • 1995: Sonic design: The Views of Robert Cogan and Pozzi Escot
  • 1998: The Secret Arts of Maurice Ravel : The Structure of Ecstasy and Gradation in "Bolero"
  • 2001: A Study on Niccolò Paganini 's Theme Analysis of "Capice XXIV"
personal data
SURNAME Ishihara, Tadaoki
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 石 原 忠 興 (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese composer and professor
DATE OF BIRTH January 13, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Kunitachi , Japan