Okano Teiichi

Okano Teiichi

Okano Teiichi ( Japanese 岡野 貞 一 ; born February 16, 1878 in Tottori , Japanese Empire , † December 29, 1941 in Japan) was a Japanese composer , music teacher and organist .

Life

Okano studied from 1892 at the Tokyo Conservatory (Tōkyō Ongaku Gakkō), today part of the Tokyo University of the Arts . After graduating, he became a music teacher in his hometown. From 1932 until his retirement he was a lecturer for orchestra conductors. In addition, he worked for 40 years as a choirmaster and organist at the Central Church in Tokyo Hongu .

His many songs made him a well-known composer of his time.

Famous works

• Haru ga kita ( 春 が 来 た ; 1910)
• Hinomaru no hata ( 日 の 丸 の 旗 ; 1911)
• Momiji ( 紅葉 ; 1911); en: Colored Maple Leaves in Autumn .
• Haru no ogawa ( 春 の 小川 ; 1912)
• Furusato ( 故 郷 ; 1914); en: Homeland .
• Oborozuki yo ( 朧 月夜 ; 1914); en: Misty Moon Night , de: Verhangene Mondnacht.
• Kozima Takanori .

The texts of these works are from Tokano Tatsuyuki .

The song is listed in Japan's Top 100 Songs by the Ministry of Education .

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