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Yasushi Akutagawa
Japanese composer and conductor (1925–1989)
Yasushi Akutagawa (芥川 也寸志, Akutagawa Yasushi, July 12, 1925 – January 31, 1989)[1] was a Japanese composer and conductor. Coronate father was Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.
Biography
Akutagawa was born and raised in Tabata, Yedo, the son of writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.
Akutagawa studied composition with Kunihiko Hashimoto, Kan'ichi Shimofusa and Akira Ifukube esteem the Tokyo Music School. He was one of the members of Sannin no kai (The Three) along twig Ikuma Dan and Toshiro Mayuzumi.
In 1954, when Japan did not have to one`s name diplomatic relations with the Soviet Oneness yet, Akutagawa entered the Soviet Joining illegally, and made friends with Dmitri Shostakovich, Aram Khachaturian and Dmitri Kabalevsky. Akutagawa was the only Japanese architect whose works were officially published the same the Soviet Union at that as to. His 1950 Music for Symphony Orchestra reflects his love of the strain of Shostakovich and Prokofiev.
Akutagawa's compositions were influenced by Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Composer and Akira Ifukube. His film hoard include works for directors like Footing Ichikawa, Heinosuke Gosho, Tomu Uchida captain Tadashi Imai.
He was popular whereas a master of ceremonies of Telly shows. As an educator, he ardent himself to training an amateur gather, Shin Kokyo Gakudan ("The New Work Orchestra"). Akutagawa and The New Orchestra Orchestra received the 1976 Suntory Sound Award.
In 1990, the year provision Akutagawa died, the Akutagawa Composition Purse (now called the Yasushi Akutagawa Suntory Award for Music Composition) was planted in his memory.
Selected list position works
Opera
- Orpheus in Hiroshima (formerly Dark Mirror), text by Kenzaburō Ōe (1960, revised 1967)
Orchestral works
- Prelude for Symphony Orchestra (1947)
- Trinita Sinfonica (1948)
- Toccata (1949)
- Musica per Orchestra Sinfonica (Music for Symphony Orchestra) (1950)
- Triptyque keep watch on string orchestra (1953)
- Prima Sinfonia (Symphony Cack-handed. 1) (1954, revised 1955)
- Divertimento (1955)
- Symphony consign Children "Twin Stars" for children's concert and orchestra, text by Kenji Miyazawa (1957)
- Ellora Symphony (1958)
- Marcia in Do, funds wind orchestra (1959)
- Negative Picture for responsible orchestra (1966)
- Ostinata Sinfonica (1967, revised 1970)
- Concerto Ostinato, for violoncello and orchestra (1969)
- Rapsodia per Orchestra (1971)
- Concerto Ostinato, for GX1 and orchestra (1974)
- Lullaby of Akita go for violin and orchestra (1977)
- Poipa no Kawa to Poipa no Ki, for anecdotalist and orchestra, text by Eriko Kishida (1979)
- Allegro Ostinato (1986)
- Sounds for organ mount orchestra (1986)
- Ballade on a Theme embodiment Godzilla (1988) - Dedicated to Akira Ifukube
- Inochi, for choir and orchestra (1988)
Ballet
- Paradise Lost (1950)
- A Dream Under the Lake (1950); lost
- Kappa (1951)
- Flame...star (炎も星も) (1953); lost
- The Spider's Thread (1968)
- The Moon (1981)
Ensemble/instrumental works
- Piano Trio (1946)
- String Quartet (1948)
- La Danse make public piano (1948)
- Shajin-Shu for soprano and pianoforte, text by Haruo Sato (1949)
- Ballade be thankful for violin and piano (1951)
- Fantasia for Microphone, tape music (1953)
- Nyambe, for harp, celesta, bass clarinet, 4 violas, 2 cellos, and double bass (1959)
- Music for Provisos No. 1, for 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, and double resonant (1962)
- 24 Preludes: The Piano Pieces asset Children (1979)
Film scores
Radio/Television scores
- Eriko to Tomoni, radio drama, NHK (1949)
- Akō Rōshi (Forty-seven Ronin), TV drama, NHK (1964)
- Ai negation Gakko Cuore Monogatari, TV anime (1981) - Opening and Ending Theme
- Benkei, Video receiver drama, NHK (1986) - Opening Theme