Kenjiro Ezaki
Kenjiro Ezaki | |
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江崎 健次郎 | |
| Born | 27 October 1926 |
| Occupation | composer |
Kenjiro Ezaki (Japanese: 江崎健次郎, Hepburn: Ezaki Kenjiro, born 27 October 1926) is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music, especially famous for his electronic music and computer music.
Biography[edit]
Kenjiro Ezaki was born in Tainan (Taiwan). He studied at the Nihon University in Tokyo from 1953 to 1957 under Yoritsune Matsudaira and later under Vladimir Ussachevsky at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center.[1] During his early years he received two composition awards: The first prize at Music Composition of Japan in 1956 and a first prize at the ISCM World Music Days in 1962[2] where his composition Beating was performed[3]
After his return to Japan Kenjiro Ezaki founded his own electronic music studio and was a member of a composer group called "Group Design"[4] which focused on electronic and computer music. Other members of this group were Norihiko Wada, Satoshi Sumitani, and Komei Hayama. Ezaki was also a member of GROUP 20.5, a circle of Japanese composers of avantgarde music that was founded by Hifumi Shimoyama.[5]
Ezaki composed the first known Japanese fully computer-based composition, which was premiered at the Expo '70 in Osaka.[4]
Compositions[edit]
- Symphonic poem for orchestra Japanese scenery (1958)
- Presage by the system of mobile Configuration for Full Orchestra (1964 )
- Omen for Full Orchestra by the Modified System (1964)
- Concretion for violin, viola and cello (1962)
- Piano trio (1964)
- Pharos No.2 for flute, clarinet, oboe and piano (1964)
- Composition 5, for flute, 2 guitars, cello, percussion and soprano (1965)
- Nodule for guitar (1964)
- Discretion for female voice （女声のためのディスクレション）, for soprano and piano (1961)
- Discretation for soprano (1962)
- Concretion for three voices for soprano, tenor and baritone (1960)
- Beating for three voices and percussion (1960)
- Instruments, for soprano, tenor, bass and percussion (1961)
- Dim Light for chorus and six instruments, for mixed chorus and flute, clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello and percussion (1962)
- Moving Pulses （三声と打楽器のための動く鼓動） for three voices and percussion (1965)
- Music for guitar and electronic sound （ギターと電子音のための音楽）(1967)
References[edit]
- ^ Slonimsky, Nicolas & Laura Diane Kuhn (2001): Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians. New York: Schirmer Books.
- ^ Suntory Foundation (Ed., 2006): Works by Japanese Composers 2005-2006. Can be found at http://www.suntory.com/sfa/music/publication/pdf/list2006.pdf
- ^ "国際現代音楽協会（Iscm） | 特定非営利活動法人日本現代音楽協会（国際現代音楽協会日本支部）". 16 May 2011.
- ^ a b Shimatzu, Takehito (1993). "Zur Situation der Computer Musik in Japan. Decime E Mitteilung 10, Technische Universitaet Berlin". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ website of the composer Hifumi Shimoyama, see: http://shimo123.music.coocan.jp/text1.html
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- 1926 births
- 20th-century classical composers
- 20th-century Japanese composers
- 20th-century Japanese male musicians
- 21st-century classical composers
- 21st-century Japanese composers
- 21st-century Japanese musicians
- 21st-century Japanese male musicians
- Japanese classical composers
- Japanese contemporary classical composers
- Japanese male classical composers
- Taiwanese classical composers