Takekuni Hirayoshi
Japanese composer
Takekuni Hirayoshi (平吉 毅州, Hirayoshi Takekuni; July 10, 1936 in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture – May 28, 1998) was a Japanese classical composer.
Biography
Takekuni Hirayoshi graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts Department of Music in 1961 and completed his graduate work there in 1967. He studied with Yoshio Hasegawa (長谷川良夫) and Yoshiho Ikuma (伊熊良穂). He was the 1969 recipient of the Otaka Award (尾高賞). Subsequently, he was a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts, and professor at Toho Gakuen School of Music and Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts.
The compositions of Hirayoshi encompass many genres, among which his many popular choral works are notable. In his later years, he focused on piano music for children.
Selected works
The compositions of Takekuni Hirayoshi are published mainly by the Japan Federation of Composers, Ongaku-no-Tomo Sha and Edition Kawai.
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