Kazuo Fukushima ( Japanese 福島 和 夫 , April 11, 1930, Tokyo [1] ) is a Japanese composer and musicologist .
| Kazuo Fukushima 福島 和 夫 | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | April 11, 1930 (89 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Tokyo |
| A country | |
| Professions | composer , musicologist |
| Genres | academic music |
Compositions studied independently [1] [2] . In 1953 he met with the avant-garde art group "Jikken Ko: bo:" (Jikken Kōbō) [1] [2] [3] . He was noticed and appreciated after his work Ekagura won an award at the 1958 Karuizawa Festival of Contemporary Music. The name Ekagura is taken from Sanskrit and means concentration, which accurately reflects the nature of the music: expressive, enthusiastic and extremely intense. Igor Stravinsky recommended performing this song in Los Angeles during the Monday Evening Concerts in 1959 [2] [4] [5] .
In 1961, Fukushima was invited to the Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik in Darmstadt to give a lecture on theater and contemporary Japanese music . In 1963, he received a scholarship from the Japan Society of New York as part of a travel fellowship program. A year later, returning to the country, he was a music teacher at Ueno Gakuen College in Tokyo [1] [2] . In 1973, he founded Nihon Ongaku Shiyō-shitsu (Research Archives for Japanese Music) at the college and became its director [2] . His books and articles on Japanese music, especially the gagaku (court music) and shёmi (singing of Buddhist monks), reflect the main interests of his research [2] .
Most Fukushima compositions are designed for relatively small instrumental ensembles. Basically, he composes works for flute [4] . The flute plays an important role in both the gagaku and the theater’s music but, just like for Fukushima, it is a very important instrument. In his work, the composer combines elements of traditional Japanese music with the achievements of the Western avant-garde [1] , especially dodecaphony [4] . He collaborated with leading flutists, in particular, with Severino Gazzeloni [2] . Fukushima received many awards for his compositions, including twice receiving an award at ISCM World Music Days - for Hi-kyō ( The Flying Mirror , 1962) and Tsuki-shiro ( The Spirit of the Moon , 1965) [2] [6] .
Selected Works [2]
- Todaenai shi ( Uninterrupted Poem ) for violin (1953)
- Requiem for Flute (1956)
- Ekagura ( Concentration ) for flute and piano (1958)
- 3 Pieces from Chu-u for flute and piano (1958);
- Kadha hi-haku (The Flying Spirit) for chamber orchestra (1959)
- Kadha karuna ( Poem of Compassion ) for 2 flutes, piano and tambourine (1960, version for flute and piano 1962)
- Shizu-uta for female choir, soprano, 2 flutes and harp (1961)
- Hi-kyō ( The Flying Mirror ) for flute, bow instruments and percussion (1962)
- Mei for Flute (1962)
- Kadha no.4 for flute (1963)
- Tsuki-shiro ( The Spirit of the Moon ) for piano, harp and percussion (1965)
- Sui-rin na 2 flety i 2 perkusje (1967)
- Mizu no wa ( Ring of Water ) for flute (1968)
- Shun-san ( A Hymn to Spring ) for flute (1969)
- Rankei "for oboe (1970)
- Rai for Flute and Piano (1971)
- Sui-en for Piano (1972)
- Kashin ( Flower's Heart ) for 2 sakuhachi, biwa, percussion and double bass (1973)
- Kaei ( Flower's Shadow ) for Sakuhachi and Percussion (1975)
- Ranjō for Organ (1977)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. - Harvard University Press, 1996. - P. 287. - ISBN 0-674-37299-9 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, vol. F. - Oxford University Press. - ISBN 9780195170672 .
- ↑ 1 2 Kazuo Fukushima Biography . last.fm. Date of treatment September 8, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Louis Frédéric. Japan Encyclopedia. - Belknap Press, 2000 .-- P. 218-219. - ISBN 0-674-01753-6 .
- ↑ 1 2 Los Anheles Monday Evening Concerts . Date of treatment September 10, 2017. Archived March 17, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 International Society for Contemporary Music . ISCM. Date of treatment September 10, 2017. Archived December 5, 2012.
Bibliography
- Seon Hee Jang. Interpretation of Extended Techniques in Unaccompanied flute Works by East-Asian Composers: Isang Yun, Toru Takemitsu, and Kazuo Fukushima . etd.ohiolink.edu (2007). Date of treatment September 8, 2017.