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===Orchestral works=== |
===Orchestral works=== |
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*''Prelude for Symphony Orchestra'' (1947) |
*''Prelude for Symphony Orchestra'' (1947) |
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*''Trinita |
*''Trinita Sinfonica'' (1948) |
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*''Musica per |
*''Musica per Orchestra Sinfonica'' (''Music for Symphony Orchestra'') (1950) |
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*''Music for |
*''Music for Microphone'', for small orchestra and tape (1952) |
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*''Triptyque'' for string orchestra (1953) |
*''Triptyque'' for string orchestra (1953) |
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*''Prima |
*''Prima Sinfonia'' (Symphony No.1) (1954/55) |
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*''Divertimento'' (1955) |
*''Divertimento'' (1955) |
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*''Symphony for Children "Twin Stars"'' for children's choir and orchestra, text by [[Kenji Miyazawa]] (1957) |
*''Symphony for Children "Twin Stars"'' for children's choir and orchestra, text by [[Kenji Miyazawa]] (1957) |
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*''[[Ellora Symphony]]'' (1958) |
*''[[Ellora Symphony]]'' (1958) |
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*''Negative Picture'' for string orchestra (1966) |
*''Negative Picture'' for string orchestra (1966) |
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*''Ostinata |
*''Ostinata Sinfonica'' (1967/70) |
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*''Concerto |
*''Concerto Ostinato'' for violoncello and orchestra (1969) |
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*''Rapsodia per |
*''Rapsodia per Orchestra'' (1971) |
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*''Concerto |
*''Concerto Ostinato'' for [[Yamaha GX1|GX1]] and orchestra (1974) |
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*''Lullaby of Akita'' for violin and orchestra (1977) |
*''Lullaby of Akita'' for violin and orchestra (1977) |
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*''Allegro |
*''Allegro Ostinato'' (1986) |
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*''Sounds'' for organ and orchestra (1986) |
*''Sounds'' for organ and orchestra (1986) |
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*''Ballade on a Theme of [[Godzilla]]'' (1988) - Dedicated to [[Akira Ifukube]] |
*''Ballade on a Theme of [[Godzilla]]'' (1988) - Dedicated to [[Akira Ifukube]] |
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===Ballet=== |
===Ballet=== |
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*''Paradise Lost'' (1950) |
*''Paradise Lost'' (1950) |
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*''A Dream Under |
*''A Dream Under the Lake'' (1950, lost) |
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*''Kappa'' (1951) |
*''Kappa'' (1951) |
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*''Flame...star'' (炎も星も) (1953) |
*''Flame...star'' (炎も星も) (1953, lost) |
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*''The Spider Web'' (1968) |
*''The Spider Web'' (1968) |
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*''The Moon'' (1981) |
*''The Moon'' (1981) |
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===Ensemble/instrumental works=== |
===Ensemble/instrumental works=== |
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*Piano |
* Piano Trio (1946) |
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*String Quartet (1948) |
* String Quartet (1948) |
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*''La |
*''La Danse'' for piano (1948) |
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*''Ballade'' for violin and piano (1951) |
*''Ballade'' for violin and piano (1951) |
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*''Nyambe'' (1959) |
*''Nyambe'', for harp, celesta, bass clarinet, 4 violas, 2 cellos, and double bass (1959) |
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*''Music for |
*''Music for Strings No. 1'', for 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, and double bass (1962) |
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*''24 Preludes for children'' for piano (1979) |
*''24 Preludes for children'', for piano (1979) |
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=== Film scores === |
=== Film scores === |
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* ''[[The Skin of the South]]'' (南国の肌 Nangoku no hada) (1952) |
* ''[[The Skin of the South]]'' (南国の肌 Nangoku no hada) (1952) |
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* ''[[Where Chimneys Are Seen]]'' (1953) |
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* ''[[Gate of Hell (film)|Gate of Hell]]'' (1953) |
* ''[[Gate of Hell (film)|Gate of Hell]]'' (1953) |
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* [[Takekurabe (1955 film)|''Takekurabe'']] (たけくらべ Takekurabe), English titles include: ''Adolescence'' aka ''Growing Up Twice'' aka ''Growing Up'' aka ''Child's Play'' (1955) |
* [[Takekurabe (1955 film)|''Takekurabe'']] (たけくらべ Takekurabe), English titles include: ''Adolescence'' aka ''Growing Up Twice'' aka ''Growing Up'' aka ''Child's Play'' (1955) |
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* ''[[The Hole (1957 film)|The Hole]]'' (穴 Ana) aka ''Hole in One'' aka ''The Pit'' (1957) |
* ''[[The Hole (1957 film)|The Hole]]'' (穴 Ana) aka ''Hole in One'' aka ''The Pit'' (1957) |
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* ''[[Fires on the Plain (1959 film)|Fires on the Plain]]'' (1959) |
* ''[[Fires on the Plain (1959 film)|Fires on the Plain]]'' (1959) |
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* ''[[Her Brother]]'' (1960) |
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* ''[[Zero Focus]]'' (1961) |
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* ''[[Ten Dark Women]]'' (1961) |
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* ''[[Being Two Isn't Easy]]'' (1962) |
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* ''[[The Broken Commandment]]'' (1962) |
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* ''[[Alone Across the Pacific]]'' (1963), with [[Toru Takemitsu]] |
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* ''[[Portrait of Hell]]'' (1969) |
* ''[[Portrait of Hell]]'' (1969) |
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* ''[[Mt. Hakkoda (film)]]'' (1977) |
* ''[[Mt. Hakkoda (film)|Mt. Hakkoda]]'' (1977) |
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* ''[[Village of Eight Gravestones]]'' (1977) |
* ''[[Village of Eight Gravestones]]'' (1977) |
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* ''[[The Demon (1978 film)|The Demon]]'' (1978) |
* ''[[The Demon (1978 film)|The Demon]]'' (1978) |
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* ''[[The Incident (1978 film)|The Incident]]'' (1978) |
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* ''[[Suspicion (1982 film)|Suspicion]]'' (1982), with Kurōdo Mōri |
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=== Television scores === |
=== Radio/Television scores === |
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* ''Eriko to Tomoni'', radio drama, [[NHK]] (1949) |
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* ''Akō Rōshi (Forty-seven Ronin)'', TV drama, [[NHK]] (1964) - Opening Theme |
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* '' |
* ''[[Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari]]'', TV anime (1981) - Opening Theme, Ending Theme |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
Revision as of 14:24, 19 August 2017
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Yasushi Akutagawa (芥川 也寸志, Akutagawa Yasushi, July 12, 1925 — January 31, 1989)[1] was a Japanese composer and conductor. He was born and raised in Tabata, Tokyo. His father was Ryūnosuke Akutagawa.
Akutagawa studied composition with Kunihiko Hashimoto and Akira Ifukube at the Tokyo Conservatory of Music. He was one of the members of Sannin no kai (The Three) along with Ikuma Dan and Toshiro Mayuzumi.
In 1954, when Japan did not have diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union yet, he entered the Soviet Union illegally, and made friends with Dmitri Shostakovich, Aram Khachaturian and Dmitri Kabalevsky. Akutagawa was the only Japanese composer whose works were officially published in the Soviet Union at that time. His 1950 Music for Symphony Orchestra reflects his love of the music of Shostakovich and his debt to the Russian's great film scores.
His compositions were influenced by Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Akira Ifukube.
He was popular as a master of ceremonies of TV shows as well. As an educator, he devoted himself to train an amateur orchestra, Shin Kokyo Gakudan ("The New Symphony Orchestra"). Almost one year after Akutagawa died, in 1990, the Akutagawa composition award was established in his memory.
Akutagawa and The New Symphony Orchestra are the recipient of the 1976 Suntory Music Award.
Selected list of works
Oper
- L'Orphee de Hiroshima (Orpheus in Hiroshima), text by Kenzaburō Ōe (1960/67)
Orchestral works
- Prelude for Symphony Orchestra (1947)
- Trinita Sinfonica (1948)
- Musica per Orchestra Sinfonica (Music for Symphony Orchestra) (1950)
- Music for Microphone, for small orchestra and tape (1952)
- Triptyque for string orchestra (1953)
- Prima Sinfonia (Symphony No.1) (1954/55)
- Divertimento (1955)
- Symphony for Children "Twin Stars" for children's choir and orchestra, text by Kenji Miyazawa (1957)
- Ellora Symphony (1958)
- Negative Picture for string orchestra (1966)
- Ostinata Sinfonica (1967/70)
- Concerto Ostinato for violoncello and orchestra (1969)
- Rapsodia per Orchestra (1971)
- Concerto Ostinato for GX1 and orchestra (1974)
- Lullaby of Akita for violin and orchestra (1977)
- Allegro Ostinato (1986)
- Sounds for organ and orchestra (1986)
- Ballade on a Theme of Godzilla (1988) - Dedicated to Akira Ifukube
Ballet
- Paradise Lost (1950)
- A Dream Under the Lake (1950, lost)
- Kappa (1951)
- Flame...star (炎も星も) (1953, lost)
- The Spider Web (1968)
- The Moon (1981)
Ensemble/instrumental works
- Piano Trio (1946)
- String Quartet (1948)
- La Danse for piano (1948)
- Ballade for violin and piano (1951)
- Nyambe, for harp, celesta, bass clarinet, 4 violas, 2 cellos, and double bass (1959)
- Music for Strings No. 1, for 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos, and double bass (1962)
- 24 Preludes for children, for piano (1979)
Film scores
- The Skin of the South (南国の肌 Nangoku no hada) (1952)
- Where Chimneys Are Seen (1953)
- Gate of Hell (1953)
- Takekurabe (たけくらべ Takekurabe), English titles include: Adolescence aka Growing Up Twice aka Growing Up aka Child's Play (1955)
- The Hole (穴 Ana) aka Hole in One aka The Pit (1957)
- Fires on the Plain (1959)
- Her Brother (1960)
- Zero Focus (1961)
- Ten Dark Women (1961)
- Being Two Isn't Easy (1962)
- The Broken Commandment (1962)
- Alone Across the Pacific (1963), with Toru Takemitsu
- Portrait of Hell (1969)
- Mt. Hakkoda (1977)
- Village of Eight Gravestones (1977)
- The Demon (1978)
- The Incident (1978)
- Suspicion (1982), with Kurōdo Mōri
Radio/Television scores
- Eriko to Tomoni, radio drama, NHK (1949)
- Akō Rōshi (Forty-seven Ronin), TV drama, NHK (1964) - Opening Theme
- Ai no Gakko Cuore Monogatari, TV anime (1981) - Opening Theme, Ending Theme
- Benkei, TV drama, NHK (1986) - Opening Theme
See also
References
- 1925 births
- 1989 deaths
- 20th-century classical composers
- 20th-century Japanese musicians
- Japanese classical composers
- Japanese expatriates in the Soviet Union
- Japanese film score composers
- Japanese male classical composers
- Japanese television composers
- Japanese television personalities
- Male film score composers
- Male television composers
- Musicians from Tokyo
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
- Tokyo Music School alumni