Masakuni Kineya - Kineya Seiho

Japanese: 杵屋正邦 - きねやせいほう

Born: October 7, 1914, Tokyo
[Died] February 16, 1996. Tokyo Composer. Real name: Yoshikawa Hirohisa. Born into a Nagauta family as the son of the first generation Kineya Shoshiro, he became a Nagauta shamisen performer, but studied composition under Kanematsu Akihiro. In 1943, he changed his name from the second generation Shoshiro to Masakuni, and gradually became a full-time composer. In addition to the shamisen, he composed works for the koto, biwa, shakuhachi, Japanese percussion instruments, and vocal music, and also worked on Western music, conducting orchestral works himself, making him a rare presence in the world of Japanese music. His representative works include the choral piece "Tanjosai" (Birth Festival), the shamisen solo piece "Kyourai" (Recital), and the shakuhachi trio "Kazedo" (Wind Movement). He also led the Seiho Gakuen, nurturing many performers of contemporary music. In 1952, he received the Minister of Education's Art Encouragement Prize.

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[生]1914.10.7. 東京
[没]1996.2.16. 東京
作曲家。本名吉川博久。1世杵屋正四郎の子として長唄の家に生まれ，長唄三味線の演奏家となったが，兼松明広について作曲を学ぶ。2世正四郎から 1943年に正邦と改名，しだいに作曲専業となる。三味線のほか箏，琵琶，尺八，邦楽打楽器，声楽などに作品があり，洋楽も手がけて，オーケストラの作品にはみずから指揮するなど，邦楽界において稀有な存在だった。代表作は合唱曲『誕生祭』や三味線独奏曲『去来』，尺八三重奏『風動』など多数。また正邦楽苑の主宰者として多くの現代曲演奏者を育てた。 1952年芸術選奨文部大臣賞受賞。

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