Narita Tamezo - Narita Tamezo

Composer. Born in Akita Prefecture. In 1914 (Taisho 3), he entered the Tokyo Music School's Class A Teacher's Course and studied under Yamada Kosaku. In 1917, he composed the song "Song of the Beach" with lyrics by Hayashi Kokei. He participated in the children's song movement advocated by Suzuki Miekichi, and composed the song "Kanari-ya" (1919), which was published in Akai Tori (1918) by Saijo Yaso, and subsequently released many highly artistic original children's songs and songs. He studied in Germany from 1922, and after returning to Japan, he worked to introduce and teach counterpoint and other techniques. His major works include "Counterpoint" (1929), "Harmony" (1935), and "Instrument Composition" (1937).

[Takashi Funayama]

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作曲家。秋田県生まれ。1914年（大正3）東京音楽学校甲種師範科に入学、山田耕筰(こうさく)に師事。17年、林古渓(こけい)作詞の『浜辺(はまべ)の歌』に作曲。鈴木三重吉(みえきち)の唱導した童謡運動に参加し、西条八十(やそ)が『赤い鳥』に発表（1918）した『かなりや』に作曲（1919）したのをはじめとして、以後芸術性の高い創作童謡や歌曲を数多く発表した。22年からドイツに留学し、帰国後は対位法などの紹介、教授にも努めた。主著に『対位法』（1929）、『和声学』（1935）、『楽器編成法』（1937）など。

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