Nobuto Kiyoshi - Nobuto Kiyoshi

Composer. Born in Osaka. Studied cello and composition at the Tokyo Music School, graduating in 1910 (Meiji 43) and completing a postgraduate course. In 1920 (Taisho 9), he studied composition under Georg Schumann in Germany. After returning to Japan, he became a professor at his alma mater. In 1942 (Showa 17), he became a member of the Japan Art Academy, and in 1963 (Showa 38), he was awarded the title of Person of Cultural Merit. His style of composition is solid and stately, based on the German classical technique, and includes many piano pieces such as "Konohashu" (1934), songs and choruses such as "Sara" (1935) and "Yamato ni wa" (1939). His symphonic piece "Kaido Tosei" (1940), which premiered at the 2600th anniversary of the founding of Japan, is often performed as a full-fledged cantata composed by a Japanese composer, and his chorus piece "Umiyukaba" (1937), with lyrics by Otomo no Yakamochi, was often sung during World War II.

[Takashi Funayama]

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作曲家。大阪生まれ。東京音楽学校でチェロと作曲を学び、1910年（明治43）卒業後さらに研究科を修了して、20年（大正9）ドイツに留学、作曲をゲオルク・シューマンに師事。帰国後母校の教授を務めた。42年（昭和17）芸術院会員、63年（昭和38）文化功労者。作風はドイツの古典的手法による堅実で荘重なもので、『木の葉集』（1934）などのピアノ曲、『沙羅(さら)』（1935）、『やまとには』（1939）などの歌曲や合唱曲が多い。紀元2600年記念祭で初演された交声曲『海道東征』（1940）は、日本人の手になる本格的なカンタータとしてしばしば演奏され、また大伴家持(おおとものやかもち)の歌詞による合唱曲『海ゆかば』（1937）は第二次世界大戦中によく歌われた。

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