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Toshiro Mayuzumi

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Toshiro Mayuzumi was the first Japanese composer to create works of musique concrète and electronic music. In 1951, he graduated from a Tokyo university and enjoyed a successful premiere of his composition,…
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Composition Highlights

Title Year Avg. Duration Genre
Nirvana Symphony 1958 Symphony
Bunraku, for solo cello 1960 Chamber Music
Prelude for string quartet 1961 Chamber Music
Pieces for prepared piano & strings 1957 Concerto
Rokudan, for harp 1989 Chamber Music
Concertino for xylophone & orchestra (or piano) 1965 Concerto
Samsara, symphonic poem for orchestra 1962 Orchestral
Symphonic Mood, for orchestra 1950 Orchestral
Mandala Symphony 1960 Symphony
Bugaku, ballet in 2 parts (Court Dance Music) 1962 Orchestral
The Ritual Overture 1964 Miscellaneous (Classical)
Phonologie Symphonique, for orchestra 1957 Orchestral
Rumba Rhapsody, for orchestra 1948 Orchestral
Essay for string orchestra 1963 Orchestral
String Quartet 1952 Chamber Music
Concerto for percussion & winds Concerto
Bacchanale for orchestra Orchestral
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