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Active

1940s - 1990s

Musical Period

Contemporary

Born

February 20, 1929 in Yokohama, Japan

Died

April 10, 1997 in Kawasaki, Japan

Genre

Classical Avant-Garde Jazz

Styles

Experimental Electronic Musique Concrète Orchestral World Fusion Chamber Music Concerto Symphony
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Toshiro Mayuzumi

Biography by Joslyn Layne

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
Concertino for xylophone & orchestra (or piano) 1965 Concerto
Rokudan, for harp 1989 Chamber Music
Symphonic Mood, for orchestra 1950 Orchestral
Rumba Rhapsody, for orchestra 1948 Orchestral
The Ritual Overture 1964 Miscellaneous (Classical)
Bugaku, ballet in 2 parts (Court Dance Music) 1962 Orchestral
Concerto for percussion & winds Concerto
Mandala Symphony 1960 Symphony
Essay for string orchestra 1963 Orchestral
Samsara, symphonic poem for orchestra 1962 Orchestral
String Quartet 1952 Chamber Music
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