Kiyose, Yasuji

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Kiyose, Yasuji

Kiyose, Yasuji, Japanese composer; b. Yokkaichi, Jan. 13, 1900; d. Tokyo, Sept. 14, 1981. He studied with Yamada, Komatsu, Pringsheim, and A. Tcherepnin. He was president of the Japanese section of the ISCM (1951–56).

Works

orch.:Nihon sairei bukyoku (Japanese Festival Dances; 1940); Piano Concerto (Tokyo, March 10, 1955); Nihon no sobyo (A Sketch of Japan; 1963). chamber: 2 piano trios (1938, 1955); 3 violin sonatas (1941, 1948, 1950); String Trio (1949); String Quartet (1951); Quintet for Harp and Woodwinds (1957); 2 Movements for Violin and Piano (1960); Quartet for 4 Recorders (1969); Duet for Flute and Clarinet (1970); 2 Movements for Cello (1973). vocal:Bokura wa umi ni yuku (We Are Going on the Ocean, or Unknown Soldiers) for Soprano, Tenor, Chorus, and Orch. (1962).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire