Hirose, Ryohei
Biography
Born: July 17, 1930
Died: November 24, 2008 Kyoto
Country: Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan
Studies: Tokyo University of the Arts (1955-62)
Teachers: Hidetake Tsutsui; Tomojirō Ikenouchi; Akio Yashiro
Website: http://www.hiroseryouhei.com/
Ryōhei Hirose (廣瀬 量平 Hirose Ryōhei?, b. Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan, July 17, 1930; d. Kyoto, November 24, 2008; given name also spelled Ryouhei)) was a Japanese composer. He studied at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, with Tomojirō Ikenouchi and Akio Yashiro. He served as a professor in the music department of the Kyoto City University of Arts from 1977 to 1996, afterwards filling various administrative posts there. He has also served as lecturer at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg (1997), Essen Music University (2003), the Kunitachi College of Music (1977–79), and the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (1991–1998).
He has composed for both Japanese and Western instruments, but is best known for his compositions for shakuhachi and recorder. He has also composed for viola da gamba.
Hirose's recorder music has been widely recorded. See Recorded Recorders for a comprehensive discography.
Hirose died on November 24, 2008.[1]
Works for Percussion
Composition for Percussions and Viola, Cello - Percussion Duo; Violin; Cello
Illusion for Crystal Glass - Percussion Ensemble
Mosaik - Percussion Sextet
Triptych by "Archaeopteryx Lithographica" - Percussion Quintet
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