Niimi, Tokuhide

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Composer Name

Biography

Born: August 05, 1947

Country: Nagoya, Japan

Studies: Tokyo National University

Teachers: Akira Miyoshi, Teruyuki Noda, A. Yashiro

Website: https://tokuhideniimi.com/en/

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Tokuhide Niimi has contributed many remarkable works to the orchestral, chamber, piano and choral music repertoires. He is a present-day romantic, and one of considerable intelligence. His music reflects two worlds, the “melodic wind round” where all is delicacy, elegance and sensuality, and the “rhythmic wind round” which abounds with constructive, centrifugal energy. His recent creative activity is devoted to effecting a unification of these two worlds.

Remarkably, his orchestral works have been domestically performed by the NHK Symphony Orchestra and others , and in oversea countries they also have been performed by some of the leading orchestras, such as the Suisse Romande, Netherlands Radio, BBC Scottish, Radio France, Berlin, Nürunberg, etc. In particular, he is one of the most popular composers in the world of choral music, and his pieces have been constantly performing all over the country.

Works for Percussion

Marimba Works

Etudes for Marimba 1-2-3
For Marimba 1
For Marimba 2

Vibraphone Works

Shape of Wind

Multiple Percussion Works

The Waste Land 1-2-3

Percussion Ensemble Works

Enlaçage 2 - 3 Players
Enlaçage 3 - 4 Players
Heterorhythmix - 6 Players