Somei Satoh
Somei Satoh (佐藤 聰明, Satō Sōmei, born January 19, 1947) is a Japanese composer of contemporary traditional music (gendai hōgaku). His compositions mix Japanese court music with European romanticism and electronic music.[1]
Somei Satoh 佐藤 聰明 | |
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| Born | January 19, 1947 Sendai, Miyagi, Japan |
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He studied at Nihon University of Art in the early 1970s[2] and is primarily self-taught in composition.
He wrote his violin concerto for Anne Akiko Meyers.
He currently lives in Tokyo.
References
- Lebrecht, Norman (1996). The Companion to 20th-century Music. Da Capo Press. p. 301. ISBN 9780306807343.
- "Somei Satoh Profile". Mode Records. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
External links
- Somei Satoh (Zen-On Contemporary Composers)
- Somei Satoh page from Lovely Music, Ltd. site
- Recitative recorded by Guy Klucevsek
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