Rentarō Taki
24 August 1879 – 29 June 1903 was a Japanese pianist and composer of the Meiji era. Taki was born in Tokyo, but moved to many places during his childhood owing to his father's job. He went to Tokyo Music School (now known as Tokyo University of the Arts) and was taught by Nobu Koda, graduating in 1901.
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Rentarō Taki
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- Name
- Rentarō Taki
- Born
- 24 August 1879
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Empire of Japan
- Died
- 29 June 1903
- Place of death
- Ōita City, Empire of Japan
- Occupation
- * Pianist
- Nationality
- Empire of Japan
- Fields
- classical
- Education
- Tokyo Academy of Music · University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
- Languages
- Japanese
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One of his famous pieces is "Kōjō no Tsuki" (Moon Over the Ruined Castle), which was included in the songbook for junior high school students, along with the "Hakone-Hachiri" (箱根八里). "Hana" (花, "Flower") is also a well-known song. In the same year, Taki went to the Leipzig Conservatory in Germany for further studies, but fell seriously ill with pulmonary tuberculosis and therefore returned to Japan. His posthumous work is a solo piano piece called "Urami" (憾, "Regret"), which he wrote four months before he died.
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For the birthplace of Rentarō Taki, Tokio is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and Tokyo by the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Place of activity recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek: Leipzig.
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• Name — Rentarō Taki • Native Name — 瀧 廉太郎 • Born — 24 August 1879 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Empire of Japan • Died — 29 June 1903 • Place of death — Ōita City, Empire of Japan • Occupation — * Pianist • composer
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Rentarō Taki appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a composer and pianist (24 August 1879 – 29 June 1903). Rentarō Taki was born on 24 August 1879 and died on 29 June 1903 in Ōita.
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• "Kōjō no Tsuki" performed by Jean-Pierre Rampal and Ensemble Lunaire, Japanese Folk Melodies. transcribed by Akio Yashiro, CBS Records, 1978. • "Kōjō no Tsuki" performed by New Kyoto Ensemble, Distant Winds: The Music of Japan. Intersound, 1992. (no composers are credited on this album)
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