Shirō Fukai
Also recorded as Shiro Fukai · Shirou Fukai · Shirô Fukai
Shirō Fukai
富樫康『日本の作曲家』、1956年4月 · Public domain
- Name
- Shirō Fukai
- Born
- 4 April 1907
- Birthplace
- Akita, Japan
- Died
- 2 July 1959
- Place of death
- Kyoto, Japan
- Occupation
- composer 4 April 1907 - 2 July 1959 was a Japanese composer.
- Nationality
- Japan · Empire of Japan
- Fields
- classical music
- Education
- Kunitachi College of Music · Akita Prefectural Akita High School
- Languages
- Japanese
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Shirō Fukai (1907–1959) was a composer and music critic, of Japanese and Japanese nationality. The composer was born in Akita and died in Kyoto. Shirō Fukai was educated at Akita Prefectural Akita High School and Kunitachi College of Music.
The work spans classical music. Languages used include Japanese.
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• Name — Shirō Fukai • Born — 4 April 1907 • Birthplace — Akita, Japan • Died — 2 July 1959 • Place of death — Kyoto, Japan • Other Names — 深井 史郎 • Occupation — composer 4 April 1907 - 2 July 1959 was a Japanese composer.
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• Quatre mouvements parodiques (1933/36) • Metropolis, ballet (1934) • Création, ballet (1940) • The 47 Ronin, film (1941) • Symphonic suite "Song of Manchuria" (1941) • Chantes de Java (1942) • Voice of Autumn, ballet (1950) • Cantata "Prayer for Peace" (1950) • Divertissement pour 13 exécutants (1955) • Trois mouvements pour un ballet imaginaire (1956) • Symphonic Picture Scroll "Tokyo" (1957) • Four Japanese Folk Songs (1957) • I. Ina, II. Sailing Out, III. Yanshichi of Yabe. (日本の笛 "Japan's flute") Yoshikazu Mera. BIS • Hato no kyojitsu (A dove's day off). Used on Nippon Television's station identification. Was later recorded in 1978 by Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra for Nippon TV’s 25th anniversary.
深井史郎
朝日新聞社 · 『アサヒグラフ』 1955年2月16日号
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- 1.The Japan biographical encyclopedia & who's who: Issue 3 Rengō Puresu Sha - 1964 "FUKAI Shiro (1907- ) Composer. Musical critic. Born in Akita Prefecture. Graduated from the Science Section of the Seventh Higher School (1927), entered the Imperial Music School and learned composition and its theory."
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