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Yoritsune Matsudaira

Yoriaki (Yori'Aki) Matsudaira (composer) May 5, 1907, Tokyo, Japan – October 25 or October 30, 2001 in Tokyo, Japan was a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music. Matsudaira was descended, on his father's side of the family, from the Matsudaira clan, related to the Tokugawa clan who ruled Japan as shōgun during the Edo period (specifically from the branch of the family which was enfeoffed at the Hitachi-Fuchū Domain), and on his mother's side of the family from the Fujiwara clan, who were court regents from the 7th to the 12th centuries. His style was influenced by gagaku, the ancient court music of Japan.

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Yoritsune Matsudaira

松平頼則。1956年以前に撮影された写真。

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Name
Yoritsune Matsudaira
Born
5 May 1907
Birthplace
Tokyo
Died
25 October 2001
Occupation
composer
Nationality
Japan · Empire of Japan
Fields
opera
Education
Keio University · Gyosei Junior and Senior High School
Teachers
Charles Lautrup · Komatsu Kōsuke · Alexander Tcherepnin
Honours
Medal with Purple Ribbon · Person of Cultural Merit
Languages
Japanese

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Yoriaki (Yori'Aki) Matsudaira (composer) May 5, 1907, Tokyo, Japan – October 25 or October 30, 2001 in Tokyo, Japan was a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music. Matsudaira was descended, on his father's side of the family, from the Matsudaira clan, related to the Tokugawa clan who ruled Japan as shōgun during the Edo period (specifically from the branch of the family which was enfeoffed at the Hitachi-Fuchū Domain), and on his mother's side of the family from the Fujiwara clan, who were court regents from the 7th to the 12th centuries. His style was influenced by gagaku, the ancient court music of Japan.

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