Yasuji Kiyose

Yasuji Kiyose (清瀬保二 "Kiyose Yasuji", 13 January, 1900 – 14 September, 1981) was a Japanese composer. He studied composition privately with Kōsaku Yamada and Kōsuke Komatsu and in 1930, took an active part in organizing the Shinkō Sakkyokuka Renmei, (which later grew into the Japanese section of the ISCM). [ GroveOnline|Kiyose, Yasuji|Masakata Kanazawa|28 May|2007 ]

In 1948, Kiyose took on Hiroyoshi Suzuki and Tōru Takemitsu for a brief period as pupils in composition. [ Peter Burt, "The Music of Toru Takemitsu", (Cambridge, 2001), p. 25 ISBN 9780521026956]

His music at times incorporates Japanese pentatonic scales, and other elements of Japanese folk-song; his far better known pupil Takemitsu, developed this tendency further in a great number of his works. [ GroveOnline|Kiyose, Yasuji|Masakata Kanazawa|28 May|2007 ]

Major works

*"Six Japanese Folk Songs from Shinano District" for voice and piano (1929)
*"Piano Compositions No. 1" (1931-34)
*"Folk Dances" for piano (1933)
*"Little Suite" for piano (1935)
*"Ryukyu Dances" for piano (1936)
*"To Ancient Times" for orchestra (1937)
*"Piano Compositions No. 2" (1937-40)
*"Japanese Festival Dance" for orchestra (1942)
*"Violin Sonata No. 1" (1942)
*"Ballade" for piano (1943)
*"Four Preludes" for piano (1947)
*"Violin Sonata No. 2" (1948)
*"String Trio" (1949)
*"Cello Sonata" (1950)
*"Violin Sonata No. 3" (1950)
*"String Quratet in B flat" (1952)
*"Piano Concerto" (1954)
*"The March of Snake Festival" for male chorus and piano (1954)
*"Japanese Folk Songs" for violin and piano (1955)
*"Two Movements for Violin and Piano" (1960)
*"An Unknown Soldier" for mezzo soprano, tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra (1962)
*"Shakuhachi Trio" (1964)
*"Quintet for 2 Shakuhachi, 2 Koto and Jushichigen" (1965)
*"Quartet for Shakuhachi, 2 Koto and Jushichigen" (1965)
*"Recorder Quartet" (1969)
*"Trio for Recorders" (1972)

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