Toshi Ichiyanagi

Nihongo|Toshi Ichiyanagi|一柳 慧|Ichiyanagi Toshi|extra=born 4 February 1933, Kobe, Japan is a Japanese composer of avant-garde music.

One of his most notable works is the 1960 composition, "Kaiki", which combined Japanese instruments, "shō" and koto, and western instruments, harmonica and saxophone. Another work "Distance" (1961) requires the performers to play from a distance of three meters from their instruments. "Anima 7" (1964) states that chosen action should be performed "as slowly as possible."

Ichiyanagi was married to Yoko Ono from 1956 to 1963.Fact|date=August 2008

Works

Opera

*1968 "From the Works of Tadanori Yokoo" (electronic music)
*1995 "The Last Will of Fire"
*1995/98 "Momo"
*2002 "Hikari"

Orchestral works

*1964 "The Field"
*1968 "Up To Date Applause" for orchestra, group sounds and tape
*1980 "In the Reflection of Lighting Image" for percussion and orchestra
*1981 "Piano Concerto No. 1 "Reminiscence of Spaces"
*1982/86 "Engen" for koto and orchestra
*1983 "Violin Concerto "Circulating scenery"
*1983-86 "Paganini Personal" for marimba and orchestra
*1984 "Time Surrounding" for percussion and orchestra
*1986 "Symphony for Chamber Orchestra "Time Current"
*1987 "Interspace" for string orchestra
*1987 "Piano Concerto No. 2 "Winter Portrait"
*1988 "Symphony "Berlin Renshi" for soprano, tenor, orchestra
*1989 "Voices from the Environment"
*1989 "Symphonic Movement "Kyoto"
*1989 "Concerto for Koto and Chamber Orchestra "The Origin"
*1989 "Existence" for organ and orchestra
*1991 "Piano Concerto No. 3 "Cross Water Roads
*1991 "Luminous Space" for sho, ondes martonot and orchestra
*1992 "Interplay" for flute and string orchestra
*1993 "Symphony for Chamber Orchestra No. 2 "Undercurrent"
*1993 "Cosmos Ceremony" for ryuteki, sho and orchestra
*1994 "Symphony No. 4 "Recollection of Reminiscence Beyond"
*1994 "Coexistence" for shakuhachi and string orchestra
*1995 "Symphony No. 3 "Inner Communications"
*1996 "Coexistence" for ondes martenot and orchestra
*1997 "Symphony No. 5 "Time Perspective" - On the Theme of Opera "Momo"
*1997 "Symphony No. 2 "Undercurrent"
*1997 "Coexistence" for orchestra
*2001 "Bridging"
*2001 "Symphony No. 6 "A Hundred Years From Now"
*2001 "Between Space and Time" for chamber orchestra
*2002 "Returning to Sounds Environment" for shakuhachi and orchestra
*2003 "To the Memory of Nugshead" for wind orchestra

Chamber works

*1954 "Sonata" for violin and piano
*1956 "Trio" for 2 flutes and harp
*1957 "String Quartet"
*1960 "Stanzas" for string instrument(s)
*1961 "For Strings"
*1961 "Duet" for piano and string instrument(s)
*1962 "Sapporo" for 3 - 15 players and conductor
*1962 "Activities" for brass instruments
*1964 "String Quartet No. 1"
*1966 "Modulator" for Japanese instruments, string instruments, piano and modulator
*1967 "Appearance" for 3 players and 2 operators
*1978 "Distance" for noh flute, noh performer and ensemble
*1978 "Perspective" for noh dancer, flute, violin, viola, cello, percussion and electric music
*1978 "Scenes I " for violin and piano
*1979 "Scenes II" for violin and piano
*1979 "Recurrence" for flute, clarinet, percussion, harp, piano, violin and cello
*1981 "Time in Tree, Time in Water" for percussion and piano
*1981 "Scenes IV" for violin and piano
*1981 "Before Darkness Appears" for accordion and piano
*1982 "Scenes V" for violin and piano
*1982 "Paganini Personal" for marimba and piano
*1982 "Flowers Blooming in summer" for harp and piano
*1984 "Wind trace" for three keyboard percussion (marimba, vibraphone and antique cymbal)
*1985 "Piano Quintet "Prāna"
*1985 "Yami o Irodoru Mono" for 2 violins and piano
*1986 "Présage" for 6 ondes martonots
*1986 "String Quartet No. 2 "Interspace"
*1986 "Interspace" for sho and harp
*1988 "Transfiguration of the Moon" for sho and violin
*1988 "Ten, Zui, Ho, Gyaku" for shakuhachi and ondes martonot
*1990 "Troposphere" for ondes martonot and marimba
*1991 "Interrelation I" for cello and piano
*1990 "Trio Interlink" for violin, piano and percussion
*1992 "Aquascape" for marimba, flute, piano and 2 percussions
*1992 "Cosmos of Coexistence" for marimba and piano
*1992 "Reflection" for 9 players
*1993 "Intercross" for violin and piano
*1994 "String Quartet No. 3 "Inner-landscape"
*1994 "Trio Fantasy" for piano, violin and cello
*1995 "Cosmic Harmony" for cello and piano
*1995 "Music for Violin, Shô and Piano"
*1997 "Existence −In Memory of Kuniharu Akiyama−" for clarinet and piano
*1998 "Interrelation II" for violin and piano
*1998 "Mirage" for English horn and double bass
*1998 "Mirage" for accordion and harpsichord
*1999 "String Quartet No. 4 "In the Forest"
*1999 "Metamorphosis" for bassoon quartet
*2001 "Piano Quintet "Bridging"
*2002 "Ballade" for cello and marimba

Works for keyboard

*1959-61 "Music for Piano No. 1 - No. 7"
*1972 "Piano Media" for piano
*1975 "Bi no Bi" for piano
*1976 "Multiple Spaces" for organ
*1976 "Time Sequence" for piano
*1980 "Two Existence" for 2 pianos
*1985-99 "Cloud Atlas I - X" for piano
*1987 "Inter Konzert" for piano
*1989 "Piano Nature" for piano
*1990 "Inexhaustible Fountain" for piano
*1990 "Dimensions" for organ
*1992 "Fantasy" for organ
*1992 "Farewell to... -To the Memory of Luigi Nono-" for piano
*1992 "In Memory of John Cage" for piano
*1995 "Imaginary Scenes" for piano
*2001 "Piano Space" for piano
*2003 "Piano Poem" for piano

Works for other instruments

*1960 "Music for Electric Metronomes"
*1972 "Vein of Sounds" for harp
*1972 "Arrangements" for percussion
*1980 "Scenes III" for solo violin
*1980 "Wind Nuance" for flute
*1983 "Portrait of Forest" for solo marimba
*1984 "Cloud Figures" for solo oboe
*1984 "Wind Trace" for 3 keyboard perccusion players
*1986 "Perspectives" for solo violin
*1987 "Still Time III" for harp
*1989 "Wind Stream" for flute
*1989 "The Source" for marimba
*1990 "Friends" for violin
*1991 "Aki o Utu Oto" for marimba
*1991 "Intoxicant Moon" for ondes martonot
*1993 "Rhythm Gradation" for timpani
*1993 "Omniscape" for violin
*1995 "Generation of Space" for double bass
*1996 "Still Time IV" for flute
*1996 "Perspectives II" for percussion
*2000 "In a Living Memory" for flute solo
*2001 "Innervoice" on the theme of Gagaku" for marimva

Vocal works

*1973 "Voice Field" for children's chorus and percussion
*1983 "Kinderkreuzzug" for mixed chorus
*1989 "Music for Art Kites" for soprano and flute
*1991 "Song of Morning" for female chorus and sho
*1994 "Scenes of Poems I " for mixed chorus and cello
*1994 "My Song" for mezzo soprano and marimba
*2008 "Coexistence" for male chorus and traditional Japanese instrumental ensemble

Japanese instrumental works

*1986 "Still Time II" for solo kugo (ancient harp)
*1998 "Still Time V" for solo hōkyō (similar to Chinese "fangxiang")

Electronic music

*1962 "Parallel Music"
*1966 "Life Music" for various modulators, magnetic tape and orchestra

Theater piece

*1963-73 "Pratyāhārā"

Film score

*1969 "Eros Plus Massacre"

External links

[http://www.japrocksampler.com/artists/japrock/ichiyanagi_toshi/ Julian Cope's Japrocksampler entry on Toshi Ichiyanagi]