Biography
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Born
5 May 1907
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Born In
Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan
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Died
25 October 2001 (aged 94)
Yoritsune Matsudaira (Japanese: 松平 頼則; surname Matsudaira; born May 5, 1907 in Tokyo, Japan; died October 25, 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 shogun during the Edo Period, and on his mother's side of the family from the Fujiwara family, who were court nobility from the 7th to the 12th centuries. His style was influenced by gagaku, the ancient court music of Japan. His music has been frequently performed in Europe. His eldest son, Yoriaki Matsudaira (Japanese: 松平 頼暁) is also a composer.
Works
Opera
* Genji-Monogatari (1990-93)
* Uji-jujo (1998)
Orchestral
* Pastorale (1935)
* Tema e variazioni sul tema di Etenraku per pianoforte e orchestra (1951)
* Figures sonores (1956)
* U-mai (1957)
* Sa-mai (1958)
* Suite di danze nelle stile dell'antico "Bugaku" giapponese (1959)
* Sinfonietta (1961)
* Bugaku per orchestra da camera (1962)
* Tre movimenti per pianoforte e orchestra (1962)
* Danza rituale e finale (1963)
* Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra (1964)
* Concerto da camera per clavicembalo, arpa e strumenti (1964)
* Prelude (1965-66)
* Dialogo coreografico (1966)
* Mouvements circulatoires (1971)
* Portrait C per orchestra da camera (1977)
* Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra n. 2 (1979-80)
* Concertino per pianoforte e orchestra (1988)
* Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra n. 3 (2001)
Chamber/Instrumental
* Souvenirs d'enfance pour piano (1928-30)
* Prélude en ré pour piano (1934)
* Sonatine pour flûte et piano (1940)
* Prélude en sol pour piano (1940)
* Sonatine pour flûte et clarinette (1940)
* Sonata per violoncello e pianoforte (1942)
* Six danses rustiques pour piano (1939-45)
* Sonatine pour piano (1948)
* Sonata per violino e pianoforte (1948)
* Pianoforte trio per pianoforte, violino e violoncello (1948)
* Sonata per pianoforte (1949)
* Quartetto d'archi n. 1 (1949)
* Quartetto d'archi n. 2 (1951)
* Somaksah per flauto solo (1961)
* Serenata per flauto e strumenti (1962)
* Portrait per due pianoforti (1968)
* Dodici pezzi facile per pianoforte (1968-69)
* Portrait B per due pianoforti e due percussionisti (1969)
* Pièces de piano pour les enfants par les chansons des enfants et populaires (1969)
* Pièces de piano pour les enfants par les chansons de enfants (1970)
* Etudes pour piano d'apres modes japonais (1970)
* Le beau Japon pour piano (1970)
* Somaksah per arpa o pianoforte (1970)
* Somaksah per oboe (1970)
* Somaksah per percussione (1970)
* Sonatine pour guitare (197?)
* 6 Préludes pour piano en forme de thème et variations (1975)
* Concerto per gagaku (1975)
* 6 diapason per pianoforte e arpa (1978)
* Rapsodia per 10 strumenti (1983)
* Tema e variazioni sul tema di Etenraku per pianoforte (1983)
Vocal
* Chansons populaires de Nanbu I (1928-30)
* Chansons populaires de Nanbu II (1938)
* Metamorfosi per soprano e strumenti (1953)
* Koromogae per voce e strumenti (1954)
* Katsura pour chant avec flûte, clavecin, harpe, guitar et percussions (1959)
* Roei jisei per voce e strumenti (1966)
* 3 Airs du Genji-Monogatari (1990)
* 3 Airs du Genji-Monogatari No.2 (1992)
* Ka-ryo-bin per soprano e orchestra (1996)
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