Isotaro Sugata (Japanese: 須賀田礒太郎; Yokohama, 15 November 1907 – Tanuma, Tochigi, 5 July 1952) was a Japanese composer. Sugata received his education with missionaries in Kanto Gakuin University. There he was influenced by listening to hymns and received lessons for piano, violin, music theory and singing. In 1927 he acquired tuberculosis and then concentrated solely on his composition studies. From 1928 he studied with Kosaku Yamada and Kiyoshi Nobutoki, who had studied in Berlin. Nobutoki taught him music theory in the German tradition. In 1931 he began studies with Meiro Sugahara, … read more
Isotaro Sugata (Japanese: 須賀田礒太郎; Yokohama, 15 November 1907 – Tanuma, Tochigi, 5 July 1952) was a Japanese composer. Sugata received his education with missionaries in Kanto Gakuin University. There he was influenced by listening to hymns and received lessons for piano, violin, music theory … read more
Isotaro Sugata (Japanese: 須賀田礒太郎; Yokohama, 15 November 1907 – Tanuma, Tochigi, 5 July 1952) was a Japanese composer. Sugata received his education with missionaries in Kanto Gakuin University. There he was influenced by listening to hymns and received lessons for piano, violin, music theory and singing. In 1927 he acquired tuberculosis and then concentrated sole… read more
