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Kineya Seihō

杵屋 正邦

Kineya Seihō
10/7/1914 - 2/6/1996

Koto

Born in Honjo, Tokyo.

He studied Nagauta under his father, Shoshirō Kuchiya, from an early age. From around 1918, he participated in tours as a Kabuki shamisen player and received Kabuki.

Started composing activities around 1945.

Since 1948, he has studied composition method and Western music theory under Akihiro Norimatsu. In his early days he was both a performer and a composer, but eventually he became a composer.

His works cover more than a thousand songs, and cover all fields such as instrumental music and voice music by Western instruments.
 
In charge of songs in plays such as NHK Taiga dramas for many years. He has a lot of performing arts, not only new Kabuki (Shochiku) but also contemporary drama (Bungakuza, Toho, Shinpa, etc.), commercial theater (Hideki Takahashi performance, Hibari Misora ​​performance, Takarazuka Revue, Shochiku Opera, etc.), a wide range of songs from creative butoh songs to in-movie songs.

He was involved with the NHK Japanese Music Skills Training Association, which started in 1955 with the aim of fostering performers who can perform ensemble regardless of the type and school of musical instruments.

After working as a permanent lecturer for 40 years, he retired after receiving a letter of appreciation from the chairman commemorating the 70th anniversary of the start of NHK broadcasting in March 1995.

Students

Albums

Kineya Seiho Sakuhin Shû Kineya Seiho Sakuhin Shû

Performance of Kineya Seiho Compositions

Composed or Arranged

Shakuhachi Compositions
Title Kanji Year Alternate Title
Danryu 暖流


Gensokyoku Urabon

Fantasy Urabon
Ginyu 吟游

Floating Chants
Hazakai はざかい


Henro 遍路

A Pilgrim's Song
Hyojo no Gassokyoku 平調の合奏曲

Ensemble piece in hyojo
Ichiju no Kage 一樹のかげ


Ikkan Sanko 一管三鼓


Iwa ni Natta On'na 岩になった女


Kobo 光芒


Koma no Kyoku


Tsugaru Yama Uta no Gensô 津軽山唄の幻想


Yōshun 陽春


Meikyo 明鏡
1950

Shakuhachi Nijūsōkyoku 尺八二重奏曲
1961
Shakuhachi duo
Shakuhachi Shijūsōkyoku 尺八四重奏曲
1961
Shakuhachi quartet
Min'yo Kumikyoku Tohoku Hen
1962
Suite for Japanese instruments Tohoku hen
Nikan Shigen 二管四絃
1964

Somei 奏鳴
1964

Fūdō 風動
1965

Hinaburi Dai Isshu ひなぶり第1集
1965
Hineburi 1st chapter
Hinaburi Dai Nishu ひなぶり第2集
1966
Hinaburi 2nd chapter
Kaki to Yamabushi 柿と山伏
1966

Gunjobushi no Shudai ni Yoru Hensokyoku 郡上節の主題による変奏曲
1967
Variations on a theme of Gujobushi
Ryûro 流露
1967

Hazama はざま
1968

Shakuhachi Sanjūsōkyoku Daini Fūdō 尺八三重奏曲第二風動
1968
Shakuhachi trio Daini fudo
Wakasa Nenbutsu ni Yoru Composition 若狭念仏によるコンポジション
1968
Composition on Wakasa nenbutsu
Gin'yu 吟遊
1969

Daisan Fudo 第3風動
1970
N/A
Gojusokyoku 五重奏曲
1970
Quintet for 3 sakuhachi - koto and jushichigen
Ichijo 一定
1970
Certainty
Daiyon Fudo 第4風動
1981

Koto
Kira 綺羅


Wave - Koto Duet 箏二重奏曲 「波」


Shamisen
Meikyo 明鏡
1975

Kyorai 去来
1976