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Moroi Makoto

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Moroi Makoto
12/17/1930 - 9/2/2013

Composer

1930 Born in Tokyo on December 17.
1952 Graduated from the School of Composition, Tokyo Academy of Music (now, the School of Music, Tokyo University of Fine Arts). Studied composition with TomojiTo Ikenouchi and Saburo Moroi, own father.
1953 Awarded the Seventh Prize at the Queen Elizabeth International Contest.
Won the First Prize at the NHK Orchestral Works Contest. Won the Art Festival Award at the Ministry of Education Art Festival.
Honorable mention at the 27th ISCM International Music Festival in Oslo.
1955 Honorable mention at the 29th ISCM International Music Festival in Baden-Baden.
1958 Honorable mention at the 32nd ISCM International Music Festival in Strassbourg.
1964 Won the Odaka Prize.
1965 Won the 17th Italian Award.
1966 Won the Minister of Education Incentive Award at the Art Festival.
1967 Won the Music Critics Club Award (Osaka) for "Five Pieces for Shakuhachi, CHIKURAI."
1970 Berlin Philharmonic performed the composer's Piano Concerto (January 1 0) at the orchestra's regular concert.
Currently, Professor at Osaka University of Fine Arts;

Major Works
Symphony Compositions No.1 to No.5 for Orchestra
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra * Concerto Suite for Violin and Orchestra
"Coachman Phaeton," vocal, orchestra, and electronic sound effects for a musical drama
"Along a long, long Road," vocal, orchestra, and electronic sound effects for a musical drama
Chamber Cantata No.1 and No.2
Alpha and Beta" for Piano Partita for Flute without accompaniment
"Sparse Development," Suite for Vocal Soprano or a Small Ensemble
"Five Epigrams," for Seven Instruments
Five Pieces for Shakuhachi "CHI KURAI"
"Seven Variations" for electronic sounds
"Variete" for electronic sounds
"Small Confession" for electronic sounds
"Five Metamorphic Strata," for Winds, Strings, and 'Koto'
"Five Dialogues" for Two Shakuhachis

Students

Composed or Arranged

Shakuhachi Compositions
Title Kanji Year Alternate Title
Five Metamorphic Strata for Shakuhachi, Sangen, Koto, and Jushichigen


Ihonchikurai Gosho 異本竹籟五章


Chikurai Gosho (Complete) 竹籟五章
1964

Chikurai Gosho 1 - Funda 竹籟五章 第一章 芬陀
1964

Chikurai Gosho 2 - Sochiku 竹籟五章 第二章 夾竹
1964

Chikurai Gosho 3 - Kyorai 竹籟五章 第三章 虚籟
1964

Chikurai Gosho 4 - Hachiku 竹籟五章 第四章 破竹
1964

Chikurai Gosho 5 - Meian 竹籟五章 第五章 明暗
1964

Five Dialogs - 1 A Masochistic Dialogue with the Cursed Counterpart 対話五題 Ⅰ 呪われた分身との自虐的対話
1965

Five Dialogs - 2 A weird Dialog with the Voice of Ancestors 対話五題 II 祖先の声との忌まわしき対話
1965

Five Dialogs - 3 A Sentimental Dialogue with the Declining 対話五題 III 滅びゆくものとの感傷的対話
1965

Five Dialogs - 4 A Satirical Dialogue with a Beautiful Sinner 対話五題 Ⅳ 美しき背徳者との講誌的対話
1965

Five Dialogs - 5 On the Unknown or Death 対話五題 V 未知なるもの、あるいは死について
1965

Taiwa Godai 対話五題
1965

Kangenso Godan Hen'yo no Shirabe 管絃箏五段変容之調
1969

Kyoso Sansho 協奏三章
1970

Contradiction I コントラディクションⅠ
1971

Contradiction II コントラディクションⅠⅠ
1972

Uitenpen 有為転変
1973