Hiroyuki Yamamoto (composer)
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is a contemporary Japanese composer
.
and grew up in Zushi, Kanagawa
. He studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts and graduated in 1990. He completed his Master of Music in 1992 at the same conservatory, studying composition with Akira Kitamura, Jo Kondo
, and Isao Matsushita. After graduating, he took a position at Iwate University
in Morioka, Iwate
.
Yamamoto was invited to participate in the Forum 91 in 1991 at the Université de Montréal in Montreal
, Canada. His work was also performed at the International Gaudeamus Music Week in 1994. After he won the third prize of the Competition BMW Musica Viva in 1998, his selected work Canticum Tremulum I was premiered with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
of Munich
in 2000.
Yamamoto directed the Ensemble d'Ame in Tokyo from 1997–2000. Along with Haruyuki Suzuki, Yoshifumi Tanaka, Hiroshi Yokoshima and other Japanese composers, Yamamoto was a founding member of the composer's group "Tempus Novum" in 1990.
Opera
Orchestral
Choral
Vocal
Chamber music
Piano
Percussion
Japanese traditional instruments
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
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Biography
Hiroyuki Yamamoto was born in Yamagata PrefectureYamagata Prefecture
-Fruit:Yamagata Prefecture is the largest producer of cherries and pears in Japan. A large quantity of other kinds of fruits such as grapes, apples, peaches, melons, persimmons and watermelons are also produced.- Demographics :...
and grew up in Zushi, Kanagawa
Zushi, Kanagawa
is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. As of 2010, the city had an estimated population of 58,793 and a population density of 3,390 persons per km². The total area was 17.34 km².-Geography:...
. He studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts and graduated in 1990. He completed his Master of Music in 1992 at the same conservatory, studying composition with Akira Kitamura, Jo Kondo
Jo Kondo
Jō Kondō is a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music.Kondo studied composition from 1968 to 1972 with Yoshio Hasegawa and Hiroaki Minami at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. He won the third prize and made his debut in Japan-Germany Contemporary Music Festival in 1969...
, and Isao Matsushita. After graduating, he took a position at Iwate University
Iwate University
is a national university in Morioka, Iwate, Japan. This university has been called "Gandai" in Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1876, and was chartered as a university in 1949.-External links:*...
in Morioka, Iwate
Morioka, Iwate
is the capital city of Iwate Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the city has an estimated population of 300,740 and a population density of 588.11 persons per km². The total area is 489.15 km²....
.
Yamamoto was invited to participate in the Forum 91 in 1991 at the Université de Montréal in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada. His work was also performed at the International Gaudeamus Music Week in 1994. After he won the third prize of the Competition BMW Musica Viva in 1998, his selected work Canticum Tremulum I was premiered with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, in German Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks is the internationally renowned orchestra of the Bayerischer Rundfunk , based in Munich, Germany. It is one of the three principal orchestras in the city of Munich, along with the Munich Philharmonic...
of Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
in 2000.
Yamamoto directed the Ensemble d'Ame in Tokyo from 1997–2000. Along with Haruyuki Suzuki, Yoshifumi Tanaka, Hiroshi Yokoshima and other Japanese composers, Yamamoto was a founding member of the composer's group "Tempus Novum" in 1990.
Awards
- Third prize, The 58th Japan Music Competition in 1989 with the work Closed Figure
- League of Practica Musica award in 1991
- Prize, 13th competition of the Japanese Group for Contemporary Music in 1996 for the piano work Forma.
- Third prize, BMW Musica Viva Competition in 1998 for Canticum Tremulum I
- First prize, Toru Takemitsu Composition Award in 2002 for Canticum Tremulum II
- The 13th Akutagawa Composition Prize in 2003
Selected works
As a composer, Yamamoto has written for all genres, including works for orchestra, band, chorus, vocal music and opera.Opera
- Imaginative Landscape (無伴奏モノ・オペラ《想像風景》), Unaccompanied Mono-Opera for female voice with mobile-phone and flexatoneFlexatoneThe flexatone is a modern percussion instrument consisting of a small flexible metal sheet suspended in a wire frame ending in a handle. -History, construction and technique:...
(2000)
Orchestral
- Interlude (間奏曲) for string orchestra (1990)
- Canticum Tremulum I (カンティクム・トレムルム I) (1998)
- Trumpet Lilies (トランペット・リリース) for solo trumpet and band (2000)
- Canticum Tremulum II (カンティクム・トレムルム II) (2001)
- Tabulata (層) (2003)
- The Monody Community (モノディ協同体) (2005)
- Excellent Inverted V (見事な逆Ｖ字) for wind orchestra (2006)
- バビロンの流れを変えよ for wind orchestra (2007)
- インケルタエ・セディス for string orchestra (2010)
Choral
- Takashi for mixed chorus and piano (2004); words by Tomohisa Matsuura
- The Champa Flower (チャムパの花) for double mixed chorus and piano (2004); words by Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European Nobel laureate by earning the 1913 Prize in Literature...
- Rouroutei no Uta (労労亭の歌) for vocal ensemble and piano (2004); words by Libai = Tomohisa Matsuura
- Kenji-Sai (賢治祭) for vocal ensemble (2004); words by Machi TawaraMachi Tawarais a contemporary Japanese writer, translator and poet.Tawara is most famous as a contemporary poet. She is credited with revitalizing the tanka for modern Japanese audiences...
- Sonor Aquae (水の音) for vocal ensemble (2006); words by Matsuo BashōMatsuo Basho, born , then , was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Bashō was recognized for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as a master of brief and clear haiku...
Vocal
- Sonitus Ambiguus II (ソニトゥス・アンビグースII) for female voice, saxophone and piano (1996)
- Umi-no Mieru Fukei (海の見える風景) for mezzo-soprano and piano (2005); words by Yukari Kojima
Chamber music
- Closed Figure (閉ざされた形) for viola, violoncello, flute, clarinet, harp and percussion (1988–1989)
- Klanglinie (響きの輪郭) for violin, cello, flute, clarinet, piano and percussion (1989)
- Sonitus Ambiguus I (ソニトゥス・アンビグースI) for string quartet (1995)
- Continental Shelf (大陸棚) for solo tuba (1996)
- Integumentum (インテグメントゥム) for soprano saxophone and cowbells (1996)
- Concertino per trombe con sordini (弱音器群を伴うトランペット合奏のための小協奏曲) for solo trumpet, 3 trumpets, 2 cornets (1997)
- Eve I for string quartet (1997)
- Tropic of Cancer (北回帰線) for violin, viola, bass, alto flute, bassoon, trumpet and percussion (1997)
- Articulation Introverted (内向的なアーティキュレーション) for cello, trumpet and percussion (1998)
- Introduzione, Andante, Finale e Scherzo (序奏、アンダンテ、スケルツォと終曲) for cello, flute, clarinet and piano (1998)
- Relay Trio (中継のトリオ) for violin, viola and flute (1999)
- Rite Praet, Praesens, Futurus (昨日、今日、明日) for flauto traverso and flute (1999)
- Noli me tangere (私に触れてはいけません) for solo alto saxophone, violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone and percussion (2000)
- Inclino (私は傾斜する) for alto saxophone, violin, musical saw and piano (2000)
- Relay Duo (中継のデュオ) for violin and percussion (2000)
- Theme and 23 Variations (主題と23の変奏) for violin and piano (2000)
- Ultro citroque (彼方と此方) for violin, cello and piano (2001)
- Boundaries on Africa (アフリカの境界) for trumpet, guitar and piano (2001)
- Liber vermiculatus (蝕べかけの本) for zephyros and piano (2001)
- Matsumorphosis (まつもるふぉしす) for solo violin (2001)
- Textile Texts (テクスタイル・テクスツ) for clarinet and viola (2001)
- Eve II for violin and cello (2001)
- Le Dieu de Samuel (サミュエルの神) for flute, percussion, nohkanNohkanThe is a high pitched, Japanese bamboo transverse flute or . It is commonly used in traditional Imperial Noh and Kabuki theatre. The nohkan flute was created by Kan'ami and his son Zeami in the 15th century, during the time when the two were transforming the Noh theatre forms Dengaku and...
and Japanese drums (2002) - Fareflat (フェアフラット) for accordion, saxophone and bass (2002–2005)
- Japan Sea Monody (日本海モノディ) for violin and trumpet (2004)
- What Bridget Saw (ブリジットの見たもの) for alto saxophone, oboe, clarinet, bass clarinet and bassoon (2005)
- Strait (海峡) for violin, cello, flute and piano (2005)
- Fault Zone (断層帯) for violin, cello, flute, oboe, trombone, vibraphone and percussion (2005)
- Conveying Chorale (伝達コラール) for 8 trombones (2006)
- The Wedge Is Struck, the Fog Remains (楔を打てど、霧は晴れず) for clarinet and piano (2006)
Piano
- Tokyo Concerto (東京コンチェルト) (1993)
- Forma (フォールマ) (1996); won the prize at the 13th contest of the Japanese Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM Japanese section)
- Pars lunae (月の役割) (1999)
- Salta Trix e Terpsichore (テレプシコーレ舞踏者) (2000)
- Origo pedum I (足の起源I) (2002)
- Origo pedum II (足の起源II) (2004)
- Musique pour Haus Kasuya (ハウス・カスヤのための音楽) (2005)
- Tokyo Dance (東京舞曲) (2010)
Percussion
- Peninsula (半島) (2003)
Japanese traditional instruments
- Cassini Division (カッシーニ間隙) for gagakuGagakuGagaku is a type of Japanese classical music that has been performed at the Imperial Court in Kyoto for several centuries. It consists of three primary repertoires:#Native Shinto religious music and folk songs and dance, called kuniburi no utamai...
ensemble (2005)