was a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music

Contemporary classical music

Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...

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Matsudaira was descended, on his father's side of the family, from the Matsudaira clan

Matsudaira clan

The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan. It first originated in and took its name from Matsudaira village, in Mikawa Province . Over the course of its history, the clan produced many branches, most of which also centered around Mikawa Province...

, related to the Tokugawa clan

Tokugawa clan

The was a powerful daimyo family of Japan. They nominally descended from Emperor Seiwa and were a branch of the Minamoto clan by the Nitta clan. However, the early history of this clan remains a mystery.-History:...

 who ruled Japan as shogun

Shogun

A was one of the hereditary military dictators of Japan from 1192 to 1867. In this period, the shoguns, or their shikken regents , were the de facto rulers of Japan though they were nominally appointed by the emperor...

during the Edo Period

Edo period

The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....

 (specifically from the branch of the family which was enfeoffed

Enfeoffment

Under the European feudal system, enfeoffment was the deed by which a person was given land in exchange for a pledge of service. This mechanism was later used to avoid restrictions on the passage of title in land by a system in which a landowner would give land to one person for the use of another...

 at the Hitachi-Fuchū Domain

Hitachi-Fuchu Domain

The ' was a Japanese han of the Edo period. It was created in 1602, when the Rokugō clan, a prominent family of Dewa Province, was moved to new landholdings given to them for distinguished service in the eastern army during the Sekigahara Campaign...

), and on his mother's side of the family from the Fujiwara family

Fujiwara family

The Fujiwara clan , descending from the Nakatomi clan, was a powerful family of regents in Japan.The clan originated when the founder, Nakatomi no Kamatari , was rewarded by Emperor Tenji with the honorific "Fujiwara", which evolved as a surname for Kamatari and his descendants...

, who were court regents from the 7th to the 12th centuries. His style was influenced by gagaku

Gagaku

Gagaku 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...

, the ancient court music of Japan. His music has been frequently performed in Europe.

His eldest son, Yoriaki (Yori-Aki) Matsudaira (松平 頼暁) is also a composer.

Opera

• Genji-Monogatari The Tale of Genji
  The Tale of Genji
  is a classic work of Japanese literature attributed to the Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu in the early 11th century, around the peak of the Heian period. It is sometimes called the world's first novel, the first modern novel, the first psychological novel or the first novel still to be...
  
  (1990–93)
• Uji-jujo [The ten Chapters of Uji] (1998)

Orchestral

• Pastorale (1935)
• Tema e variazioni sul tema di Etenraku
  Etenraku
  is a Japanese gagaku melody and dance. It is usually played with a hichiriki or ryūteki, and is accompanied by other traditional instruments such as the shō, koto and kakko.- History :The origin of Etenraku is not fully known...
  
  per pianoforte e orchestra (1951)
• Figures sonores (1956)
• U-mai (1957)
• Sa-mai (1958)
• Suite di danze nelle stile dell'antico "Bugaku
  Bugaku
  Bugaku dance is the traditional Japanese dance that has been performed to select elites mostly in Japanese imperial courts for over twelve hundred years. In this way it has been an upper class secret, although after World War II the dance was opened to the public and has even toured around the...
  
  " 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 clarinet (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)