Yoshiaki Ochi
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is a Japanese composer
and percussionist
. He frequently works with natural sounds, using water, wood, or stone as musical instruments.
He has performed with his brother Yoshihisa Ochi as the Ochi Brothers, as well as with the American microtonal bassoon
ist Johnny Reinhard
. He is a member of the Japan Composer's Association (JACOMPA) and has recorded a number of CDs.
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...
and percussionist
Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
. He frequently works with natural sounds, using water, wood, or stone as musical instruments.
He has performed with his brother Yoshihisa Ochi as the Ochi Brothers, as well as with the American microtonal bassoon
Bassoon
The bassoon is a woodwind instrument in the double reed family that typically plays music written in the bass and tenor registers, and occasionally higher. Appearing in its modern form in the 19th century, the bassoon figures prominently in orchestral, concert band and chamber music literature...
ist Johnny Reinhard
Johnny Reinhard
Johnny Reinhard is a microtonal composer, bassoonist and conductor. He employs many avant-garde techniques in his bassoon performance such as glissando and multiphonics, as well as using just intonation and other microtonal tuning systems. He studied at the Manhattan School of Music and at...
. He is a member of the Japan Composer's Association (JACOMPA) and has recorded a number of CDs.