Mamoru Fujieda
Mamoru Fujieda | |
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| Born | January 1, 1955 Japan |
| Other names | 藤枝 守 |
| Occupation | composer |
| Website | Mamoru Fujieda official site |
Mamoru Fujieda (藤枝 守, Fujieda Mamoru, born 1955) is a Japanese composer associated with the postminimalist movement of contemporary classical music.
Biography
[edit]He received a Ph.D. in music from the University of California, San Diego in 1988. His composition instructors have included Joji Yuasa, Morton Feldman, Gordon Mumma, and Julio Estrada.
He currently serves as a professor at Kyushu University (Faculty of Design) in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Kyūshū, Japan.
His music has been recorded for the Tzadik Records and Pinna labels.
Major works
[edit]- Falling Scale No. 1 - No. 7 (1975–82)
- No. 1, 2 and 3 (piano solo)
- No. 4 and 7 (2 pianos)
- No. 5 (3 pianos)
- No. 6 (prepared piano or piano)
- Upward Falling for piano (1980)
- Planetary Folklore I for piano (1980)
- Begin at the Beginning, End at the End, Begin at the End, End at the Beginning for piano (1982)
- Decorational Offering for piano (1983)
- Night Chant No. 2 for mixed chorus (1994)
- Patterns of Plants (1995-)
- Antiphones Resounded for mezzo-soprano, tenor, children's chorus and instrumental ensemble (1999)
External links
[edit]- Mamoru Fujieda biography from Other Minds site
- Mamoru Fujieda page
- Faculty page at the Kyushu University Website
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Categories:
- 1955 births
- 20th-century Japanese classical composers
- 20th-century Japanese male musicians
- 21st-century Japanese classical composers
- 21st-century Japanese male musicians
- Academic staff of Kyushu University
- Japanese contemporary classical composers
- Japanese male classical composers
- Living people
- Tzadik Records artists