Toyoko Takami

Toyoko Braun Takami (born January 1, 1945) is a Japanese composer and music educator who teaches music in Germany.^[1]

Takami was born in Shimane, Japan,^[2] to a family which included a music teacher and a composer. She studied piano as a child, then received a B.A., a music education diploma, and an M.A. at the University of Tokyo.^[3]

Takami moved to Germany in 1971, where she studied with Harald Genzmer at the University of Munich. Takami taught music in German schools in Bruhl and Hiirth.^[4] Her composition So-Mon won an Honorable Mention in the Sixth International Women Composers’ Competition.^[3] Her compositions include:

Chamber

Quintet (clarinet and string quartet)^[4]
Sextet (four saxophones, marimba and vibraphone)^[3]
So-Mon (flute, bassoon and organ)^[5]
Wind Quintet^[5]

Orchestra

Symphonic Movement^[3]
Two Symphonic Movements^[3]

Vocal

“Four Songs” (baritone and piano)^[3]
“So” (voice, flute, cello and percussion)^[3]
“Three Songs” (baritone and piano)^[3]

References

^ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.
^ Heinrich, Adel (1991). Organ and harpsichord music by women composers : an annotated catalog. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-38790-6. OCLC 650307517.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ ^a ^b Rothenberg, Florie (1993). Music for Clarinet and String Quartet by Women Composers. dissertation. University of Arizona.
^ ^a ^b Boenke, H. Alais (1988). Flute Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-26019-3.

[1] Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7. OCLC 28889156.

[2] Heinrich, Adel (1991). Organ and harpsichord music by women composers : an annotated catalog. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-313-38790-6. OCLC 650307517.

[:0-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[:1-4] Rothenberg, Florie (1993). Music for Clarinet and String Quartet by Women Composers. dissertation. University of Arizona.

[:2-5] Boenke, H. Alais (1988). Flute Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-26019-3.

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