Michiko Hirayama
Japanese voice musician
About Michiko Hirayama
Lived 1923 – 2018 (aged 94). Michiko Hirayama was a Japanese vocalist.
was a Japanese singer, noted for her interpretation of Giacinto Scelsi's "Canti del Capricorno".
Biography Hirayama was born in 1923 in Tokyo. Her parents were lawyers and she had a good education. One of her first musical influences was the Japanese composer Fumio Hayasaka.
Hirayama owned a full score of "Canti del Capricorno" with Scelsi's handwritten comments and played an important role in the origination process of the 20-song musical cycle. In 2006, at the age of 82, she decided to record the "Canti del Capricorno" again. Hirayama is famous for her "dirty voice", as she described it herself, and her gift for musical improvisation. Her voice covered four octaves.
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Who was Michiko Hirayama?
Japanese voice musician
When was Michiko Hirayama born?
Michiko Hirayama was born on 14 July 1923 in Tokyo.
When did Michiko Hirayama die?
Michiko Hirayama died on 1 April 2018 in Rome.
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Michiko Hirayama was a vocalist.
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Michiko Hirayama was Japanese.
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