About Tomojirō Ikenouchi
Lived 1906 – 1991 (aged 84). Tomojirō Ikenouchi was a Japanese composer, musicologist, music educator, music teacher and musician.
was a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music and professor.
Biography Tomojiro Ikenouchi was born in Tokyo as son of a haiku poet Kyoshi Takahama. He traveled to Paris in 1927, where he studied composition with Henri Büsser and piano with Lazare Lévy. His music is influenced by French Impressionist music. He returned to Japan in 1933.
Ikenouchi taught at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music beginning in 1947. His notable students include Isang Yun, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Toshiro Mayuzumi, Maki Ishii, Shin-ichiro Ikebe, Makoto Shinohara, Akira Miyoshi, Akio Yashiro, Roh Ogura, Kōhei Tanaka, Teizo Matsumura, Sei Ikeno, Masato Uchida and Ryohei Hirose. Along with several of his students, he formed the Shinshin Kai group in 1955.
His works are published by Ongaku-no-Tomo Sha. His granddaughter is cellist, Kristina Reiko Cooper.
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Who was Tomojirō Ikenouchi?
Japanese composer (1906-1991)
When was Tomojirō Ikenouchi born?
Tomojirō Ikenouchi was born on 21 October 1906 in Fujimi.
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Tomojirō Ikenouchi died on 9 March 1991 in Tokyo.
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Tomojirō Ikenouchi was a composer, musicologist, music educator, music teacher and musician.
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Tomojirō Ikenouchi was Japanese.
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