About Toshimitsu Tanaka
Lived 1930 – 2020 (aged 90). Toshimitsu Tanaka was a Japanese composer.
was a Japanese composer from Aomori, Aomori. He graduated from Kunitachi College of Music with a major in composition.
His "Two Movements for Marimba", composed in 1965, was awarded the Encouraging Prize of the National Arts Festival for the Centennial Anniversary of the Meiji Period (1968), and the Supreme Prize of the National Arts Festival in 1969. The piece was recorded by Evelyn Glennie in April 1990 for her 1991 album release Light in Darkness.
His music is typical of the Japanese marimba repertoire.
Tanaka was a professor of Composition Department at Kunitachi College of Music as well as Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts.
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Who was Toshimitsu Tanaka?
Japanese composer
When was Toshimitsu Tanaka born?
Toshimitsu Tanaka was born on 17 July 1930 in Aomori.
When did Toshimitsu Tanaka die?
Toshimitsu Tanaka died on 30 July 2020 in Tokyo.
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Toshimitsu Tanaka was a composer.
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Toshimitsu Tanaka was Japanese.
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· Wikipedia: Toshimitsu Tanaka
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