Toyoko Takami

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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[]

  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.
  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.
  4. ^ a b Rothenberg, Florie (1993). Music for Clarinet and String Quartet by Women Composers. dissertation. University of Arizona.
  5. ^ a b Boenke, H. Alais (1988). Flute Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-26019-3.
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