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Eitetsu Hayashi

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Hayashi Eitetsu

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1952-02-02 (Tojo, Shobara, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan)
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
宗教
Shingon (Omuro school)
居住地歴
Shobara, Hiroshima Prefecture (birthplace) → Tokyo (moved to Tokyo / base of activities)

経歴

職業
Taiko performer, Composer, Educator
活動期間
1971年〜
所属
Sado Ondekoza (joined at founding), Kodo (involved in founding), Eitetsu Fu'un no Kai (ensemble), Senzoku Gakuen College of Music (guest professor)
影響を受けた人物
Japanese folk performing arts and festival taiko traditions, Taiko ensembles such as Sado Ondekoza and Kodo
影響を与えた人物
Younger generations of taiko performers and taiko groups

学歴

Hiroshima Prefectural Tojo High School
期間: 〜1970
卒業年: 1970
国: Japan
After graduation he moved to Tokyo aiming for art university but proceeded into musical activities

受賞歴

Shobara City Citizen's Honor Award
2013
主催: Shobara City
結果: 受賞
Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize — Grand Prize
2022
主催: Fukuoka Prize Committee
結果: 受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays
2022
主催: Government of Japan (Cabinet Office)
結果: 受章

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

To Tomorrow's Taiko Players

1992年 Book / Guidance

A book summarizing the mindset, techniques and thoughts of a taiko player; includes guidance for young performers and essays on performance.

TaikoTeachingTradition and creativity

Taiko: Sun and Moon — The Trajectory of a Solo Run

2012年 Autobiographical essays

A work reflecting on Eitetsu Hayashi's career, recounting his solo activities after independence and his perspectives on expression.

AutobiographyMusical careerTheory of expression

全著作

  • To Tomorrow's Taiko Players (Shōbunsha, 1992)
  • Taiko: Sun and Moon — The Trajectory of a Solo Run (Kodansha, 2012)
  • To Tomorrow's Taiko Players — Expanded New Edition (Hatori Shoten, 2017)

作風・主題

文体
Vivid depiction of percussive expressionDiscussions of fusing folk and contemporary music
頻出モチーフ
Taiko rhythmsFestivals and communityNature and seasonality

評価・遺産

He elevated taiko as a solo instrument on the international stage and, through education and mentoring, greatly influenced contemporary taiko culture. His performances and awards at home and abroad have contributed to spreading traditional arts and creating new forms of expression.

関連学会

  • Senzoku Gakuen College of Music (guest)

豆知識

  • His family home was a temple of the Shingon Omuro school.
  • He is the youngest of eight siblings.
  • In 1984 he performed at Carnegie Hall as a taiko soloist (a first for a taiko soloist).