Japanese Literary Awards

← Back to Home

Hirai Kozaburo

ひらい こうざぶろう

Hirai Kozaburo

Pen Names: Hirai Yasukibirth name

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1910-09-10 (Ino, Agawa District, Kōchi Prefecture, Japan)
Died
2002-11-30 age 92
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Composer
Active Years
1933-2002
Affiliations
Tokyo Music School, NHK, Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers, Osaka College of Music
Influenced By
Robert Pollack, Klaus Pringsheim

Education

Tokyo Music School
Instrumental Department / Violin Major
Period: 1929-1934
Year of Graduation: 1934
Country: Japan
Tokyo Music School Graduate School
Graduate Course / Composition Department
Period: 1934-1936
Year of Graduation: 1936
Country: Japan

Awards

Medal with Purple Ribbon
1973
Organization: Japanese government
Result: 受章
Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette
1982
Organization: Japanese government
Result: 受章
Yonden Arts & Culture Award
1992
Organization: Shikoku Electric Power Company
Result: 受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1992
Organization: The Mainichi Newspapers
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor

1950 Concerto

A concerto for violin and orchestra.

ConcertoViolin

Symphonic Poem 'Tosa Fudoki'

1981 Symphonic Poem

A symphonic poem based on the Tosa region.

Regional

Suite 'On the Grass'

1947 Suite

A suite for strings.

Strings

Bibliography

  • Composition Instruction
  • Introduction to Chorus Arranging
  • Chorus Arranging Techniques

Health

  • Pneumonia
    2002-11
    Died due to pneumonia.

Legacy

Made significant contributions to the Japanese music community.

Academic Societies

  • Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers