Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 49 (1999) award
Kawase Hakushu
かわせ はくしゅう
Kawase Hakushū
Aliases:
薫
Pen Names:
Second Hakushū（Succeeded as the second 'Hakushū' (artistic/stage name)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1930-04-25 （Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2013-07-31 age 83
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- koto musician, kokyū player, composer
- Active Years
- 1950-2013
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo Metropolitan Komaba High School | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo Metropolitan Komaba High School
Country:
Japan
High school graduate (exact year not specified)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Art Encouragement Prize | Kokyū solo "Tsuru no Sugomori" ("Crane's Nesting") | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Japan Art Academy Prize | Performances of sankyoku in kabuki accompaniment and compositions/performances such as "Yōkihi" and "Nimaigushi" | — | Japan Art Academy | 受賞 |
Art Encouragement Prize
1999
Work:
Kokyū solo "Tsuru no Sugomori" ("Crane's Nesting")
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Japan Art Academy Prize
2004
Work:
Performances of sankyoku in kabuki accompaniment and compositions/performances such as "Yōkihi" and "Nimaigushi"
Organization:
Japan Art Academy
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Japan Art Academy Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 60 (2004) award
Works
Major Works
Chidori no Kyoku
Koto music / Traditional Japanese musicA representative piece for dance and traditional Japanese music; widely used in Nihon-buyō repertoire.
Music for Japanese danceTraditional Japanese music
Tsuru no Sugomori
Kokyū solo pieceA kokyū solo piece noted for its technical excellence; cited in connection with an Art Encouragement Prize.
Solo performanceTraditional Japanese musical expression
Shōchikubai
Koto musicOne of the representative pieces popular with practitioners and fans of Nihon-buyō.
Dance musicTraditional repertoire
Style & Themes
- Recurring Motifs
- Preservation of traditional Japanese music elementsClose ties with Japanese dance
Legacy
Recognized as an outstanding kokyū and koto performer and composer. Noted for his kabuki accompaniment performances and kokyū solos; left several standard pieces for Japanese dance and earned strong trust within traditional Japanese music circles.
Trivia
- Birth name was Kaoru.
- Succeeded as the second 'Hakushū' in Shōwa 38 and became head of the Ikuta school 'Hakushūkai'.
- Representative pieces such as "Chidori no Kyoku", "Tsuru no Sugomori", and "Shōchikubai" are widely used in Japanese dance repertoire.
- Traditional genres like koto music and kokyū may be unfamiliar to younger generations and thus not widely known outside specialist circles.