Art Encouragement Prize for Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
1 appearances
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Edition 42 (1992) award
Kineya Kangorō
きねや かんごろう
Kineya Kangorō
Aliases:
杵家安八郎（本名）
Pen Names:
Kineya Kantama (2nd)（Art-name inherited in 1997 (second to hold the name)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-10-19 （Kojimachi, Tokyo, Japan）
- Died
- 2021-03-24 age 95
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Kojimachi, Tokyo, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Nagauta shamisen player, Composer, Music educator
- Active Years
- 1942-2021
- Affiliations
- Kineya-kai, Nagauta Yanone-kai
- Influenced By
- Kineya Rokusaemon (father), Yamada Shōtarō
- Influenced
- Kineya Kangorō (7th; son), Students of Yanone-kai
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nagatacho Elementary School (Tokyo) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
| Tokyo Music School (former) | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Nagatacho Elementary School (Tokyo)
Country:
Japan
Tokyo Music School (former)
Country:
Japan
Graduated from the former Tokyo Music School
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Arts Festival Award (Agency for Cultural Affairs) | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 1989 | Arts Festival Award (Agency for Cultural Affairs) | — | — | Agency for Cultural Affairs | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education) | — | — | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education) | — | — | Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
Arts Festival Award (Agency for Cultural Affairs)
1988
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Arts Festival Award (Agency for Cultural Affairs)
1989
Organization:
Agency for Cultural Affairs
Result:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education)
1991
Organization:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Result:
受賞
Art Encouragement Prize (Minister of Education)
1992
Organization:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Result:
受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
1993
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Koi to Iu
NagautaA modern nagauta composition for shamisen, performed in kabuki and concert settings.
lovekabuki music
Futari Shizuka
NagautaA nagauta piece expressing quiet emotions, notable for its shamisen technique.
tranquilityhuman relationships
Shirakoya Komako
NagautaA nagauta work inspired by kabuki scenes and actions.
kabukitradition
Bibliography
- Koi to Iu
- Futari Shizuka
- Shirakoya Komako
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Refined shamisen technique grounded in traditional nagauta styleFusion of kabuki music adaptation with modern compositional techniques
- Recurring Motifs
- kabuki-like dramatic expressiontraditional Japanese atmospherenarrative musicality
Legacy
Kineya Kangorō (6th) contributed to the dissemination and preservation of nagauta shamisen, founded Kineya-kai and Yanone-kai to train successors, and received multiple honors including the Agency for Cultural Affairs Arts Festival Award and the Medal with Purple Ribbon.
Trivia
- Succeeded to the name Kineya Kangorō (6th) in 1942.
- Founded Kineya-kai to promote nagauta shamisen.
- Received Arts Festival Awards (1988, 1989), Art Encouragement Prizes (1991, 1992), and the Medal with Purple Ribbon (1993).
- Appears in a 1953 family photograph of the Kineya family.