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Tokihiko Umezu

うめづ ときひこ

umezu tokihiko

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1948 （Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese

経歴

職業
journalist, music critic, editor, university professor, university president
活動期間
1971年〜
所属
The Mainichi Newspapers, Toho Gakuen School of Music / Toho Gakuen University, Waseda University (visiting researcher / part-time lecturer)

学歴

Waseda University
School of Letters, Department of Western Philosophy / Department of Western Philosophy
期間: 1967-1971
卒業年: 1971
国: Japan
Graduated in 1971; specific degree details not confirmed in sources
Cologne University of Music
Study abroad (Western music studies / research)
国: Germany
Studied in Cologne; sources do not specify whether a degree was conferred

受賞歴

Arts Festival Award (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Prize)
2004
対象作品: "The Music of 'Gauche the Cellist'"
主催: Agency for Cultural Affairs (Arts Selection)
結果: winner
Kenji Miyazawa Prize (Iwate Nippo)
2004
対象作品: "The Music of 'Gauche the Cellist'"
主催: Iwate Nippo
結果: winner
The Japan National Press Club Award
2010
対象作品: 'The Instruments of Vermeer' and related writings
主催: Japan National Press Club
結果: winner
NHK-selected "100 Books of Japan"
2006
対象作品: "The Name 'Gauche'"
主催: NHK
結果: selected

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Wind Carrying Sound: Classic Discussions

1991年 music criticism

A collection of essays and dialogues on classical music, discussing performance, composition, and listening perspectives.

classical musiccriticism

The Musicology of 'Gauche the Cellist'

2003年 musicology / criticism

An in-depth study of Miyazawa Kenji's 'Gauche the Cellist', analyzing the musicality and motifs within the work.

Kenji Miyazawamusic theoryintersection of literature and music

Winterreise: Into the Forest of 24 Symbols

2007年 music research / Schubert studies

A philosophical reading of Schubert's 'Winterreise', exploring symbols and structure; later translated into German.

Schubertlied analysissymbolism
翻訳
  • Symbole als Wegweiser in Franz Schuberts "Winterreise" (German translation, S. Roderer-Verlag, 2019)

The Instruments of Vermeer: New Ways to Listen to Music

2009年 music criticism / art studies

Uses the instruments depicted in Vermeer's paintings as a clue to propose new perspectives on listening to music.

Vermeermusic and visual artlistening

全著作

  • Wind Carrying Sound: Classic Discussions
  • Extraordinary and Everyday Music
  • Visiting Performers Seen by Camera: 1960s
  • Bach in the Sunshine
  • Maps Inside the Ear
  • Sonata of Sound and Words: Art Fantasy
  • The Sound of Vermeer: Things Beyond Music
  • The Musicology of 'Gauche the Cellist'
  • The Name 'Gauche'
  • When Sound Descends from Heaven
  • Winterreise: Into the Forest of 24 Symbols
  • The Instruments of Vermeer: New Ways to Listen to Music
  • The Song God Wrote: Critical Essays on Music
  • Beyond the Sound
  • The Dying Linden Tree: Schubert's 'Winterreise' and the Fantastic
  • The Miller's Beautiful Daughter: Schubert, Müller and the Melody of Purification
  • Corridor of Music and Thought

作品の翻訳

  • Winterreise: Into the Forest of 24 Symbols → German translation (Symbole als Wegweiser in Franz Schuberts 'Winterreise')
  • The Dying Linden Tree → German translation (Der sterbende Lindenbaum Zu Franz Schuberts 'Winterreise')

作風・主題

文体
scholarly and critical proseincorporates philosophical and symbolic readingspresents expert knowledge in accessible language
頻出モチーフ
sound and symbolism in worksintersection of literature and musicSchubert studies

評価・遺産

Known for contributions to music criticism and musicology, especially studies of the musicality in literature and Schubert. As a journalist-turned-university president he has an uncommon career path and helped disseminate music criticism in Japan. Several works have been translated into German and received international attention.

関連学会

  • Japanese Society for Musicology

資料所蔵先

  • National Diet Library (materials related to Tokihiko Umezu)

豆知識

  • He is a notable example of a journalist who became a university president, a rare career path in Japan.
  • 'Winterreise: Into the Forest of 24 Symbols' was the first Japanese Schubert study to be translated and published in Germany.