Kozaburo Hirai
Kozaburo Hirai | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 September 1910 |
| Died | 30 November 2002 (aged 92) |
| Other names | 平井 康三郎、平井 保喜 |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Children | Jyoichiro Hirai (cellist) Takejiro Hirai (pianist) |
Kozaburo Hirai (平井 康三郎, Hirai Kōzaburō; 10 September 1910 – 30 November 2002) was a Japanese composer and professor of music. He was the father of pianist, composer and musicologist Takejiro Hirai and cellist Jyoichiro Hirai.[1]
Works, editions and recordings
- Idyl for clarinet 1941[2]
- Song Nara-yama (平城山, Nara mountain), recorded by Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) and Ensemble Lunaire. Japanese Folk Melodies transcribed by Akio Yashiro. CBS Records, 1978.
- Song Yuri-kago (ゆりかご, the rocking cradle)
References
- ^ Takejiro Hirai
- ^ The Clarinet: Volume 12 International Clarinet Society, Idaho State University. Dept. of Music - 1984 "His recital featured two works by Japanese composers, one of which is considered the first for clarinet by a Japanese composer, Idyl by Kozaburo Hirai from 1941."