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After Ichiyanagi's marriage to Yoko Ono ended in 1962, he was married a second time in 1963 to Sumiko, who died in 1993. They had a son, Kei (b. 1964), who is still living as of 2022. Ichiyanagi died in Tokyo on 7 October 2022, at the age of 89. Works. As listed in Schott Music catalogue: Operas
Oct 28, 2022 · Toshi Ichiyanagi, Avant-Garde Composer and Pianist, Dies at 89. A former protégé of John Cage who was once married to Yoko Ono, he was part of a lively experimental music scene in New York...
May 15, 2015 · Ichiyanagi became Yoko Ono’s first husband when both were emerging avant-garde artists in New York in the late 1950s, and that has made him a footnote in the art world and in pop culture....
- Mark Swed
- Classical Music Critic
- mark.swed@latimes.com
Oct 8, 2022 · He was 89. Ichiyanagi, who was married to Yoko Ono before she married John Lennon, died Friday (Oct. 7), according to the Kanagawa Arts Foundation, where Ichiyanagi had served as general...
Oct 13, 2022 · Toshi Ichiyanagi, a Japanese composer who explored nontraditional musical forms in the 1950s New York art scene while married to avant-garde artist Yoko Ono and who became an influential...
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Oct 12, 2013 · That year, Cage composed 0’00” (4’33” No. 2) and dedicated it to Ono and her then–husband, Toshi Ichiyanagi. Ono’s Pieces for Orchestra to La Monte Young have numerous possible interpretations for a performance. They were composed in 1962 and first performed in New York in 1965.
Ichiyanagi is known for incorporating avant-garde techniques into his works, such as chance music, extended technique, and nontraditional scoring. Ichiyanagi was married to artist Yoko Ono from 1956 to 1962.
