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Akira Ifukube was born on 31 May 1914, in Kushiro, [1] Japan as the third son of a police officer Toshimitsu Ifukube. The origins of this family can be traced back to at least the 7th century with the birth of Ifukibe-no-Tokotarihime. He was strongly influenced by the Ainu music as he spent his childhood (from age of 9 to 12) in Otofuke near ...
Akira Ifukube, 1928. The distinguished Ifukube family has ancient roots in western Japan, particularly in the former provinces of Inaba and Izumo. Known as Ifukibe in antiquity, the origins of this family can be traced back to at least the 7th century with the birth of Ifukibe-no-Tokotarihime. This female ancestor was born in Inaba (the exact ...
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Jul 5, 2020 · Yamada: Yes, definitely. Reiko Yamada talks with Akira Ifukube at the latter’s home in September 2005. Ifukube was to attend Yamada’s June 2006 concert with the Tochigi Symphony Orchestra, where she would perform Ritmica Ostinata for Piano and Orchestra, but the composer unfortunately passed away just a few months earlier, in February.
Jan 24, 2024 · The following interview took place at Mr. Ifukube‘s house (in a garden-city district of Tokyo) during my concert tour with the “Wiener Johann Strauss Orchestra” in January 1991 and January 1993. As a collector of antique samovars and tea pots/cups, Mr. Ifukube personally served us traditional Japanese green tea, which is a great honor for foreigners visiting Japan. We all had a wonderful ...
Aug 30, 2018 · A new update has been added to the AKIRAIFUKUBE.ORG biography. In 1976, Ifukube became the president of the Tokyo College of Music after only two years of serving as a professor. When Ifukube moved...
Ifukube began work on this piece at his forest cabin and completed it at the Gomi-ryokan (Japanese-style inn) in Akkeshi, Hokkaido. Its three movements are descriptive of scenes from Akkeshi. Dedicated to Alexander and Louisine Tcherepnin.
Apr 27, 2017 · Akira Ifukube (b. 31 May 1914–d. 8 February 2006) was among the most prolific and popular Japanese composers of the 20th century. Ifukube’s life and music illustrate the progress of Japanese composers from the early Shōwa era in the 1930s to the advent of the 21st century. He paved the way for younger musicians, including Toshirō Mayuzumi ...
