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Kinoshita, Makiko 1956

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  • Last updated:January 1, 2010
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    Born in Tokyo. Graduated at the top of her class from the composition department of Tokyo University of the Arts, and completed her graduate studies there. While still in graduate school, she made her professional debut with the wind ensemble piece "Introduction and Allegro" and the choral suite "The Ark." She was selected for the composition division (orchestral works) of the Music Competition of Japan and for the Japan Symphony Foundation Composition Award. She received the Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Foundation Encouragement Award for the premiere of her opera "Alice in Wonderland" (a commissioned work for the 20th anniversary of the Mozart Theatre). Her third solo exhibition of works, "A Night of Chamber Music," received high acclaim in numerous music magazines, including a newspaper review stating that it "proved her to be a preeminent presence among composers of her generation." Her vocal works are particularly popular, with both her songs and choral pieces widely performed throughout Japan.

    Major works include:

    • Piano Concerto
    • "Breathing Earth" for orchestra
    • "Sun Organ" for chorus and orchestra
    • "Gothic" for wind ensemble
    • "Twisting Landscape" for chamber ensemble
    • "Dream Circuit" for piano, among others.

    She has approximately 100 published scores and numerous CDs, including:

    • "Chamber Works Collection ~ Another World" (Live Notes / "Record Geijutsu" Contemporary Music Section Special Selection)
    • "Jashumon Hikyoku" (Chorus & Orchestra / Fontec)
    • "Labyrinth Piano" (Piano Duet / Live Notes)

    and many others.

    She is currently a member of the Japan Federation of Composers.

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    Works(67)

    Concerto (1)

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    Piano Concerto

    Composed in: 2012  Playing time: 18 min 30 sec 

    Piano Solo (4)

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    "Forest of Memories" for Piano

    Playing time: 25 min 20 sec 

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    "9 Preludes" for Piano

    Composed in: 2001  Playing time: 28 min 00 sec 

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    CD-Book "Mother Goose"

    Composed in: 1998 

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    fantasy

    Composed in: 1979 

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    6 FRAGMENTS " for Piano

    Playing time: 21 min 00 sec 

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    KUAGGA

    Composed in: 2007 

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    MOA

    Composed in: 2006 

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    UTO UTO [Dozing]

    Composed in: 2003 

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    WAKU WAKU [Exciting]

    Composed in: 2000 

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    A Memorable Lemon Pie

    Composed in: 1996 

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    Children's song in Africa

    Composed in: 1991 

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    Piano Ensemble (3)

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    Gentle Rain

    Composed in: 2003 

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    Labyrinthine Piano

    Composed in: 2010 

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    PUZZLE

    Playing time: 11 min 00 sec 

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    HOSHI NO SUNA

    Composed in: 2005 

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    Sunday Market

    Composed in: 2002 

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    Sea Gull

    Composed in: 2001 

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    Romantic Concert

    Composed in: 1999 

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    Chamber Music (1)

    Various works (10)

    "The Trembling Moon" (for 4 perc)

    Playing time: 10 min 30 sec 

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    "VOCALISE" (for sop,hrp,vc & vib)

    Playing time: 8 min 40 sec 

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    "MUSIC" (for mixed voices)

    Playing time: 3 min 20 sec 

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    Piano Quartet "ANOTHER WORLD"

    Playing time: 17 min 00 sec 

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    "Night Has a Thousand Eyes" for Alto sax & pf

    Playing time: 11 min 40 sec 

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    "Andante & Capriccio" for saxophone quartet

    Playing time: 9 min 10 sec 

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    "SPARKS" for Marimba solo

    Playing time: 9 min 10 sec 

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    "Fragments of Time" for Marimba and Piano

    Playing time: 8 min 30 sec 

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    Lied (2)

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    Various works (30)

    "A Story" (for br & pf)

    Playing time: 4 min 20 sec 

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    "Lonely Oak Tree" (for sop & pf)

    Playing time: 3 min 10 sec 

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    "Seagulls" (for Br & Pf)

    Playing time: 4 min 20 sec 

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    "For the Moonlight" (for sop & pf)

    Playing time: 3 min 20 sec 

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    " When I am Dead, My Dearest" (for sop & pf)

    Playing time: 4 min 10 sec 

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    "MUSIC" (for sop & pf)

    Playing time: 3 min 30 sec 

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    "One Day's Journey" (for sop & pf)

    Playing time: 2 min 40 sec 

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    "What Are Heavy?"(for sop & pf)

    Playing time: 3 min 50 sec 

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    "THE SKY IS WATCHING" (for sop & pf)

    Playing time: 2 min 20 sec 

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    "To a Toy Bamboo Helicopter" (for sop & pf)

    Playing time: 2 min 20 sec 

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    "SUMMER" (for sop & pf)

    Playing time: 2 min 20 sec 

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    Song "NIRVANA"

    Playing time: 8 min 50 sec 

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    Song "On a Lake"

    Playing time: 3 min 00 sec 

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    抒情小曲集「月の角笛」

    Playing time: 20 min 30 sec 

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    SUN SITS IN THE CENTER OF THE SKY

    Playing time: 16 min 40 sec 

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    歌曲集『いちばんすきなひとに』

    Playing time: 14 min 30 sec 

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    What I Dreamed of‥

    Playing time: 3 min 10 sec 

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    Song "CHILDHOOD"

    Playing time: 3 min 50 sec 

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    Song "THE WIND"

    Playing time: 2 min 40 sec 

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    "Two Spring Songs" for female chorus

    Playing time: 8 min 20 sec 

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    "Together" (for Sop & Pf)

    Playing time: 3 min 20 sec 

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    etc (1)

    Various works (3)

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    "The Speed of Autumn" for a cappella chorus

    Playing time: 2 min 00 sec 

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