Profile
 YOSHIMATSU,Takashi was
born in Tokyo in 1953, and studied at Keio University (Department
of Technology). He taught himself composition, joining a jazz and rock
group, although he has studied under Teizo Matsumura
for a short while.
He argues "new liricism" and objects
to unmusical "modern music". He has published many works. He
made his debut with "Threnody to Toki"
in 1981. Since then, he presented 6 symphonies,
10 Concertos, and many orchestra
pieces. Other works include many stage works
,a series of chamber music related with birds,
piano and guitar
works, and some works for japanese
traditional instruments.
Many of his works are recorded on CD, including "The
Age of Birds / Works by Takashi Yoshimatsu" (Camerata Tokyo).
And since 1998, he is "composer-in-residence"
of CHANDOS.
As well as composing, he does a lot of writing, including article for publications
such as Music review and Essays.
and published some books.
Sachio FUJIOKA(cond)
,Takashi YOSHIMATSU, Isao TOMITA, Keith EMERSON. |
MANAGEMENT------------------------------
Please Contact JAPAN
ARTS for various inquiries about T.Yoshimatsu
...Informations, Commissions, Scores, Rental parts,
Performances, Recordings,etc
Japan Arts Corporation
http://www.japanarts.co.jp/
TEL : +81-3-3499-8091
FAX : +81-3-3499-8092
2-1-6, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-8905,Japan 
Japan Arts Corporation --- MAIL
1.Symphony
no.2 "At Terra"etc (1996)
........Chandos*CHAN-9438
2.Memo
Flora (1998)
........Chandos*CHAN-9652
3.Symphony no.3 , Cyber Bird Concerto (1999)
........Chandos*CHAN-9737
4.Kamui-Chikap
Symphony (2000)
........Chandos*CHAN-9838
5.Symphony
no.4,Trombone Concerto (2001)
........Chandos*CHAN-9960
6.Symphony
no.5,etc (2003)
........Chandos
*CHAN-10070
7.Cello
Concerto"Centaurus Unit",etc (2004)
........Chandos *CHAN-10202
Links --- Publisher etc
ASKS.orchestra
score : Symphony no.3/no.4/no.5/no.6
saxophone concerto, piano concerto, cello concerto, marimba concerto
Atom Hearts Club Quartet, White Landscape, Rainbow colored mobile etc
Ongaku
no Tomo Edition
Threnody to Toki, The Age of Birds,Guitar Concerto
Digital Bird Suite, 4 pieces in Bird Shape, RandomBird Variations
Piano Works:Pleiades Dances I~IX, Works for piano left hand etc
ZEN-ON
Symphony no.1/no.2
Gendai
Guitar
guitar works:Tender toys, water colred scalor etc
Camerata
Tokyo
CD : Orchestra Works "The Age of Birds" "Orion Machine"
Works for Japanese Instruments, Piano Works
etc
DENON
CD : TARKUS"classic meets Rock", Symphony no.6 & Marimba Concerto
Sound Track "Taira-no-Kiyomori" etc
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