Yoshihisa Taïra - Hiérophonie V (1/3)

Yoshihisa Taira (平 義久, Taira Yoshihisa, 3 June 1937 in Tokyo - 13 March 2005 in Paris) was a Japanese-born French composer.

Hiérophony V (1974) pour six percussionistes

The Kroumata Percussion Ensemble

Japanese Sand Art by Red Zebra Design

Taira studied at the Tokyo University of the Arts. He arrived in France in 1966 and studied at the Conservatoire de Paris. Among his teachers were André Jolivet, Henri Dutilleux and Olivier Messiaen.

In 1971 he won the Prix Lili Boulanger, in 1974 the Grand Prix de Composition de la SACEM, in 1985 the Prix Florent Schmidt from the Académie des Beaux Arts. His works have been performed by the main institutions and festivals of contemporary music: Royan, Metz, Orleans, Strasburg, Avignon, Tokyo, New York, Darmstadt, Berlin, Amsterdam, Tanglewood and many others.

He was a composition lecturer at the École Normale de Musique in Paris.

Instrumentarium:

4 Timpani
6 Bongos
2 Timbales
1 Piccolo snare drum
6 Congas
2 Bass drums
2 Snare drums
8 Tom-toms
16 Woodblocks
8 Claves
15 Chinese woodblocks
1 Whip
1 Woodchimes
2 Maracas
1 Logdrum
9 Dubaci
5 Tam-tams
8 Thai gongs
4 Anvils
1 Chinese cymbal
8 Philippine gongs
3 Cow-bells
1 Flexaton
2 Glass chimes
6 Cymbal turques
2 Metal-sheets
1 Saw
1 Chinese gong

Category:

Music

Tags:

• percussion
• ensemble
• taira
• japan
• sweden

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