In older Western reference sources, his name is given as Kôsçak Yamada.
Biographyedit
Born in Tokyo, Yamada started his music education at Tokyo Music School in 1904,[3] studying there under German composers August Junker [de] and Heinrich Werkmeister. In 1910, he left Japan for Germany where he enrolled at the Prussian Academy of Arts and learnt composition under Max Bruch and Karl Leopold Wolf[3] and piano under Carl August Heymann-Rheineck,[citation needed] before returning to Japan in late 1913.[4] He travelled to the United States in 1918 for two years. During his stay in Manhattan, New York City, he conducted a temporarily-organized orchestra composed of members of New York Philharmonic and New York Symphony, short before their amalgamation.[5]
The beginning of his Symphony in F major, "Triumph and Peace" (1912) has a pentatonic theme G-A-D-E which reflects the Japanese national anthem based on Gagaku. This symphony was the first complete symphony with four movements in Japan.
His Sinfonia "Inno Meiji" (1921) includes Japanese instruments such as the hichiriki, an ancient Japanese double reed wind instrument, and other Asian instruments.
Yamada composed about 1,600 pieces of musical works, in which art songs (Lieder) amount to 700 even excluding songs commissioned by schools, municipalities and companies. Akatombo (Red Dragonfly) (1927) is perhaps his most famous song. His songs have been performed and recorded by many famous singers such as Kathleen Battle, Ernst Haefliger and Yoshikazu Mera.
Jacques Ibert's Ouverture de fête was dedicated to the Japanese emperor and government for the 2,600th National Foundation Day in 1940 and premiered under the baton of Yamada.
Yamada died at his home in Tokyo of a heart attack on 29 December 1965, and was survived by his wife, Teruko.[1]
Maria Magdalena for ballet, after the drama by M. Maeterlinck (1916) (piano sketches were complete, but are now lost; the sketches were never developed)
Kósçak Yamada, Overture in D major, Symphony in F major 'Triumph and Peace', and symphonic poems The Dark Gate and Madara No Hana, Ulster Orchestra and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, dir. Takuo Yuasa. Naxos, 2004
Kósçak Yamada, Nagauta Symphony "Tsurukame", Inno Meiji, Maria Magdalena, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, dir. Takuo Yuasa. Naxos, 2007
Referencesedit
^ ab"Kosaku Yamada, 79, Composer in Japan". The New York Times. January 1, 1966.
^Slonimsky, Nicolas (1978). "Yamada, Kōsçak". Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (6th ed.). New York: Schirmer Books. p. 1925. ISBN0-02-870240-9.
^ abKatayama, Morihide. "Yamada, Koscak" (Extensive biography; recordings). Naxos Records. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^Yamada, Kosaku (1999). Jiden wakaki hi no kyōshikyoku 自伝若き日の狂詩曲 [Autobiographical Rhapsody of Young Days] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Nihon Tosho Sentā. p. 150. ISBN4820557629. OCLC 43742726.
^"Japanese Conducts Own Native Works. Koscak Yamada Shows His Skill in Modern Orchestral Tints in Carnegie Hall. His Poetic Songs Also Sung by Clarence Whitehill. Countryman Lauds Japan's Past in the War". The New York Times. October 17, 1918. PDF
^"Kōsaku Yamada". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
Further readingedit
Herd, Judith Ann. 1996. "Westliche Musik und die Entstehung einer japanischen Avantgarde", translated by Annemarie Guignard and Elisabeth Seebass. In Musik in Japan: Aufsätze zu Aspekten der Musik im heutigen Japan, edited by Silvain Guignard, 219–40. Munich: Iudicium, 1996. ISBN3-89129-299-6
Pacun, David. 2006. "Thus we cultivate our own World, thus we share it with others: Kósçak Yamada's Visit to the United States, 1918–19", American Music 24/1, 67–94.
Pacun, David. 2008. "Style and Politics in Kosaku Yamada's Folk Song Arrangements, 1917–1950." In Music of Japan Today edited by E. Michael Richards and Kazuko Tanosaki, (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2008), 39–54.
Kanazawa, Masakata; Yo Akioka. . Grove Music Online. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-05-16. (subscription access)
kōsaku, yamada, 山田, 耕筰, yamada, kōsaku, june, 1886, december, 1965, japanese, composer, conductor, 1956born, 1886, june, 1886tokyo, japandieddecember, 1965, 1965, aged, tokyo, japaneducationtokyo, music, schoolrelativeselder, sister, tsuneko, gauntlett, brothe. Kōsaku Yamada 山田 耕筰 Yamada Kōsaku 9 June 1886 29 December 1965 was a Japanese composer and conductor 1 2 Kōsaku YamadaKōsaku Yamada 1956Born 1886 06 09 June 9 1886Tokyo JapanDiedDecember 29 1965 1965 12 29 aged 79 Tokyo JapanEducationTokyo Music SchoolRelativesElder sister Tsuneko Gauntlett Brother in law George Edward Luckman Gauntlett Contents 1 Name 2 Biography 3 Major compositions 4 Recordings 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksName editIn older Western reference sources his name is given as Koscak Yamada Biography editBorn in Tokyo Yamada started his music education at Tokyo Music School in 1904 3 studying there under German composers August Junker de and Heinrich Werkmeister In 1910 he left Japan for Germany where he enrolled at the Prussian Academy of Arts and learnt composition under Max Bruch and Karl Leopold Wolf 3 and piano under Carl August Heymann Rheineck citation needed before returning to Japan in late 1913 4 He travelled to the United States in 1918 for two years During his stay in Manhattan New York City he conducted a temporarily organized orchestra composed of members of New York Philharmonic and New York Symphony short before their amalgamation 5 The beginning of his Symphony in F major Triumph and Peace 1912 has a pentatonic theme G A D E which reflects the Japanese national anthem based on Gagaku This symphony was the first complete symphony with four movements in Japan His Sinfonia Inno Meiji 1921 includes Japanese instruments such as the hichiriki an ancient Japanese double reed wind instrument and other Asian instruments Yamada composed about 1 600 pieces of musical works in which art songs Lieder amount to 700 even excluding songs commissioned by schools municipalities and companies Akatombo Red Dragonfly 1927 is perhaps his most famous song His songs have been performed and recorded by many famous singers such as Kathleen Battle Ernst Haefliger and Yoshikazu Mera Yamada s opera Kurofune black ships is regarded as one of the most famous Japanese operas His work was heard at the music section of the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics 6 nbsp Kosaku Yamada circa 1915 1920As a conductor Yamada made an effort to introduce western orchestral works to Japan He premiered in Japan of Debussy s Prelude a l apres midi d un faune Dvorak s Symphony No 9 Gershwin s An American in Paris Mosolov s Iron Foundry Sibelius Finlandia Shostakovich s Symphony No 1 Johann Strauss II s An der schonen blauen Donau and Wagner s Siegfried Idyll Jacques Ibert s Ouverture de fete was dedicated to the Japanese emperor and government for the 2 600th National Foundation Day in 1940 and premiered under the baton of Yamada Yamada died at his home in Tokyo of a heart attack on 29 December 1965 and was survived by his wife Teruko 1 Major compositions editOperas Ayame Iris 1931 Kurofune Black Ships 1940 Hsiang fei 1946 four acts seven scenes with a proemnia clarification needed see Xiang Fei Other stage works Maria Magdalena for ballet after the drama by M Maeterlinck 1916 piano sketches were complete but are now lost the sketches were never developed Orchestral works Overture in D major 1912 Symphony in F major Triumph and Peace 1912 Kurai Tobira symphonic poem 1913 Madara No Hana symphonic poem 1913 Choreographic Symphony Maria Magdalena 1918 written from sketches for a ballet first performed in Carnegie Hall Sinfonia Inno Meiji 1921 Nagauta Symphony Tsurukame for voice shamisen and orchestra 1934 Chamber works String Quartet No 1 in F major String Quartet No 2 in G major String Quartet No 3 in C minor Hochzeitsklange for piano quintet 1913 Chanson triste japonaise for violin and piano 1921 Suite japonaise for violin and piano 1924 Variations on Kono michi for flute and piano 1930 Works for piano New Year s Eve 1903 Variationen 1912 The Chimes of the Dawn 1916 Les poemes a Scriabin 1917 Karatachi no hana for piano solo 1928 Choral works Die Herbstfeier for mixed chorus and orchestra 1912 Songs Song of Aiyan 1922 Chugoku chihō no komoriuta Lullaby from the Chugoku Area Karatachi no hana Pechika Kono michi ja This Road Akatombo Red Dragonfly 1927 Yuu in Sabishiki Yoruno Uta Songs of Lonely Night 1920 Recordings editYamada Kosak Memorial Album Quince Blossoms Columbia BLS 4001 1966 Aka Tombo recorded by Jean Pierre Rampal flute and Ensemble Lunaire Japanese Folk Melodies transcribed by Akio Yashiro CBS Records 1978 Koscak Yamada Overture in D major Symphony in F major Triumph and Peace and symphonic poems The Dark Gate and Madara No Hana Ulster Orchestra and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra dir Takuo Yuasa Naxos 2004 Koscak Yamada Nagauta Symphony Tsurukame Inno Meiji Maria Magdalena Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra dir Takuo Yuasa Naxos 2007References edit a b Kosaku Yamada 79 Composer in Japan The New York Times January 1 1966 Slonimsky Nicolas 1978 Yamada Kōscak Baker s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians 6th ed New York Schirmer Books p 1925 ISBN 0 02 870240 9 a b Katayama Morihide Yamada Koscak Extensive biography recordings Naxos Records Retrieved 21 May 2020 Yamada Kosaku 1999 Jiden wakaki hi no kyōshikyoku 自伝若き日の狂詩曲 Autobiographical Rhapsody of Young Days in Japanese Tokyo Nihon Tosho Senta p 150 ISBN 4820557629 OCLC 43742726 Japanese Conducts Own Native Works Koscak Yamada Shows His Skill in Modern Orchestral Tints in Carnegie Hall His Poetic Songs Also Sung by Clarence Whitehill Countryman Lauds Japan s Past in the War The New York Times October 17 1918 PDF Kōsaku Yamada Olympedia Retrieved 13 August 2020 Further reading editHerd Judith Ann 1996 Westliche Musik und die Entstehung einer japanischen Avantgarde translated by Annemarie Guignard and Elisabeth Seebass In Musik in Japan Aufsatze zu Aspekten der Musik im heutigen Japan edited by Silvain Guignard 219 40 Munich Iudicium 1996 ISBN 3 89129 299 6 Pacun David 2006 Thus we cultivate our own World thus we share it with others Koscak Yamada s Visit to the United States 1918 19 American Music 24 1 67 94 Pacun David 2008 Style and Politics in Kosaku Yamada s Folk Song Arrangements 1917 1950 In Music of Japan Today edited by E Michael Richards and Kazuko Tanosaki Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2008 39 54 Kanazawa Masakata Yo Akioka Yamada Kōsaku Koscak Grove Music Online Archived from the original on 2008 05 16 Retrieved 2008 05 16 subscription access Yamada Kōsaku Encyclopaedia BritannicaExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Kosaku Yamada at Wikimedia CommonsPortals nbsp Biography nbsp Classical music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kōsaku Yamada amp oldid 1181986919, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
