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Shigeaki Saegusa

Shigeaki Saegusa (三枝 成彰, formerly 三枝 成章; Saegusa Shigeaki; born July 8, 1942) is a Japanese composer.

Shigeaki Saegusa
三枝 成彰 (三枝 成章)
Born (1942-07-08) July 8, 1942 (age 81)
Occupationcomposer
Websitewww.saegusa-s.co.jp

Career edit

 
Shigeaki Saegusa (January 24, 2010)

Saegusa is best known for his opera version Chushingura of the well-known kabuki epic of the Forty-seven Ronin/Chūshingura with a libretto by the novelist Shimada Masahiko. Written over a period of 10 years, the opera was most recently performed at the New National Theatre, Tokyo in 2002. His newest opera, Jr. Butterfly is a sequel to Giacomo Puccini's Madama Butterfly.

He has also written the background music for anime, the foremost of which being Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. Other anime he has written for are Astro Boy (1980), Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, Catnapped! The Movie, and Mother: Saigo no Shoujo Eve.

Works edit

Opera edit

  • 1997 Chushingura
  • 2004 Jr. Butterfly

Oratorio edit

  • 1989 Yamato Takeru

Orchestral works edit

  • 1971 Piano Concerto
  • 1983 The Symphony
  • 1985 Symfonic Suite Z Gundam
  • 1989 Orchestra '89

Chamber/Instrumental works edit

  • 1963 Bläserquintet (Wind Quintet)
  • 1965 Novelette for string quartet
  • 1977 Memory for narrator, string quartet and tape
  • 1981 Radiation Mass for 4 synthesizers, vocorder and percussion
  • 1983 Sho '83 for sho, percussion and keyboard
  • 1987 Duo '87 for sangen and koto
  • 1988 Cello '88 for cello solo
  • 1988 Percussion '88 for percussion solo
  • 1994 Four Concertos for violin, cello, piano and sangen

Vocal works edit

  • 1970 Madrigal for 6 sopranos
  • 1998 Requiem for soprano, tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra
  • 2003 Requiem for soprano, tenor, male chorus and orchestra

Film score edit

Music for TV programs edit

Recordings edit

Chushingura was recorded in 1997 and published on compact disc (Sony Classical SK60233).

Honours edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2020年度文化功労者、作曲家 すぎやまこういち氏・三枝成彰氏や音楽プロデューサー 酒井政利氏らが受賞". Musicman. 27 October 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

External links edit

  • Shigeaki Saegusa official site (in Japanese)
  • Shigeaki Saegusa at IMDb

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