Owaki, Kohei 1996

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Last updated:February 11, 2022
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Born in 1996. Graduated from the Composition Department of Tokyo University of the Arts, where they received the Yoshio Hasegawa Award (Ecriture) during their studies. Completed the Master's Program in Composition at the Graduate School of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts. They actively conduct research in écriture, including composing 11-voice canons, 10-voice triple canons, 6-voice invertible counterpoint, and 6-voice harmony exercises. They also engage in arranging activities, leveraging their technical skills; their arrangement collection, "Fugue Works for Three Different Instrumental Settings" by J.S. Bach, has been published by Muse Press. In composition, their style is diverse, encompassing works utilizing microtones such as "Impromptu - for 7 equal temperament harp -" and "Colored Sound Space II - for 6 harps of 84 equal temperament -"; tonal music works like "Sound Image - for solo viola and piano quintet -," "Fanfare 'Tree of Growth'," and "Citrine - for piano 4 hands -"; and theater pieces such as "Kōkōtō! - for bass-baritone and saxophone -" and "Dageki - for 3? Players -". Currently, they work as a composer, arranger, and music theory instructor.
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