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Haruna Miyake 三宅榛名 | |
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| Also known as | Shibata Haruna |
| Born | 1942 (age 83–84) Tokyo |
| Occupations | pianist, composer |
| Instrument | piano |
Haruna Miyake (三宅 榛名, Miyake Haruna; born 20 September 1942 in Tokyo) is a Japanese pianist and composer, who also uses the name Haruna Shibata. She was born in Tokyo and studied music there, making her debut as a pianist at age 14 playing Mozart with the Tokyo Symphony orchestra. She continued her studies at the Juilliard School of Music in New York City, and afterward worked as a pianist and composer, touring in the United States. She often collaborates with pianist and composer Yuji Takahashi.[1] Her composition Poem for String Orchestra received the Edward Benjamin Award.[2]
Works
[edit]Miyake combines Japanese and Western idiom, and often uses traditional Japanese instruments in her compositions. Selected works include:
- Why Not, My Baby? for soprano, piano and trumpet
- Shiyoku
- Piano Concerto
- Fantasy for Milky Way Railroad
- Phantom of a Flower[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Dees, Pamela Youngdahl (2004). A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Women born after 1900.
- ↑ "Cristin Wildbolz". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ↑ Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove Dictionary of Women Composers. W.W. Norton. p. 328. ISBN 978-0-393-03487-5.
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