Nagayo Motoori (sometimes spelled Motohori) (本居 長世 ; 4 April 1885 – 14 October 1945) was a Japanese composer.[1][2][3]

Motoori Nagayo
Born(1885-04-04)4 April 1885
Tokyo, Japan
Died14 October 1945(1945-10-14) (aged 60)
Other names本居 長世
Occupationcomposer

Biography

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Selected works

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  1. ^ Phaedrus - Volumes 10-11 - Page 109 1985 The poem by Ujyo Noguchi, one of the leading children's poets of his time was set to music by the composer, Nagayo Moto'ori (1885–1945)
  2. ^ Haruhiko Kinda'ichi Nagayo Motoori a critical biography of the composer
  3. ^ 20-seiki no Ajia no sakkyokukatachi - Page 225 Nihon Sakkyokuka Kyōgikai - 2002 "Komatsu, Kiyomi Fujii (1889–1944), and Shinpei Nakayama (1887–1952) based their songs on traditional folk songs, while Yamada, Nagayo Motoori (1885–1945), and Ryutaro Hirota (1892–1952) tried to use idioms of traditional Japanese ..."