Tamezō Narita (成田為三, Narita Tamezō, 15 December 1893 – 29 October 1945) was a Japanese composer.[1]
Tamezō Narita | |
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| Born | 15 December 1893 |
| Died | 29 October 1945 (aged 51) |
Narita was born in Yonaizawa, Kitaakita District, Akita.[2]
Works, editions and recordings edit
Songs
- Kanariya (かなりや "Canary") 1918
- Akai Tori Kotori (赤い鳥小鳥 "Red bird, small bird"); lyrics by Hakushū Kitahara
- Hamabe no uta (浜辺の歌 "Song of the beach"); lyrics by Kokei Hayashi. Recording Kazumichi Ohno (tenor), Kyosuke Kobayashi (piano); later recorded by Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute), Ensemble Lunaire. Japanese Folk Melodies transcribed by Akio Yashiro. CBS Records, 1978.
- Akita Prefectural Anthem (秋田県民歌 "Song of Akita Prefecture "); lyrics by Masatsugu Kurata.
References edit
- ^ Yukie Ohta - A Rainbow in the Desert: An Anthology of Early Twentieth-Century ... 2001 -- Page xiv " "Canary" first appeared as a poem in November 1918 in Akai tori, and six months later reappeared in the same journal set to the music of Narita Tamezo (1893—1945), a famous composer of children's songs."
- ^ "成田為三先生墓前演奏". 北秋田市ホームページ 住民が主役のもりのまち (in Japanese). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
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