Toyoko Takami

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Toyoko Braun Takami (born January 1, 1945) is a Japanese composer and music educator who teaches music in Germany. [1]

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Takami was born in Shimane, Japan, [2] to a family which included a music teacher and a composer. She studied piano as a child, then received a B.A., a music education diploma, and an M.A. at the University of Tokyo. [3]

Takami moved to Germany in 1971, where she studied with Harald Genzmer at the University of Munich. Takami taught music in German schools in Bruhl and Hiirth. [4] Her composition So-Mon won an Honorable Mention in the Sixth International Women Composers’ Competition. [3] Her compositions include:

Chamber

Orchestra

Vocal

References

  1. ↑ Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN   0-8108-2769-7. OCLC   28889156.
  2. ↑ Heinrich, Adel (1991). Organ and harpsichord music by women composers : an annotated catalog. New York: Greenwood Press. ISBN   978-0-313-38790-6. OCLC   650307517.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York. ISBN   0-9617485-2-4. OCLC   16714846.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. 1 2 Rothenberg, Florie (1993). Music for Clarinet and String Quartet by Women Composers. dissertation. University of Arizona.
  5. 1 2 Boenke, H. Alais (1988). Flute Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. ISBN   978-0-313-26019-3.
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