Mamoru Fujieda

{{Short description|Japanese composer}}

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{{nihongo|Mamoru Fujieda|藤枝 守|Fujieda Mamoru|extra=born 1955}} is a Japanese composer associated with the postminimalist movement of contemporary classical music.

Biography

He received a Ph.D. in music from the University of California, San Diego in 1988. His composition instructors have included Joji Yuasa, Morton Feldman, Gordon Mumma, and Julio Estrada.

He currently serves as a professor at Kyushu University (Faculty of Design) in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Kyūshū, Japan.

His music has been recorded for the Tzadik Records and Pinna labels.

Major works

  • Falling Scale No. 1 - No. 7 (1975–82)
  • No. 1, 2 and 3 (piano solo)
  • No. 4 and 7 (2 pianos)
  • No. 5 (3 pianos)
  • No. 6 (prepared piano or piano)
  • Upward Falling for piano (1980)
  • Planetary Folklore I for piano (1980)
  • Begin at the Beginning, End at the End, Begin at the End, End at the Beginning for piano (1982)
  • Decorational Offering for piano (1983)
  • Night Chant No. 2 for mixed chorus (1994)
  • Patterns of Plants (1995-)
  • Antiphones Resounded for mezzo-soprano, tenor, children's chorus and instrumental ensemble (1999)