Kozaburo Hirai

Kozaburo Hirai (平井 康三郎, Hirai Kōzaburō, 10 September 1910 - 30 November 2002) was a Japanese composer and professor of music. He was the father of pianist, composer and musicologist Takejiro Hirai.[1]

Kozaburo Hirai
Born(1910-09-10)September 10, 1910
DiedNovember 30, 2002(2002-11-30) (aged 92)
Other names平井 康三郎、平井 保喜
Occupationcomposer
ChildrenJyoichiro Hirai, cellist

Works, editions and recordings

  • Idyl for clarinet 1941[2]
  • Song Nara-yama (平城山, Nara mountain)
  • Song Yuri-kago (ゆりかご, the rocking cradle)

References

  1. Takejiro Hirai
  2. The Clarinet: Volume 12 International Clarinet Society, Idaho State University. Dept. of Music - 1984 "His recital featured two works by Japanese composers, one of which is considered the first for clarinet by a Japanese composer, Idyl by Kozaburo Hirai from 1941."


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