Shin-ichiro Ikebe

Composition NameDateInstrumentation
You Smell of the Earth and the River Quintet
Towards the Voice of J.S. 2000 Solo
Bivalence III 1999 Duets
Silene..Lui, ou? coucou 1999 Duets
Au Fond d'un soir... 1999 Trio
The Echo of Kukai 1999 Orchestra
The Times of Quickening 1999 Wind Orchestra
Symphony No.7 "To the Sympgony of a Drip" 1999 Orchestra
Concerto for bn. & orch. 1999 Orchestra
Ten Idaten for 10 perc. 1999 Small Ensemble
The Shape of Gyration 1999 Japanese Chamber Orch.
Rain,Wind and Spring Night 1999 Choral
Bokutachi no sagashimono 1999 Choral
Les Bois Tristes 1998 Orchestra
The Shape of Soil for drum ensemble 1998 Small Ensemble
Sho no Katachi 1998 Trio
Tadoru Katachi 1998 Trio
Hataraku to iukoto 1998 Choral
Kazoku Awase 1998 Choral
A suspected Legend,the origin of an island 1998 Duets
Yamashiro no Kuni Fudoki 1998 Duets
Bivalence II 1997 Duets
Bivalence I 1997 Duets
Quatrevalence II 1997 Quartet
Emerald Colored Haze 1997 Duets
Poppy Etude 1997 Sextet
Webern 1997 Choral
Niji-no-Tamago 1997 Choral
Three Trdaitional Children's Songs 1997 Choral
Two Piecese for female chorus 1997 Choral
The Piece 1997 Choral
Quatrevalence 1996 Quartet
Almost a tree 1996 Orchestra
Cello Concerto, Kini onagiku 1996 Orchestra
The Forest without Color 1996 Solo
Eight Chapters on the Wind 1996 Choral
January 17.1995 1996 Choral
Three Children's Songs 1996 Duets
Freezing Field..Glaring, Cantata 1996 Cantata
Dugong's Lullaby,opera 1996 Opera
The Dawn/Ocean,Mountain, Rivers and Human.. 1996 Cantata
Strata V for String Quartet 1995 Quartet
The Glossy-Leaved Forest 1995 Orchestra
Thermal Conductivity 1995 Solo
On a Treetop for koto 1995 Solo
From the inside of Rubble 1995 Choral
Oshichi,opera 1995 Opera
Strata IV for Oboe and Doublebass 1994 Duets
Tu sens la terre et la riviere 1994 Quintet
Symphonic Sketch "Mountain/Fragrant" 1994 Orchestra
Requiem "Inochikoso" 1994 Choral
The Search for Songs 1994 Choral
Shin,Zen,Bi 1994 Cantata
Symphony No.6 "On the Individual Coordinates" 1993 Orchestra
Chansonnier Cordiforme 1993 Solo
Symphonic Sketch "Fantasy of Ryukyu" 1993 Orchestra
Retsu Retsu fu 1993 Trio
Pansy Etude 1993 Trio
The Sky, Sea & Mountain of Yawatahama 1993 Choral
The Airmail toward a Hope 1993 Choral
The Grave Posts in the Sea 1993 Choral
A Letter without address 1993 Choral
Folksongs of Orient II 1992 Choral
Elephant Rhetorics 1992 Duets
Tsuji-ongaku-shi no Tsuji-goroku 1992 Choral
Hokkai (The Northern Sea) Swells 1992 Orchestra
Biwa Denrai 1992 Trio
Two Songs 1992 Vocal
Four Children's Songs 1992 Vocal
Symphonic Sketch "Hokkai Swells" 1992 Orchestra
Oshidori, for Koto and Shakuhachi 1992 Duets
Oshidori 1992 Duets
Chorus Opera "Taro's Tree" (1st Version) 1991 Opera
Music Fantasy "Time, You are Beautiful" 1991 Orchestra
Nani ga Miemasuka 1991 Choral
Quinquevalence 1991 Quintet
This is the World of Harmony between Mankind 1991 Choral
Taro's Tree-chorus opeara 1991 Choral
Time, You are beautiful 1991 Orchestra
Symphony No.4 1990 Orchestra
Symphony No.5 "Simplex" 1990 Orchestra
Safari I, for Six Percussionists 1990 Sextet
Safari II, for solo Percussionist 1990 Solo
Hi-Fire, for Electone 1990 Solo
Shin-Shin-Fu 1990 Quartet
Sa, for Sho & Japanese Drums 1990 Duets
Return To The Terra, Suite in 8 pieces for... 1990 Choral
Herstory, Suite in 6 pieces for Female Chor. 1990 Choral
Jintai Shi Shou Shou, Suite in 6 pieces... 1990 Choral
For A Beautiful Star - Cantata 1990 Cantata
Watatsumi No Iroko No Miya 1990 Cantata
Overture for the Song Lovers 1990 Orchestra
Twelve Fairy Tales written up in the sky 1990 Choral
La Terre est bleue comme une orange 1989 Solo
Overture "Mito" 1989 Orchestra
Landscape, for Wind Ensemble 1989 Wind Orchestra
Spontaneous Ignition, for Orchestra 1989 Orchestra
For the Earth, Music For Dance 1989 Small Ensemble
Strata III for Clarinet and Violincello 1989 Duets
Hi-Tristess for Ryuteki & Alto Flute 1989 Duets
Umi No Trumpet, The Children on Tsushima... 1989 Choral
Ima Wa Nai Kigi No Uta, Suite in 5 pieces... 1989 Choral
Sumidagawa, Suite in 5pcs for Mixed Chorus 1989 Choral
Mito, Or The City Of Whirling Water 1989 Orchestra
Carmen, Capriccio based on G. Bizet 1989 Chamber Orchestra
Himeji - Symphonic Poem 1989 Chamber Orchestra
Songs for the Lost Trees 1989 Choral
Strata I for String Quartet 1988 String Quartet
Overture for Nile 1988 Orchestra
Symphonic Sketch "River/Shout" 1988 Orchestra
Ricercata 1988 Solo
Hitches in the Stories, 23 piano pieces... 1988 Solo
Three Pieces, for Tambourin & Piano 1988 Duets
Strata II for Solo Flute 1988 Solo
Rin-Rin-Fu 1988 Small Ensemble
Kodai No Utage, for Mixed Chor. & 2 perc. 1988 Choral
Chichibu-Bansho, Opera in 2 Acts 1988 Opera
Piano Concerto II "Tu M'..." 1987 Orchestra
Five Chansons by Garcia Lorca, for Male Chor. 1987 Choral
Ten-Ten-Fu 1986 Japanese Chamber Orch.
Overture for the Coming of the New Spring 1986 Orchestra
Utage II 1986 Small Ensemble
Mandolin Mandriale, for Mandolin Orchestra 1986 Small Ensemble
Flute Flux, for Flute Orchestra 1986 Small Ensemble
Yo-Yo-Fu 1986 Sextet
Meiji Wa Tooi Takekurabe, Suite in 5 pieces.. 1986 Choral
A Tree, A House and A Son, A Fairy Tale by... 1986 Choral
The Thrilling Tale, for Boy's Chorus & Piano 1986 Choral
Hatsukoi Monogatari, Suite in 6 pieces for... 1986 Choral
Sunday - A Protest Song With Old Spirit 1986 Choral
The Window - A Musical Drama 1986 Orchestra
To-To Taru, Ichi-Taisui - Music for Ballet 1986 Orchestra
For The Sky, And For The Earth 1985 Duets
Minato No Kokoro, Suite in 4pcs for Chorus 1985 Choral
Manyou-Hitachi No Uta, for Nar.,F-Chor & Pf 1985 Choral
Ousama, Suite in 3 pieces for Male Chorus 1985 Choral
Kaze No Kohseki, 8 pieces for Mixed Chorus... 1985 Choral
Toki No Kioku, 4 pieces for Mixed Chorus & Pf 1985 Choral
Taro In The Wonder Woods - Musical 1985 Small Ensemble
Oedipus Wandering for Joruri, Male Chorus... 1984 Chamber Orchestra
Symphony No.3 "Ego Phano" 1984 Orchestra
Ballet "Mobile et Immobile" 1984 Orchestra
Overture for the Time of Flying Star 1984 Orchestra
Folksongs of Orient I, 5 pcs. for Mixed Chor. 1984 Choral
Akuma No Houshoku, Suite in 7 pieces for... 1984 Choral
Little By Little, 5 pieces for Mixed Chorus.. 1984 Choral
Never Ending Story - Musical 1984 Orchestra
Mizu-Kuguru Mongatari - Music for Dance 1984 Orchestra
Imagine 1983 Orchestra
Echigo-Jishi for Sangen and Orchestra 1983 Orchestra
Ballet "Cleopatra" - her love and death" 1983 Orchestra
Ibun: "Bocchann", Suite in 5 pieces for... 1983 Choral
I Hear the Piano...Amadeus? 1983 Wind Orchestra
Little Piano Pieces for children 1982 Solo
Elegiac Lines, for the strings 1982 Small Ensemble
Clouds' Walk, 17 piano pieces for children 1982 Solo
Rhythm Cassette, 16 piano pieces for children 1982 Solo
From Dawn, And Toward Dawn 1982 Trio
Toki Wa Nagaretemo, 6 pcs for Female Chorus 1982 Choral
Doronko No Uta, Suite for 5 pieces for... 1982 Choral
Hana No Shiki, 11 pieces for Female Chorus... 1982 Choral
On Ne Badine Pas Avec L'Amour - Musical 1982 Orchestra
Hoichi, The Earless 1982 Opera
Blank Blank Blaze 1982 Small Ensemble
Violin Concerto 1981 Orchestra
Kita No Matsuri, Suite in 4pcs for Mixed Chor 1981 Choral
The Lonely Fish, A Fairy Tale by Chorus 1981 Choral
The Adventure of Pinnochio - Musical 1981 Chamber Orchestra
Hajime No Uta 1980 Solo
In The Beginning...for a Sangen (w/echo) 1980 Solo
Shizu-Uta, for Fictitious Japanese Dance 1980 Duets
Ru-Ru-Rui Fu for Shaku, 2 Kotos & Jusichi-gen 1980 Quartet
Four Love Songs From Shakespeare 1980 Choral
Toki Wa Nagaretemo, 6 pieces for Mixed Chorus 1980 Choral
Haru-No-Umi 1980 Orchestra
Six Lullabies, for Female Chorus & Piano 1980 Choral
Symphony No.2 "Trias" 1979 Orchestra
Spiral, for Nine Horns 1979 Small Ensemble
Almost A Bamboo 1979 Small Ensemble
Kageru, for 17-string Koto 1979 Solo
Fuyu Ni Mukatte, Suite in 5 pieces for... 1979 Choral
Takeru - Music for Dance 1979 Orchestra
On the other side of Rain 1978 Quartet
Drip Drop Drip 1978 Quartet
Three Wonder Occupations, 3pcs for Mixed Chor 1978 Choral
Six Lullabies, for Mixed Chorus & Piano 1978 Choral
Oshichi, She is in the flame -Music for Dance 1978 Orchestra
Monovalence VI for Mitla 1977 Solo
Kohru, for Koto solo 1977 Solo
Enkatainment, for Mixed Chorus a capella 1977 Choral
The Silence - Musical Drama for Radio 1977 Orchestra
The Whistling of Wind -Musical Fantasy for TV 1976 Orchestra
Monovalence IV for Marimba & other percussion 1975 Solo
Monovalence V for double bass & electronics 1975 Solo
Six Lullabies, for Voice & Piano 1975 Vocal
Red Shoes, Musical Drama 1975 Small Ensemble
Ascension for piano 1974 Solo
Dimorphism 1974 Orchestra
Quadrants, for Japanese Instruments & Orch. 1974 Orchestra
Creature, Music For Ballet 1974 Orchestra
Trivalence II 1973 Trio
Monovalence II, for harp 1973 Solo
Ongaku - The Crossing of Koto and Poem 1973 Solo
Monovalence III, for Voice 1973 Vocal
Dohzan (The Copper Mine) 1973 Choral
Flash! for the groups of flutes in 4 X 3 1972 Small Ensemble
Monovalence I, for Marimba 1972 Solo
Rui, for the group of Kotos in 5x4 1972 Small Ensemble
The Ring of Affections, Suite in 5 pcs 1972 Choral
Kusabi - Music for Dance 1972 Small Ensemble
Clipper By Nine 1971 Small Ensemble
Trivalence I 1971 Trio
Reki, for Shakuhachi, 2 Kotos, 17-string Koto 1971 Quartet
Tsumugu, for 20 string Koto solo 1971 Solo
The Death Goddess, Opera in 2 Acts 1971 Opera
Energeia Pour 60 Executants 1970 Orchestra
Un-En, for 2 kotos, 17-string koto & strings 1970 Small Ensemble
Sohmon I & II, for mixed Chorus a capella 1970 Choral
Petite Symphonie 1969 Orchestra
Lion, for Brass Instruments in 4x4 1969 Small Ensemble
A-Hum Chimerique, for conductor & 14 players 1968 Small Ensemble
Piano Concerto No.1 1967 Orchestra
Symphony No.1 1967 Orchestra
Hiro-No Tsuki, Three pieces by Bocho Yamamura 1967 Vocal
Kigi Ga Mebuku Toki/Michi, for Sop. and Piano 1966 Solo
Deux Ballades, for Alto & Piano 1966 Vocal
Foret, Three pieces for Baritone & Piano 1966 Vocal
Construction 1966 Orchestra
Crepa in sette capitoli 1966 Small Ensemble
Sonate pour violin seul 1965 Solo
Mouvement Pour Orchestre 1965 Orchestra
Trio, for oboe, clarinet & bassoon 1965 Trio
Sonate 1965 Solo
Utage I 1964 Small Ensemble
Sonatine pour piano 1963 Solo
Utage for Alto & Piano 1963 Vocal
Birthplace
Ibaragi, Japan
Birth Date
9/15/43
Studies:
Tokyo U. of Fine Arts & Music MA 1971 Tomojiro Ikenouchi Akio Yashiro Akira Miyoshi
Same BA 1967
AwardPurposeDate
35th Mainichi/NHKFirst Prize for compos.1966
Ongaku-no-Tomo"Symphony I"1968
Salzburg TV Opera Fest."Death Goddess"1971
Japan Art Festival Awards1974
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Italian Broadcast Awardtwo of them
Mainichi Movie Concoursetwo of them
Japan Academy Musicthree of them
Publication Title Author Date Reaction Synopsis Type
The New York Times Music: New Works From Japan John Rockwell 12/21/76 Positive "dazzling series of darting interactions...virtuosity and lavishness" Review
The New York Times Musical Meeting of East & West John Rockwell 12/17/76 Neutral Article
The New York Times Five Local Premieres Will Crutchfield 2/5/86 Positive "The work is in contrasting sections, and has a strong dramatic feel to it; Sakitayu Toyotake was unmistakably commanding..." Review

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