黛　敏郎

Mayuzumi, Toshiro

1929 - 1997

After completing his study at the university in 1951, he entered the Paris Conservatory of Music with scholarship from the French Government, and studied with Tony Aubin. But he dropped out after a year because he felt he fully understood the possibilities and limits of Western music. After returning home, he introduced his works one after another while incorporating the avant-garde technique that he studied in Paris. “X · Y · Z”, commissioned by Japan Culture Broadcasting and composed in 1953, attracted attention as the first work in Japan using the technique of musique concrète, and had a great influence on many composers such as Tōru Takemitsu. In 1956, electronic music “Variations on Numerical Principle of 7”, which was composed in cooperation with Makoto Moroi, was introduced. The following year, “Pieces, for prepared piano and string quartet” were announced. He became recognized as a leading composer of the times .