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HASHIMOTO, Qunihico

Qunihico Hashimoto

Born in Toyko, September 14, 1904 
Died in Kamakura, May 6, 1949 

Pronunciation of “Qunihico” 

The composer’s name is sometimes spelled “Kunihiko Hashimoto.” 

  • Hashimoto was a Japanese composer studied at the Toyko Academy of Music, and latterly in Austria with Egon Wellesz. His studies abroad took place from 1934-1937, and also included a trip to the United States, where he studied with Schoenberg. 
  • From 1937 until the close of WWII, Hashimoto taught composition at the Toyko Academy of Music. He also directed the institution’s student orchestra. 
  • Hashimoto’s works include art songs influenced by Debussy, as well as large-scale orchestral pieces.1 

Short biography from Naxos

Sources

  1. Motohite Katayama, liner notes to Just for Me: Noriko Agawa Plays Japanese Piano Music, Noriko Agawa, BIS 854, CD, 1997.

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