Born in Sannomiya, Kobe, Japan, April 7, 1894
Died in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, June 25, 1956
- Miyagi was a multi-instrumentalist and composer, and particularly a master of the koto.
- Miyagi was a professor at the Tokyo College of Music, which is now the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music.
- As a composer, Miyagi was part of a modernist movement that sought to add Western musical influences to traditional Japanese musical styles.
- Miyagi’s work included creating innovative new instruments inspired by the koto and other traditional Japanese instruments, to increase the compositional options for Japanese music.
- Miyagi had a disability: he lost his sight before the age of 8.1
Composer Website from the Miyagi Koto Association
Sources
- Henry Johnson, “Miyagi Michio,” Grove Music Online (May 28, 2015), accessed November 10, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-4002281506.