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Funakawa Toshio

船川 利夫

Funakawa Toshio
3/10/1931 - 10/4/2008

Composer & Shakuhachi

Funakawa Toshio was born in Shimane in 1931, he began to study Tozan shakuhachi at the age of 16 with Matsuda Suizan. In 1956, the year when he received a shihan rank, he moved to Tokyo and studied with a koto player named Furukawa Taro. He was awarded first prize for composition at the Tokyo Shinbun hogaku competition along with the Minister of Education prize, and the NHK prize.

Teachers

Albums

Umi - The Works of Funakawa Toshio Vol. 1 Umi - The Works of Funakawa Toshio Vol. 1

A selection of compositions by Funakawa Toshio, featuring a wide variety of guest performers.

Tracks Recorded

Pieces KanjiLengthAlbumInstrument
Fuku kyōsō kyoku 複協奏曲 Umi - The Works of Funakawa Toshio Vol. 1 Shakuhachi

Composed or Arranged

Shakuhachi Compositions
Title Kanji Year Alternate Title
Fuku kyōsō kyoku 複協奏曲

Double Concerto
Izumo-ji 出雲路


Kanga 閑雅


Kazari-ga 飾画


Shakuhachi Sanjūsō kyoku 尺八三重奏曲

Shakuhachi Trio
Tanshi 歎詩


Kumikyoku Izumoji 組曲「出雲路」
1960
Suite Izumoji
Nettai-gyo 熱帯魚
1962

Shakuhachi Gojusokyoku Kazari-ga 尺八五重奏 飾画
1963
Shakuhachi quintet Kazari-ga
Kokyoshi Umi 交響詩 海
1965
Symphonic poem Umi
Shakuhachi Sanjusokyoku - 1965
1965
Shakuhachi trio
Sō Shijūsō 箏四重奏
1965
Koto quartet
Kageri 翳り
1966

Ryokui 緑衣
1966

Koten Biwa no Shuho Ni Yoru Sansho 古典琵琶の手法による3章
1968

Tagiri
1971

Koto
Fuku kyōsō kyoku 複協奏曲

Double Concerto
Izumo-ji 出雲路


Kazari-ga 飾画


Koto to Sangen no Tame no Kokukyoku 箏と三絃のための嬉遊曲


Nettai-gyo 熱帯魚


Sō Shijūsō 箏四重奏

Koto quartet