Etō Kimio
衛藤 公雄
1924 - 12/24/2012
Koto
He began musical training at the age of eight with the renowned master Michio Miyagi. When he was eleven, he composed his first work and by the age of sixteen, he had received three consecutive grand prizes as an artist and composer from the national ministry and guild. Eto moved to the United States in the 1950s intending to popularize the koto in the Western world. By the mid-1960s, he became a well-known figure in United States music recitals and concerts. He worked most notably with the American composer Henry Cowell on his Concerto for Koto and Orchestra, on which Eto was a soloist playing alongside the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski at the Philadelphia Academy of Music in December 1964.
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Also Known As 衛藤 幸明 (Etō Kōmei) |
Teachers Students
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Albums
Art of the Koto - The music of Japan Played by Kimio Eto | |
Japanese Koto Music of Kimio Eto - Koto and Flute - Featuring the flute of Bud Shank, The | |
Kimio Eto - Koto Master | |
Kimio Eto - Koto Music |
Tracks Recorded
Composed or Arranged
Shakuhachi Compositions | |||
Title | Kanji | Year | Alternate Title |
Kaoru Hana | 薫る花 |
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Kiyoki Mizutama no Shirabe | 清き水玉の調べ |
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Shukuten | 祝典 |
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Tsuki ni Nakumushi to Tomoni | 月に鳴く虫と共に |
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Utage no Hana | 宴の華 |
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Kagayuzen | 加賀友禅 |
1979 |
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Koto | |||
Haru no Sugata | 春の姿 |
Mood of Early Spring | |
Kensetsu no Hibiki | 建設のひびき |
Sound of Construction and Progress | |
Kibo no Hikari | 希望の光 |
Light of Hope | |
March | |||
Midori no Asa | 緑の朝 |
Bright Morning | |
Mitsu no Komoriuta | 三つの子守唄 |
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Omoide | 思い出 |
Nostalgia | |
Three Children's Songs | |||
Yuki no Genso | 雪の幻想 |
Snow Fantasy | |
Yurikago no Shirabe | ゆりかごの調べ |
Cradle Melody | |
Choryu | 潮流 |
1958 |
The Current |