Ogura, Roh
Ogura, Roh
Ogura, Roh, Japanese composer and teacher; b. Kitakyüshu, Jan. 19, 1916; d. Kamakura, Aug. 26, 1990. He studied with Fukai, Sugawara, and Ikenouchi, and then engaged in teaching.
Works
dramatic: opera:Neta (1957). orch.: 3 syms. (1941; Tokyo, April 25, 1951; 1968); Piano Concerto (Tokyo, March 24, 1946); 5 Movements on Japanese Folk Songs (1957); Violin Concerto (1971); Cello Concerto (1980). chamber: 3 string quartets (1941, 1946, 1954); Violin Sonata (1950); Violin Sonatina (1960); Divertimento for 7 (1964) and 8 (1972) Winds; piano music. vocal:Orly—A Bugbear at Sea for Narrator and Orch. (1963); choruses; songs.
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire
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