Toy Ama, Yuzo

Toy ama, YUZO, Japanese composer; b. Tokyo, May 10, 1931. He received his training at the Tokyo Academy of Music (graduated, 1951) and in Vienna (1958-60).

Works

dramatic: Yugen, ballet (1965); Gion Festival, musical (1966); Such a Long Absence, opera (Osaka, April 3, 1972). ORCH.: 5 syms.: Little Symphony (1953), Homeward (1966), Song of Flame for Chorus and Orch. (1970), Nagoya for 2 Percussionists and Strings (1984), and Sinfonia per Archi (1990); Rhapsody on an Okinawan Melody (1961); Divertimento (1961); 2 piano concertos (1962, 1963); 2 violin concertos (1963, 1966); Fantasy for Clarinet and Strings (1963); War Cry 1 (1965) and 2 (1966); Cello Concerto (1967); Kaleidoscope (1968); Fantasy for Violin and Orch. (1983); Kyoto, fantasia for Percussion and Strings (1983); Concerto for Piano, Percussion, and Strings (1984); Midorino Honö (1985); Concerto for Flute, Glockenspiel, Fürin, and Strings (1986); Fantasy for Flute and Orch. (1989); Maruyama-gawa, symphonic poem (1990); Ishikawa (1992); Harp Concerto (1992). CHAMBER: Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano (1958); Chamber Concerto for Wind Quintet, Piano, Double Bass, Vibraphone, and Percussion (1958); Violin Sonata (1964); Guzai for String Quartet (1965); Sonata for Solo Flute (1983); Quartettuba for 4 Tubas (1987); Bassoon Sonata (1987); Passa Tempo for 6 Horns (1989); Sonata for Solo Violin (1991). VOCAL: Ofukuro for Chorus and Strings (1968); Response for Chorus and Strings (1968-69); Kyoto, cantata for Soprano, Chorus, Harp, and Orch. (1970); If We Shall..., cantata for Chorus, Percussion, and String Ensemble (1984); Kono Hachi-gatsu ni for Chorus and Orch. (1988); Dream Time for Chorus and Orch. (1992).

—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire