Akiko Seki

Akiko Seki
関鑑子
Akiko Seki, c. 1955
Born(1899-09-08)September 8, 1899
Tokyo, Japan
DiedMay 2, 1973(1973-05-02) (aged 73)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationSinger
Years active1921–1973

Akiko Seki (Japanese: 関鑑子) (September 8, 1899 in Tokyo – May 2, 1973 in Tokyo) was a Japanese soprano. She is commonly recognized as the founder of the movement of The Singing Voice of Japan (Japanese: 日本のうたごえ, Nihon no Utagoe / うたごえ運動, Utagoe-undō). In 1955 she was awarded the Stalin Peace Prize.

Life

  • March 1921: She graduated in artistic singing at the Music School of Tokyo (Japanese: 東京音楽学校,Tōkyō Ongaku Gakkō).[1]
  • May 1, 1946: On the occasion of the first May Day post-war in Tokyo, she conducted L'internationale and a Japanese version of The Red Flag; this experience led her to the creation of a national musical movement of the working class.[2]
  • February 10, 1948: She created the Choir of the Communist Youth League of Japan (Japanese: 日本青年共産同盟 中央合唱団, Nihon-seinen-kyōsan-dōmei Chuō-gassyōdan) in Tokyo, as the core of national musical movement of the working class.[1]
  • December 20, 1955: She was awarded the Stalin Peace Prize.

Writings

  • Collection of Songs for Youth (Japanese: 「青年歌集」, Seinen-kasyū) (Tokyo, Typography of the cultural section of the Communist Youth League of Japan, 1948).
  • Bewiched by the singing voice (Japanese: 「歌ごえに魅せられて」, Utagoe ni miserarete) (Tokyo, 1971).[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b NDL Search Various Authors: Ōkina benibara. (Tokyo, 1981) [関鑑子追想集編集委員会 編「大きな紅ばら: 関鑑子追想集」 (音楽センター 1981年) 関鑑子略年譜]
  2. ^ Akiko Seki: Theory of The Singing Voice of Japan: What is the music (Tokyo, 1956), p.58. [関鑑子「うたごえ運動の理論－音楽とは何か－」（「知性」1956年増刊号［東京、河出書房］）58ページ]
  3. ^ NDL Search [「歌ごえに魅せられて」（音楽センター 1971年）]


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