Kozaburo Hirai

Kozaburo Hirai
Kozaburo Hirai
Born	September 10, 1910; Japan Kochi
Died	November 30, 2002 (aged 92)
Other names	平井康三郎、平井保喜
Occupation	composer
Children	Jyoichiro Hirai, cellist

Kozaburo Hirai (平井康三郎, Hirai Kōzaburō, 10 September 1910 - 30 November 2002) was a Japanese composer and professor of music. He was the father of pianist, composer and musicologist Takejiro Hirai.[1]

Works, editions and recordings

Idyl for clarinet 1941[2]
Song Nara-yama (平城山, Nara mountain)
Song Yuri-kago (ゆりかご, the rocking cradle)

References

Takejiro Hirai
The Clarinet: Volume 12 International Clarinet Society, Idaho State University. Dept. of Music - 1984 "His recital featured two works by Japanese composers, one of which is considered the first for clarinet by a Japanese composer, Idyl by Kozaburo Hirai from 1941."

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[1] Takejiro Hirai

[2] The Clarinet: Volume 12 International Clarinet Society, Idaho State University. Dept. of Music - 1984 "His recital featured two works by Japanese composers, one of which is considered the first for clarinet by a Japanese composer, Idyl by Kozaburo Hirai from 1941."