Sei Ikeno

Sei Ikeno
池野成
Born(1931-02-24)24 February 1931
Died13 August 2004(2004-08-13) (aged 73)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationComposer

Sei Ikeno (池野 成, Ikeno Sei, 24 February 1931 – 13 August 2004) was a Japanese composer who wrote the film scores for directors such as Kōzaburō Yoshimura, Yūzō Kawashima, Yasuzō Masumura and new wave filmmaker Yoshishige Yoshida.[1][2]

Ikeno was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido. In 1950, he entered the Tokyo Music School (now Tokyo University of the Arts) and studied under Tomojirō Ikenouchi and Akira Ifukube.[3] In addition to writing film and other music work, he lectured on composition and orchestration at the Tokyo College of Music and the Tokyo University of the Arts.[3] He died in Tokyo in 2004.[3]

Orchestral/chamber

  • Introduction et Allegro Symphonique - for orchestra (1952)
  • Ballet-Suite: Ballet en un Acte - for orchestra (1953)
  • Danses Concertantes - for orchestra (1953)
  • Totem Intituma - for trb & perc ensemble (1959)
  • Evocation - for solo mari, 6trb, 6perc (1973)
  • Timpanata - for solo timp, 1 fl, 3 hr, 3 trb, 1 tuba, 6 perc (1977)
  • Rapsodia Concertante for violin and orchestra (1983)
  • Fragement Antique - for 12 trb, 6 perc (1984)
  • Octet - for 6 euph, 2 tuba (1984)
  • Prelude - for brass band (1987)
  • Omaggio a Maestro A. IFUKUBE - for chamber orchestra (1988)
  • Tamburata for 8 percussionists (1989)
  • Tamburata for 20 percussionists (1996)
  • Divertimento - for 8 perc (1997)

Film music (selected)

References

  1. ^ "池野成". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ^ "池野成". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "池野成について". Tokyo College of Music Library (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 June 2023.

External links

Bibliography

  • "日本映画音楽史を形作る人々:第17回 池野成 (People who shaped the history of Japanese film music #17: Ikeno Sei)". Kinema Junpo. July 1973. p. 123.