Takekuni Hirayoshi

Who was Takekuni Hirayoshi?

Takekuni Hirayoshi was a Japanese classical composer.

Takekuni Hirayoshi graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts Department of Music in 1961 and completed his graduate work there in 1967. He studied with Yoshio Hasegawa and Yoshiho Ikuma. He was the 1969 recipient of the Otaka Award. Subsequently, he was a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts, and professor at Toho Gakuen School of Music and Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts.

The compositions of Hirayoshi encompass many genres, among which his many popular choral works are notable. In his later years, he focused on piano music for children.