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Ikuma Dan (團 伊玖磨, Dan Ikuma, 7 April 1924 – 17 May 2001) was a Japanese composer. Dan was born in Tokyo, the descendant of a prominent family, his grandfather Baron Dan Takuma having been President of Mitsui before being assassinated in 1932. He graduated from Aoyama Gakuin and Tokyo Music School in 1946. [1]
Ikuma Dan (團 伊玖磨 Dan Ikuma, 7 April 1924 – 17 May 2001) was a Japanese composer.Dan was born in Tokyo, the descendant of a prominent family, his grandfather ...
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Apr 24, 2020 · 團伊玖磨 - 交響曲第4番 (cut version)Eugene Ormandy (ユージンオーマンディ) conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra (フィラデルフィアオーケストラ) (rec. 1967) 00:00 I ...
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Apr 3, 2022 · Ikuma Dan [團伊玖磨] (1924~2001, Japan)交響曲第1番 イ調Symphony No. 1 in ATokyo Symphony OrchestraMasashi Ueda, conductingRecorded: unknown (probably late 1950s-early 1...
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April 7th, 1924. Tokyo, Japan. Date of death: May 17th, 2001. Suzhou, China. Biography. Best known for his work on Hiroshi Inagaki's Samurai Trilogy, Ikuma Dan was an incredibly prolific composer during the "Golden Age of Japanese Cinema." Born in 1924, Dan showed a very early interest in music as he began to learn the piano at age seven.
Ikuma Dan (b. 7 March 1924, Tokyo, Japan – 17 May 2001, Suzhou, Japan) was a Japanese composer. Born into a prestigious family, Dan received his diploma in composition from the National Conservatory of Music in Tokyo [now the Tokyo University of Arts] in 1945. His composition teachers were Kanichi Shimohusa and Saburo Moroi.
Ikuma Dan initially wrote incidental music for Kinoshita's play in 1949. Later, determined to transform the music into an opera, he approached Kinoshita who agreed to release the play under the condition that it was set to music word for word. Dan started composing the opera and finished the work a year later in 1951.
