Sadao Bekku
Sadao Bekku, was a Japanese classical composer. His works include five symphonies, film scores, a flute sonata, a piano concerto, choral work and art songs, and the opera, Prince Arima.
His work took strong influence from jazz. His most famous works include the film score, Matango.Major works
Opera
- A Story of Three Women
- Prince Arima
Orchestral works
- Deux mouvements pour orchestre
- Suite classique
- Introduction et Allegro
- Deux prières
- Symphonietta for String Orchestra
- Symphony No. 1
- Concerto pour violon et orchestre
- Concerto pour alto et orchestre
- Symphony No. 2
- Concerto pour piano et orchestre
- Festival Overture
- Symphony No. 3 "Spring"
- Memories of Pictures: Suite for Wind Band
- March "Be Pure, Be Fresh" for wind orchestra
- Symphony No. 4 "The Summer 1945"
- Concerto pour violoncelle et orchestre "Autumn"
- Symphony No. 5 "Man"
Chamber works
- Trio d'anches for bassoon, oboe and clarinet
- Sonate pour flûte et piano
- Suite japonaise Nr. 1 for wind quintet
- Quatuor à cordes Nr. 1
- 1er sonate pour violon et piano
- Sonate pour violoncelle et piano
- Aubade for flute, violin and piano
- Suite "Chants de ville" for alto saxophone and piano
- Petit pastoral for flute and piano
- 《Hide and Seek》 and 《Tag》: Two Players for Two Marimbas
- Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano
- Kaleidoscope No. 2 for marimba
- Autumn for violoncello and piano
Piano works
- Sonatine
- Suite "Kaleidescope"
- Three Paraphrases Based on Folksongs of Southern Japan
- Sonatine in Classical Style
- Festa in the north: Japanese Suite No. 2 for piano by 4 hands
Vocal works
- Light-coloured Pictures for voice and piano
- 2 Rondels for voice and piano
- Three Songs Based Man-yō-shū poems
- Giant's Garden for narrator, mixed choir, orchestra and electronic sound
- The Four Seasons of the Mountain'' for mixed choir
Film music
Bekku composed about 40 film scores from 1954 to 1978.
- Ghost of Hanging in Utusunomiya aka The Ceiling at Utsunomiya
- 姫君剣法 謎の紫頭巾
- 日本南極地域観測隊の記録 南極大陸
- 南極大陸
- 天下の鬼夜叉姫
- literally: The Quiet Man
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- 密告者は誰か
- 黒部侠谷 第二部 地底の凱歌
- Matango aka Attack of the Mushroom People
- 恐怖の時間
- White Rose of Hong Kong
- Key of Keys literally:
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