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Aragak Music Institute introduces activities of ARAO Gakuji (a. k. a. Aragak), who is a Japanese composer and pianist.

He was born in Sagamihara, Japan, in 1969, and started to learn the piano at the age of five. He graduated from The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Letters (Aesthetics) in 1995, and succeedingly entered Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (course of composition). He finished the graduate school of the same university in 2001.

List of ARAGAK's Works

You can see an image of a page from some of the scores by clicking on its title (only those written in blue are available). If you have a copy of RealPlayer8 (otherwise you can here download the freeware "RealPlayer8basic"), you can also hear the tune which has links to its sound files.

Title Opus No. Composed in Instrumentation Duration

Songs of Living, a little suite for male chorus and piano -4 1986 male cho., pf. 10'

Texts by TANIKAWA Shuntaro. First performed in Tokyo in June 1986 by Azabu Gakuen Music Club and ASARI Yo (pf) under the direction of the composer.

Persistence in Apples for male chorus and piano -3 1987 male cho., pf. 8'

Texts by TANIKAWA Shuntaro. First performed in Tokyo in October 1987 by Azabu Gakuen Music Club and TSUCHIYA Mitsuhiko (pf) under the direction of the composer.

Breath for female chorus -2 1987-91/92 female cho. 8'

Texts by TANIKAWA Shuntaro.

Friendly Pieces -1 1991- pf. each piece
2' to 6'

Piano solo pieces written in romantic style. Book 1 is completed and contains three "Wedding Songs" and a "Nocturne".

Three Lines or Displaced Punctuation Marks 0.0 1996 2pf. 5'

First performed in Yokohama in October 1996 by KADO Mitsuko and NAKAMURA Kazue.

Architecture Auriculaire 1.0 1997 eng-hrn., pf. 10'

First performed in Tokyo in May 1997 by SAGAWA Koichiro (eng-hrn) and KITAMURA Akiko (pf)

Dis-com-position I 2.0 1997-98 fl., va., vibr., pf. 9'

listen on line (9'02") download sound file (2,195KB)

First performed in Yokohama in February 1998 by KINOWAKI Dogen (fl), WAKAMATSU Mio (va), MIYAMOTO Noriko (vibr) and INAGAKI Satoshi (pf).

Loin de l'<<Expression>>
3.0.1 1998-99 orch. 13'

listen on line (13'01") download sound file (3,165KB)

First performed in Tokyo in September 1999 by Geidai Philharmonia Orchestra under the direction of ODANO Hiroyuki.

Metallic Capricorn 3.1.1 1999-2000 perc. 17'

Commissioned and first performed by HIRAKATA Makiko in Tokyo in January 2000. Revised in December 2000.

Elasticity 5.0 2000 bcl., pf. indefinite

listen on line (9'44") download sound file (2,335KB)

First performed in Tokyo in December 2000 by ITO Kei (bcl) and the composer (pf).

Sagittarius in the Woods 3.2 2000 3perc. 5'

First performed in Tokyo in December 2000 by HIRAKATA Makiko and her percussion ensemble.

Waves.Branching.Particles 4.0 2000 orch. 11'

Kaze-no-shinzo (Heartbeat of the Wind) 3.3 2000-01 orch., ko-tsuzumi 9'

Commissioned by Central Aichi Symphonic Orchestra. First performed in Iwakura in March 2001 by them and YANAGIHARA Fujitada (ko-tsuzumi) under the direction of MATSUO Yoko.

Title	Opus No.	Composed in	Instrumentation	Duration
Songs of Living, a little suite for male chorus and piano	-4	1986	male cho., pf.	10'
Texts by TANIKAWA Shuntaro. First performed in Tokyo in June 1986 by Azabu Gakuen Music Club and ASARI Yo (pf) under the direction of the composer.
Persistence in Apples for male chorus and piano	-3	1987	male cho., pf.	8'
Texts by TANIKAWA Shuntaro. First performed in Tokyo in October 1987 by Azabu Gakuen Music Club and TSUCHIYA Mitsuhiko (pf) under the direction of the composer.
Breath for female chorus	-2	1987-91/92	female cho.	8'
Texts by TANIKAWA Shuntaro.
Friendly Pieces	-1	1991-	pf.	each piece 2' to 6'
Piano solo pieces written in romantic style. Book 1 is completed and contains three "Wedding Songs" and a "Nocturne".
Three Lines or Displaced Punctuation Marks	0.0	1996	2pf.	5'
First performed in Yokohama in October 1996 by KADO Mitsuko and NAKAMURA Kazue.
Architecture Auriculaire	1.0	1997	eng-hrn., pf.	10'
First performed in Tokyo in May 1997 by SAGAWA Koichiro (eng-hrn) and KITAMURA Akiko (pf)
Dis-com-position I	2.0	1997-98	fl., va., vibr., pf.	9'
listen on line (9'02") download sound file (2,195KB)
First performed in Yokohama in February 1998 by KINOWAKI Dogen (fl), WAKAMATSU Mio (va), MIYAMOTO Noriko (vibr) and INAGAKI Satoshi (pf).
Loin de l'<<Expression>>	3.0.1	1998-99	orch.	13'
listen on line (13'01") download sound file (3,165KB)
First performed in Tokyo in September 1999 by Geidai Philharmonia Orchestra under the direction of ODANO Hiroyuki.
Metallic Capricorn	3.1.1	1999-2000	perc.	17'
Commissioned and first performed by HIRAKATA Makiko in Tokyo in January 2000. Revised in December 2000.
Elasticity	5.0	2000	bcl., pf.	indefinite
listen on line (9'44") download sound file (2,335KB)
First performed in Tokyo in December 2000 by ITO Kei (bcl) and the composer (pf).
Sagittarius in the Woods	3.2	2000	3perc.	5'
First performed in Tokyo in December 2000 by HIRAKATA Makiko and her percussion ensemble.
Waves.Branching.Particles	4.0	2000	orch.	11'
Kaze-no-shinzo (Heartbeat of the Wind)	3.3	2000-01	orch., ko-tsuzumi	9'
Commissioned by Central Aichi Symphonic Orchestra. First performed in Iwakura in March 2001 by them and YANAGIHARA Fujitada (ko-tsuzumi) under the direction of MATSUO Yoko.