Akiko Seki
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Akiko Seki, c. 1955
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
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Akiko Seki (Japanese: 関鑑子) (September 8, 1899 in Tokyo – May 2, 1973 in Tokyo) was a Japanese soprano. She is commonly recognized as the founder of the movement of The Singing Voice of Japan (Japanese: 日本のうたごえ, Nihon no Utagoe / うたごえ運動, Utagoe-undō). In 1955 she was awarded the Stalin Peace Prize.
Life
- March 1921: She graduated in artistic singing at the Music School of Tokyo (Japanese: 東京音楽学校,Tōkyō Ongaku Gakkō).[1]
- May 1, 1946: On the occasion of the first May Day post-war in Tokyo, she conducted L'internationale and a Japanese version of The Red Flag; this experience led her to the creation of a national musical movement of the working class.[2]
- February 10, 1948: She created the Choir of the Communist Youth League of Japan (Japanese: 日本青年共産同盟 中央合唱団, Nihon-seinen-kyōsan-dōmei Chuō-gassyōdan) in Tokyo, as the core of national musical movement of the working class.[1]
- December 20, 1955: She was awarded the Stalin Peace Prize.
Writings
- Collection of Songs for Youth (Japanese: 「青年歌集」, Seinen-kasyū) (Tokyo, Typography of the cultural section of the Communist Youth League of Japan, 1948).
- Bewiched by the singing voice (Japanese: 「歌ごえに魅せられて」, Utagoe ni miserarete) (Tokyo, 1971).[3]
See also
- Japanese Communist Party
- Democratic Youth League of Japan (successor of the Communist Youth League of Japan)
- The Singing Voice of Japan
References
- ^ a b NDL Search Various Authors: Ōkina benibara. (Tokyo, 1981) [関鑑子追想集編集委員会 編「大きな紅ばら: 関鑑子追想集」 (音楽センター 1981年) 関鑑子略年譜]
- ^ Akiko Seki: Theory of The Singing Voice of Japan: What is the music (Tokyo, 1956), p.58. [関鑑子「うたごえ運動の理論-音楽とは何か-」(「知性」1956年増刊号[東京、河出書房])58ページ]
- ^ NDL Search [「歌ごえに魅せられて」(音楽センター 1971年)]
External links
- (ja) A real recorded voice of Akiko Seki, greeting the audience of the Festival of The Singing Voice of Japan (in Nippon Budokan, November 1968). 関鑑子の話声録音 - 1968年日本のうたごえ祭典・大音楽会での挨拶(日本武道館にて)
- (ja) Official website of the National Council of The Singing Voice of Japan 日本のうたごえ全国協議会ホームページ
- (ja) Journal of The Singing Voice of Japan うたごえ新聞ホームページ
- (en) Official website of Japanese Communist Party 日本共産党ホームページ(英語)
- (ja) Official website of the Democratic Youth League of Japan 日本民主青年同盟ホームページ
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