Composer
Keiko Abe
Japanese composer and marimba player
b. 1937
11 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1937
- Birthplace
- Tokyo
- Citizenship / historical state
- Japan
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Keiko Abe (安倍 圭子, Abe Keiko; born April 18, 1937) is a Japanese composer and marimba player. She has been a primary figure in the development of the marimba, in terms of expanding both technique and repertoire, and through her collaboration with the Yamaha Corporation, developed the modern five-octave concert marimba.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; percussionist; marimba player; musician
- Education
- Tokyo Gakugei University
- Instruments played
- marimba
- Official website
- http://www.keiko-abe.com; https://www.keiko-abe.jp
- Languages used
- Japanese
- VIAF ID
- 59274061
- ISNI
- 0000000110065367; 0000000373868874
- GND ID
- 124840817
- Library of Congress ID
- nr91036440
- MusicBrainz ID
- ee151f24-734b-4350-8b88-8175ebe2eb61
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Marimba
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind in the Bamboo Grove | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Variations on Japanese Children's Songs | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Wind in the Bamboo Groove | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Memories Of the Seashore | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Little Windows | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Memories of Seashore | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Ancient Vase | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Memories of the Seashore II | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Bamboo Grove II | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Ancient Base | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Dream Of The Cherry Blossoms | See work details |
| View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 59274061. Portrait: Staff-xebecmpc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.