Junko Mori (composer)

Junko (Yanai) Mori (森 (矢内) 潤子, born 13 February 1948) is a Japanese composer and music educator.

Junko Mori
Born	(1948-02-13) 13 February 1948 (age 76)  Japan Niigata Prefecture
Other names	森 (矢内) 潤子
Occupation	composer
Era	Contemporary

Biography

Junko Mori was born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, and attended the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in music in 1971. She continued her studies in composition with Tomojiro Ikenouchi, Akio Yashiro, and Teizo Matsumura,^[1] and graduated with a Master of Music degree in composition in 1975, and a Master of Music in and musicology and solfeggio in 1978.^[2] After completing her studies, she worked as a music teacher and composer.^[3]

Selected works

Stage

• Kyakyukyokekyongu torimono-chō (キャキュキョケキョングとりもの帖), Chamber Opera (1997)
• Keraseki-kin dai-kansō (ケラ咳菌大感染), Chamber Opera in 2 acts (1997)
• Kitakaze no wasureta hankachi (北風のわすれたハンカチ), Opera in 1 act, 2 scenes (1998)
• Nijihige-kō to nanairo no tsuma (虹ひげ公と七色の妻), Opera in 1 act, 18 scenes (1998)
• Kazura-sō no kidan (かずら荘綺譚 The Strange Tale of Kazura House), Mono-Opera (2001)
• Tori ni sarawareta musume (鳥にさらわれた娘) (2003); libretto by Rubie Usagi (宇佐木るび枝) after the story by Naoko Awa (安房直子)
• Akisu ni go-yōshin (空巣にご用心), Opera (2003); libretto by Rubie Usagi (宇佐木るび枝)
• Mia wa izuko e (ミアはいずこへ), Opera (2003)
• The Mystery of Kazura House (かずら荘の謎 Kazura-sō no nazo), Opera (2004)
• Tabidachi no asa (旅立ちの朝), Chamber Opera in 1 act (2005)
• A Dream Come True (夢が叶ったお話 Yume ga kanatta o-hanashi), Duo-Opera (2008)
• Kashi no ki yashiki no nazo (樫の木屋敷の謎), Duo-Opera (2009)
• Byōki ga naoru shinryōjo (病気が治る診療所), Chamber Opera in 1 act (2011)
• Shōga-dōri wa ō-nigiwai (しょうが通りは大にぎわい), Chamber Opera in 1 act (2012)

Chamber music

• String Quartet No. 3 (1975)
• Autumn Mist for flute or shakuhachi and guitar (1984)
• Imagery for piano (1987)
• Nightfall, Concertino for flute and guitar (1985)^[4]
• Twelve Children (12人のこども), Short Pieces for piano (1989)

Vocal

• Songs (テノールの為の歌曲) for tenor and piano (2007)

Mori's music has been recorded and issued on media, including:

• Windows: Selected Piano Works by Contemporary Japanese Composers Label: Jasrac, ASIN: B000MP8IXE
• Masayuki Koga/Douglas Hensley - Autumn Mist (1986) Cassette: Fortuna Records

References

1. ""Weaving Japanese Sounds" - Music of Modern Japan". Archived from the original on 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
2. Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393034875. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
3. Dees, Pamela Youngdahl (2004). A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers: Women born after 1900.
4. Boenke, Heidi M. (1988). Flute music by women composers: an annotated catalog. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9780313260193. Retrieved 7 January 2011.