Minoru Miki

Minoru Miki (Japanese: 三木 稔, 16 March 1930 – 8 December 2011) was a Japanese composer and Artistic director. He was known for promoting Japanese, Chinese and Korean traditional instruments as well as some of their performers.

This article is about the composer. For the cinematographer, see Minoru Miki (cinematographer).

Minoru Miki
三木 稔
Born(1930-03-16)16 March 1930
 Japan Tokushima
Died8 December 2011(2011-12-08) (aged 81)
OccupationComposer
Websitewww.m-miki.com/index_e.html

In his catalogue these traditional instruments figure solo or in various types of ensembles, with and without Western instruments. This catalogue demonstrates a large stylistic and formal diversity including operas and other kinds of stage music; orchestral; concerto; chamber and solo music; and music for films. This work has found international recognition placing Miki in the company of other celebrated Japanese composers such as Tōru Takemitsu.

Minoru was a pioneer in the composition of contemporary classical music for large ensembles of traditional Japanese musical instruments. In 1964, he founded the Nihon Ongaku Shūdan (Pro Musica Nipponia ensemble), also known as Ensemble Nipponia, for which he has composed extensively.

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