From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mayumi Miyata
Mayumi Miyata
Mayumi Miyata (宮田 まゆみ, Miyata Mayumi, born • John Cage Edition - Works for Violin 3. Mode
Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese player of the shō, a traditional Records.
Japanese mouth organ. She is the most widely recorded • Czernowin: Chamber Music 1988-96. Mode Records.
and best internationally known soloist on this instru-
ment.[citation needed]
She is a graduate of the Kunitachi College of Music,
References
where she majored in piano. While in school, she began [1] Haskins, Rob (October 2004). "The Extraordinary
studying gagaku music from Ono Tadamaro of the Imper- Commonplace: Cage’s Music for Shō, Violin, Conch
ial Household Agency. Shells". http://robhaskins.net/writings/
Although the shō is generally associated with Japan’s sho_notes.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-10.
ancient gagaku court music, Miyata was among the first
players of the instrument to specialize in contemporary
classical music. She plays a specially constructed instru-
External links
ment with extra pipes, allowing for the use of more chro- • Mayumi Miyata biography (moderecords.com)
maticism. • Mayumi Miyata biography (Institute for Medieval
The American composer John Cage (1912–1992) cre- Japanese Studies)
ated a number of works for Miyata just before his death, • Review from The New York Times
after having met her during the 1990 Darmstadt summer • Mayumi Miyata page
course.[1] She has also premiered works by Tōru Takemit- • Recordings
su, Toshi Ichiyanagi, Maki Ishii, Joji Yuasa, Klaus Huber, Persondata
and Toshio Hosokawa. Name Miyata, Mayumi
In 2005, she performed in three songs by the Icelandic
Alternative names
musician Björk, for the soundtrack album to Drawing Res-
traint 9, a film by Björk’s contemporary media artist Short description
boyfriend Matthew Barney, about Japanese culture and Date of birth
whaling. Miyata also appeared in the film, playing the shō Place of birth
in one scene.
Date of death
She has performed in Japan, Australia, the United
States, and Europe. Her notable students include Kō Place of death
Ishikawa.[citation needed]
Discography
• Lachenmann: Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern. 2
CDs. ECM New Series.
• John Cage Edition Vol 26 - Orchestral Works Vol 3.
Mode Records
• Helmut Lachenmann: Das Mädchen mit den
Schwefelhölzern. 2 CDs.
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