A composer with numerous awards at home and abroad! Ranking of Akira Miyoshi’s popular pieces
Composer Akira Miyoshi, also renowned for his illustrious career as a lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts and as president of Toho Gakuen College.
Grounded in a musical sensibility that reflects the influence of modern French music, he produced a wide array of works, including vocal music, instrumental pieces, orchestral works, electronic music, and contemporary Japanese music.
He is also known for his dedication to the advancement of music well into his later years, serving, for example, as a juror in the composition category of the Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition in 1995.
In this article, we present a ranking of Akira Miyoshi’s most popular pieces.
Playlist
| A composer with numerous awards at home and abroad! Ranking of Akira Miyoshi’s popular pieces | |||
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| 1 | Arabesque of WavesMiyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | An Introduction to the Elegant Piano Miniatures of Akira Miyoshi |
| 2 | Piano ConcertoMiyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | Akira Miyoshi’s Piano Concerto is a masterpiece of contemporary Japanese music. |
| 3 | A spring slopeMiyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | Theme of the Taiga drama 'Spring Slope' composed by Akira Miyoshi |
| 4 | Echo Patterns for Children’s Choir and OrchestraMiyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | A children's chorus and orchestra work with an anti-war theme |
| 5 | Suite for Two Pianos “The Four Seasons of Children’s Songs” No. 1: “Oborozukiyo (Hazy Moonlit Night)”Miyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | Akira Miyoshi’s Shoka Shiki is a work that expresses traditional Japanese children’s songs through the piano. |
| 6 | Un VertMiyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | Akira Miyoshi’s diverse works. Recommended: the piano piece “En vers.” |
| 7 | Etude in Sonata FormMiyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | A masterpiece of piano etudes by Akira Miyoshi that fuses Western and Japanese music. |
| 8 | Prelude for Piano ‘Chênes’ (Oaks)Miyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | Introduction to Akira Miyoshi’s piano cycle “Chaînes” |
| 9 | Piano SonataMiyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | Akira Miyoshi's piano sonata masterpiece |
| 10 | Piano Miniatures “Sea Diary,” No. 23: “Playful Turban Shell”Miyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | Akira Miyoshi's composition “Wanpaku Sazae” is fun. |
| 11 | Piano Miniatures “Sea Diary,” No. 24: “Broken-Off Sound of the Surf”Miyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | A collection of delicate piano miniatures by Akira Miyoshi |
| 12 | Piano Miniatures “Sea Diary” No. 25: “Visit from the Young Halfbeaks”Miyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | Akira Miyoshi's Seaside Diary is an original world of sound. |
| 13 | Piano Miniatures “Sea Diary” No. 28: “Arabesque of the Waves”Miyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | An excellent piano piece by Akira Miyoshi themed on the sea |
| 14 | Piano Collection “Anne of Green Gables” No. 1: “Can You Hear It? (Opening Theme)”Miyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | Akira Miyoshi’s Arranged Piano Pieces from Anne of Green Gables |
| 15 | Piano Collection “Bookmarks of Sound,” No. 1: “Little Barcarolle”Miyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | Akira Miyoshi’s popular piano piece “Little Barcarolle” |
| 16 | Piano Four-Hands Suite “Sound Notebook,” No. 1: PreludeMiyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | Introducing the first piece, “Prelude,” from Akira Miyoshi’s representative work, Notebook of Sounds. |
| 17 | Berceuse (Lullaby)Miyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | Akira Miyoshi’s piano pieces are delicate and full of poetic sentiment. |
| 18 | Violin Sonata (1954)Miyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | In 1954, the 20-year-old Akira Miyoshi created... |
| 19 | Theme and VariationsMiyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | Akira Miyoshi’s piano pieces are rich in technique and emotionally expressive. |
| 20 | Requiem for Mixed Chorus and OrchestraMiyoshi Akira |  play_arrow | Akira Miyoshi’s Anti-War Requiem and Musical World |