Yoshihiro Kanno

Romanized Spelling Of 菅野由弘. Yoshihiro Kanno Is A Japanese Composer Born In Tokyo In 1953 Most Well-Known For The Soundtrack To The 1985 Film Angel's Egg By Written And Animated By Mamoru Oshii. In 1979 He Won The Prince Pierre Of Monaco Musical Composition Award
for His "String Quartet " And In 1980 Graduated From The Tokyo University Of Fine Arts And Music With A Master's Degree. His Work For Ballet "Mandala " After Being Premiered In Tokyo In 1987 Was Performed At The Edinburgh International Festival In 1988 And Toured New York And Washington D.C. In 1991 And In 1994 His "Les Temps De Miroirs--L'Horizontale Du Vent" For Ryuteki Sho And Electronic Music Became The Recommended Work Of International Music Council Sponsored By UNESCO. Kanno's Compositions Are Founded On Three Genres--The Western Orchestral Music The Japanese Traditional Instruments And The Computer Music. Employing The Various Elements Freely And Unboundedly He Has Composed A Number Of Pieces Based On Japanese Idioms And Traditions. read less