Hifumi Shimoyama
Hifumi Shimoyama is a Japanese composer of contemporary concert music.
Since the 1960s, Shimoyama's music has been regularly featured on World Music Days festivals across Europe and Asia, and sponsored by the International Society for Contemporary Music. Shimoyama is the founder of GROUP 20.5, the internationally recognized group of Japanese avant garde composers.
Selected compositions
Shimoyama's works are published by Academia Music, Edizioni Suvini Zerboni, Japan Federation of Composers, Mieroprint, Ongaku no Tomo-sha.;OrchestralReflection for 3 string orchestras Zone for 16 string players Fūmon II for orchestra and tape Yūgenism for orchestra Doubridge for string orchestra
;ConcertanteWave for cello, string ensemble, harp, piano and percussion
- Concerto for cello and orchestra Yūgenism No. 2 for clarinet, string orchestra and percussion
- Concerto for violin and orchestra Knob for bass clarinet and 14 players
- String Quartet Structure for 4 performers Dialogue for cello and piano Dialogue for 2 guitars Ceremony for cello solo Exorcism for string quintet MSP for violin and piano Dialogue No. 2 for 2 guitars Transmigration for percussion and double bass Fūmon IV for 4 percussionists and tape Chromophony for orchestra Dialogue for 2 percussionists Transmigration No. 2 for shakuhachi, cello and harp Meditation for cello and piano Oriental Wind for oboe, English horn, piano and percussion L.41°N, Homage to N for guitar
- for cello, 17-string koto and tape Fūmon VI for clarinet, cello, percussion and tape Keikyō for clarinet, double bass, percussion and tape Essay for recorder player with antique cymbals and wood chime Shinkyō for 2 double basses Amalgam for shakuhachi, bass clarinet and piano Duplication for viola and guitar Shinkyō No. 2 for 6 double basses
;VocalBreath for female voice, piano and percussion Catalysis for voice, alto flute, bass trombone, cello and percussion Catalysis No. 2 for soprano, piano and percussion
;Japanese instrumentsCatalysis No. 3 for shinobue, shamisen, koto and percussion Kannagi for shakuhachi, 2 kotos and 17-string koto Kaze no toh for shakuhachi, 20-string koto, percussion Monologue for shamisen Figure for shakuhachi and percussion