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Hiroshi Yoshimura

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Japanese musician

Person · Open Library

Born
1957
Works
1

Top works

  • 3 tian du dong Riben shi

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Japan

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
260,515
Total plays
6,271,047

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Hiroshi Yoshimura (吉村弘, 22 October 1940 – 23 October 2003) was a Japanese musician and composer. He is considered a pioneer of ambient music in Japan. Hiroshi Yoshimura was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa in 1940. He graduated from Waseda School of Letters, Arts and Sciences II in 1964. He started the computer music group "Anonyme" in 1972. In 1978, he was commissioned by the NHK to compose the piece "Alma's Cloud". In addition to solo performances and improvisational music <a href="https://www.las

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Empire of Japan
Place of birth
Yokohama
Place of death
Montenero di Bisaccia
Occupation
musician
Languages spoken
Japanese
Instrument
piano
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date of birth
1940-10-22
date of death
2003-10-23
name in kana
よしむら ひろし
cause of death
skin cancer
name in native language
吉村弘
start of work period
1972-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
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