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Also known as Paul Seiko Chihara

American composer (born 1938)

Person · Open Library

Born
1938
Works
11

Top works

  • Tree music
  • Minidoka
  • The beauty of the rose is in its passing
  • Missa carminum brevis
  • Missa carminum

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1938-07-09

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
769
Total plays
4,463

Tags

composerinstrumentalcontemporary classicalSoundtrackamerica

Paul Seiko Chihara (born July 9, 1938) is an American composer. Chihara was born in Seattle, Washington in 1938. A Japanese American, he spent several years of his childhood with his family in an internment camp in Minidoka, Idaho. Chihara received a B.A. and an M.A. in English literature from the University of Washington and Cornell University, respectively. He received a D.M.A in 1965 from Cornell, studying with Robert Palmer. He also studied composition with Nadia Boulanger in Paris <a href=

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Paul
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Seattle
Student of
Nadia Boulanger
Field of work
music
Official website
www.paulchihara.com
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date of birth
1938-07-09
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