Akiko Seki

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関鑑子

Akiko Seki, c. 1955

Born(1899-09-08)September 8, 1899

Tokyo, Japan

DiedMay 2, 1973(1973-05-02) (aged 73)

Tokyo, Japan

NationalityJapaneseOccupationSingerYears active1921–1973

Cover of the first collection of *Songs for Youth* edited by Akiko Seki (Tokyo, Typography of the cultural section of the Communist Youth League of Japan, 1948)

Akiko Seki (Japanese: 関鑑子) (September 8, 1899 in Tokyo – May 2, 1973 in Tokyo) was a Japanese soprano. She is commonly recognized as the founder of the movement of The Singing Voice of Japan (Japanese: 日本のうたごえ, Nihon no Utagoe / うたごえ運動, Utagoe-undō). In 1955 she was awarded the Stalin Peace Prize.

Life

March 1921: She graduated in artistic singing at the Music School of Tokyo (Japanese: 東京音楽学校,Tōkyō Ongaku Gakkō).^[1]
May 1, 1946: In the occasion of the first May Day post-war in Tokyo, she conducted L'internationale and a Japanese version of The red flag; this experience led her to the creation of a national musical movement of the working class.^[2]
February 10, 1948: She created the Choir of the Communist Youth League of Japan (Japanese: 日本青年共産同盟中央合唱団, Nihon-seinen-kyōsan-dōmei Chuō-gassyōdan) in Tokyo, as the core of national musical movement of the working class.^[1]
December 20, 1955: She was awarded the Stalin Peace Prize.

Writings

Collection of Songs for Youth (Japanese: 「青年歌集」, Seinen-kasyū) (Tokyo, Typography of the cultural section of the Communist Youth League of Japan, 1948).
Bewiched by the singing voice (Japanese: 「歌ごえに魅せられて」, Utagoe ni miserarete) (Tokyo, 1971).^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b NDL Search Various Authors: Ōkina benibara. (Tokyo, 1981) [関鑑子追想集編集委員会編「大きな紅ばら: 関鑑子追想集」 (音楽センター 1981年) 関鑑子略年譜]
^ Akiko Seki: Theory of The Singing Voice of Japan: What is the music (Tokyo, 1956), p.58. [関鑑子「うたごえ運動の理論－音楽とは何か－」（「知性」1956年増刊号［東京、河出書房］）58ページ]
^ NDL Search [「歌ごえに魅せられて」（音楽センター 1971年）]

External links

(ja) A real recorded voice of Akiko Seki, greeting the audience of the Festival of The Singing Voice of Japan (in Nippon Budokan, November 1968). 関鑑子の話声録音 - 1968年日本のうたごえ祭典・大音楽会での挨拶（日本武道館にて）
(ja) Official website of the National Council of The Singing Voice of Japan 日本のうたごえ全国協議会ホームページ
(ja) Journal of The Singing Voice of Japan うたごえ新聞ホームページ
(en) Official website of Japanese Communist Party 日本共産党ホームページ（英語）
(ja) Official website of the Democratic Youth League of Japan 日本民主青年同盟ホームページ

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