Toshimitsu Tanaka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Toshimitsu Tanaka

Japanese composer

Date of Birth: 17-Jul-1930

Place of Birth: Aomori, Aomori Prefecture, Japan

Profession: composer

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Toshimitsu Tanaka (?? ??, Tanaka Toshimitsu, born 17 July 1930) is a Japanese composer from Aomori, Aomori.
He graduated from Kunitachi College of Music with a major in composition.His "Two Movements for Marimba", composed in 1965, was awarded the Encouraging Prize of the National Arts Festival for the Centennial Anniversary of the Meiji Period (1968), and the Supreme Prize of the National Arts Festival in 1969.
The piece was recorded by Evelyn Glennie in April 1990 for her 1991 album release Light in Darkness. His music is typical of the Japanese marimba repertoire.At the moment Tanaka is a professor of Composition Department at Kunitachi College of Music as well as Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts.