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Masao Koga (古賀政男, Koga Masao, November 18, 1904 – July 25, 1978) was a Japanese composer, mandolinist, and guitarist of the Shōwa era who was dubbed "Japan's Irving Berlin" by Universal Press Syndicate. [1]
古賀 政男 （こが まさお、 1904年 （明治 37年） 11月18日 - 1978年 （昭和 53年） 7月25日）は、 昭和 期の代表的 作曲家 であり、 ギタリスト。 国民栄誉賞 受賞者。 栄典 は 従四位 、 勲三等 瑞宝章 、 紫綬褒章。 明治大学商学部 （旧制）卒業。 本名は古賀正夫（読み同じ）。 少年時代に 弦楽器 に目覚め、青年期は マンドリン ・ ギター の クラシック音楽 を研鑽しつつ、 大正琴 を愛した。 その後は、 プレクトラム 音楽家の「古賀正男」から 流行歌 王の「古賀政男」になり、昭和期を代表する国民的作曲家としての地位を確立し、数多くの流行歌をヒットさせた。 生涯で制作した楽曲は5,000曲ともいわれ、「古賀メロディー」として親しまれている。 幼少期.
Jan 12, 2017 · Masao Koga, called kayōkyoku no chichi (“father of Showa-era pop music”), is said to have written 4,000 or even 5,000 songs in his lifetime. Using a revolutionary compositional method that incorporates the essence and musical arrangements unique to Japanese music, he produced many masterpieces from the prewar era through the ...
"Reijin no Uta" was written by Masao Koga (1904-78), a successful composer who shaped Japanese pop music melodies through many decades. It was made for the 1946 version of the film "Reijin,"...
Jun 15, 2017 · Koga Masao Museum of Music is a museum only three minutes on foot from Yoyogi Uehara Station. It is a museum that is dedicated to the famous composer Masao Koga, an important contributor to popular Japanese music.
Masao Koga (古賀政男, Koga Masao, November 18, 1904 – July 25, 1978) was a Japanese composer, mandolinist, and guitarist of the Shōwa era who was dubbed "Japan's Irving Berlin " by Universal Press Syndicate. His melancholy style, based upon Nakayama Shimpei 's yonanuki scale, was popularly known in Japan as "Koga melody" (古賀メロディー, Koga merodī).
Masao Koga was a Japanese composer, mandolinist, and guitarist of the Shōwa era who was dubbed "Japan's Irving Berlin" by Universal Press Syndicate. His melancholy style, based upon Nakayama ...
Masao Koga was born on 18 November 1904 in Okawa, Fukuoka, Japan. He was a composer and actor, known for Memoirs of a Geisha (2005), Yearning for the Shadows (1949) and Rikidôzan monogatari: Dotô no otoko (1955). He died on 25 July 1978.
Masao Koga was a Japanese composer and guitarist known for creating melodies, and a pioneer of Japanese popular music. He was regarded as a notable figure for establishing the genre enka, though Koga considered that he was a ryūkōka composer.
The Works of Masao Koga (古賀政男) Part 1: The Early Years. Took me more than a year to finally get around to it, but here's a tribute to the great composer with his trademark square glasses and neat mustache, Masao Koga (古賀政男), via a Creator article.
