Composer. At the apogee of his career he earned first prize at the 1962 Salzburg Opera Festival for his work "Aya no tsuzumi" (Aya's Tambourine). After World War II, Irino, along with colleagues Minao Shibata and Kunio Toda, studied the twelve-tone method of composition devised by Arnold Schoenberg. In 1951, Irino used the composition technique to compose his "Concerto da Camera for Seven Instruments." This work is credited to be the first Japanese dodecaphonic composition. Working to introduce foreign contemporary music and music literature to Japan, he made Japanese translations of important books such as "Die Komposition mit zwölf Tönen" and "Schoenberg and His School." In 1973, the Asian Composers League was established by Irino and his colleagues. After his death, the Irino Award and the Yoshiro Irino Memorial Prize (sponsored by the Asian Composers League) were established to promote young composers.
Composer. At the apogee of his career he earned first prize at the 1962 Salzburg Opera Festival for his work "Aya no tsuzumi" (Aya's Tambourine). After World War II, Irino, along with colleagues Minao Shibata and Kunio Toda, studied the twelve-tone method of composition devised by Arnold Schoenberg. In 1951, Irino used the composition technique to compose his "Concerto da Camera for Seven Instruments." This work is credited to be the first Japanese dodecaphonic composition. Working to introduce foreign contemporary music and music literature to Japan, he made Japanese translations of important books such as "Die Komposition mit zwölf Tönen" and "Schoenberg and His School." In 1973, the Asian Composers League was established by Irino and his colleagues. After his death, the Irino Award and the Yoshiro Irino Memorial Prize (sponsored by the Asian Composers League) were established to promote young composers.
Bio by: Ola K Ase
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