Tamezō Narita

Tamezō Narita (成田為三, Narita Tamezō, 15 December 1893 – 29 October 1945) was a Japanese composer.[1]

Tamezō Narita
Born15 December 1893
Kitaakita District, Akita
Died29 October 1945(1945-10-29) (aged 51)

Narita was born in Yonaizawa, Kitaakita District, Akita.

Works, editions and recordings

Songs

  • Kanariya (かなりや "Canary") 1918
  • Akai Tori Kotori (赤い鳥小鳥 "Red bird, small bird"); lyrics by Hakushū Kitahara
  • Hamabe no uta (浜辺の歌 "Song of the beach"); lyrics by Kokei Hayashi. Recording Kazumichi Ohno (tenor), Kyosuke Kobayashi (piano)
  • Akita Prefectural Anthem (秋田県民歌 "Song of Akita Prefecture "); lyrics by Masatsugu Kurata.

References
  1. Yukie Ohta - A Rainbow in the Desert: An Anthology of Early Twentieth-Century ... 2001 -- Page xiv " "Canary" first appeared as a poem in November 1918 in Akai tori, and six months later reappeared in the same journal set to the music of Narita Tamezo (1893—1945), a famous composer of children's songs."


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