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Keiko Abe

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Keiko Abe (安倍圭子), born April 18, 1937 is a Japanese composer and marimba player. She has been a primary figure in the development of the marimba, in terms of expanding both technique and repertoire. Through her collaboration with the Yamaha musical instrument company she helped developing the modern five-octave concert marimba, too. Born in Tokyo, Abe began playing the xylophone while in elementary school. She studied xylophone with Eiichi Asabuki in Tokyo.

Top songs

  1. Dream of the Cherry Blossoms
  2. Wind in the Bamboo Grove
  3. Frogs
  4. Variations on Japanese Children's Songs
  5. Memories of the seashore
  6. Kala
  7. Ancient Vase
  8. Mi-chi
  9. Marimba Spiritual: II.
  10. Little Windows
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  1. PRISM for marimba
  2. Airscope II
  3. Michi
  4. Marimba Spiritual: I.
  5. Rin-sai (Circling Colour)
  6. Michi - For Solo Marimba
  7. Variations on Dowland's Lachrimae Pavane
  8. Prism
  9. Prism Rhapsody II
  10. Prism Rhapsody (arr. Yiu-Kwong Chung for marimba and Chinese orchestra)
  11. Abe: Variations On Japanese Children's Songs
  12. Wind Sketch II for two Marimbas
  13. Piacer D'amor For Solo Marimba
  14. Abe: Mi-Chi
  15. Abe: Dream Of The Cherry Blossoms
  16. Marimba d'amore
  17. Abe: Wind In The Bamboo Grove
  18. Variationen über ein japanisches Kinderlied
  19. Abe: Memories Of The Seashore
  20. Abe: Ancient Vase
  21. Abe: Frogs
  22. Kazak Lullaby
  23. Abe: Little Windows
  24. Tambourin Paraphrase
  25. The Wave Impressions - For Solo Marimba And 2 Percussionists
  26. Frogs - Etude for 4 Mal.
  27. Alone - for Solo Marimba -
  28. Abe: Prism
  29. The Dream Of The Cherry Blossoms
  30. Reflections on Japanese Childrens Songs II for two Marimbas
  31. Reflections on Japanese Children's Songs II
  32. Prism Rhapsody II (Version for 2 Marimbas & Wind Ensemble)
  33. K. Abe: Dream of the cherry blossoms
  34. Time for Marimba
  35. Itsuki Fantasy for Six Mallets
  36. The Wave for Marimba and Four Percussionists
  37. Frogs (marimba solo)
  38. Mirage
  39. Voice Of Matsuri Drums
  40. Prism Rhapsody
  41. Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra
  42. Torse III
  43. Taira-Convergence I
  44. Convergence I
  45. 3 Variations on Japanese Children's Songs
  46. Prism for Solo Marimba
  47. Conversation
  48. Hachimura-Ahania
  49. Geay-Puzzle
  50. Vars On Japanese Children's So
  51. Ikebe-Monovalence I for mar
  52. Tsubono-Meniscus for mar
  53. Wind Across Mountains-For Six Mallets
  54. Marimba Spiritual
  55. Wind Sketch
  56. Yuki (Excerpt) <Jiuta>
  57. Prism Rapsody II for two Marimbas and Orchestra
  58. Marimba Spiritual: I. —
  59. Shibata-Imagery
  60. The Wave
  61. Monovalence I
  62. Sukegawa-5 pieces after paul Klee(3 of 5)
  63. Ban-Ka-For Solo Marimba
  64. Tambourin Paraphrase-For Solo Marimba
  65. Wind Sketch-For Solo Marimba
  66. Divertimento for Marimba and Alto Sax
  67. Sueyoshi-Mirage
  68. Memories of the seashore for solo marimba
  69. Ahania
  70. Akira Miyoshi
  71. Akira Yuyama
  72. Marimba Spiritual: II. —
  73. Rin-sai - Circling Colour
  74. Variations on Japanese Children‘s Songs
  75. Teruyuki Noda
  76. Meniscus for Marimba
  77. Rain-Tree
  78. "Conversation in the Forest I" for Solo Marimba and 3 Percussionists
  79. Tamborin Paraphrase
  80. Toshimitsu Tanaka
  81. Prism Rhapsody No. 2: Prism Rhapsody II
  82. Imagery
  83. wind across mountains for six mallets
  84. Marimba-Stuck
  85. Piacer D'amor
  86. Ban-Ka for solo Marimba
  87. Rin-Sai
  88. Torse III: Thèse
  89. Torse III: Chant
  90. Torse III: Synthèse

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