Maki Ishii

Japanese composer (1936-2003)
Person human Q343940
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Maki Ishii

Summary

Maki Ishii is a human[1]. His place of birth was Tokyo Prefecture[2]. He was born on May 28, 1936[3]. He died in Kashiwa[4]. He died on April 8, 2003[5]. He worked as a composer[6], choreographer[7], and conductor[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Tokyo Prefecture[2], Maki Ishii…
  • Maki Ishii died in Kashiwa[4].
  • Maki Ishii was born on May 28, 1936[3].
  • Maki Ishii died on April 8, 2003[5].
  • Maki Ishii's father was Baku Ishii[10].
  • Maki Ishii held citizenship in Japan[11].
  • Maki Ishii held citizenship in Empire of Japan[12].
  • Maki Ishii worked as a composer[6].
  • Maki Ishii worked as a choreographer[7].
  • Maki Ishii worked as a conductor[8].
  • Maki Ishii's education included a stint at Berlin University of the Arts[13].
  • Maki Ishii was educated at Kunitachi College of Music Junior & Senior High School[14].
  • Maki Ishii received the Medal with Purple Ribbon[15].
  • Maki Ishii received the Otaka prize[16].
  • Maki Ishii is recorded as male[17].
  • Maki Ishii's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Maki Ishii's genre is classical music[19].
  • Maki Ishii's genre is contemporary classical music[20].
  • The cause of death was cancer[21].
  • Maki Ishii's family name is recorded as Ishii[22].
  • Maki Ishii's given name is recorded as Maki[23].
  • Maki Ishii's official website is recorded as https://ishii.de/maki[24].
  • Maki Ishii studied under Akira Ifukube[25].
  • Maki Ishii studied under Tomojirō Ikenouchi[26].
  • Maki Ishii studied under Akeo Watanabe[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: JP[29]

  • Began / founded: 1936-05-28[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2003-04-08[31]

  • Genre(s): classical, contemporary classical[32]

  • Community tags: classical, composer, contemporary classical[33]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c1a92b87-7602-47d5-87f0-9a4e81d43bf9[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Maki Ishii was born in Tokyo Prefecture[2]. He was born on May 28, 1936[3]. His father was Baku Ishii[10].

Education

Educated at Berlin University of the Arts[13], a music school[35], in Germany[36], founded in 1696[37] and Kunitachi College of Music Junior & Senior High School[14], an unified secondary school in Japan[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1949[40]. Studied under Akira Ifukube[25], a composer[41], 1914–2006[42], of Japan[43], awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon[44], specialised in music[45]; Tomojirō Ikenouchi[26], a composer[46], 1906–1991[47], of Japan[48], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[49]; Akeo Watanabe[27], a conductor[50], 1919–1990[51], of Japan[52], awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, 3rd class[53]; Leonid Kochanski[54], a music educator[55], 1893–1980[56]; Boris Blacher[57], a composer[58], 1903–1975[59], of Germany[60], awarded the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[61]; and Josef Rufer[62], a musicologist[63], 1893–1985[64], of Germany[65].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[6], choreographer[7], and conductor[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Medal with Purple Ribbon[15], a grade of an order[66], in Japan[67], founded in 1955[68] and Otaka prize[16], a music award[69], in Japan[70], founded in 1953[71].

Death and Burial

Maki Ishii died on April 8, 2003[5]. He died in Kashiwa[4]. The cause of death was cancer[21].

Why It Matters

Maki Ishii ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[72] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[73]

FAQs

Where was Maki Ishii born?

Maki Ishii was born in Tokyo Prefecture[2].

Where did Maki Ishii die?

Maki Ishii passed away in Kashiwa[4].

Who were Maki Ishii's parents?

Maki Ishii's father was Baku Ishii[10].

What did Maki Ishii do for work?

Maki Ishii worked as composer[6], choreographer[7], and conductor[8].

Where did Maki Ishii go to school?

Maki Ishii was educated at Berlin University of the Arts[13] and Kunitachi College of Music Junior & Senior High School[14].

What awards did Maki Ishii receive?

Honors received include Medal with Purple Ribbon[15] and Otaka prize[16].

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
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  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [34] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  34. [65] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [72] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [73] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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