Keiko Abe
About Keiko Abe
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.
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Top Tracks
Dream of the Cherry Blossoms
Wind in the Bamboo Grove
Frogs
Variations on Japanese Children's Songs
Memories of the seashore
Kala
Ancient Vase
Mi-chi
Marimba Spiritual: II.
Little Windows
PRISM for marimba
Airscope II
Michi
Marimba Spiritual: I.
Rin-sai (Circling Colour)
Michi - For Solo Marimba
Variations on Dowland's Lachrimae Pavane
Prism
Prism Rhapsody II
Prism Rhapsody (arr. Yiu-Kwong Chung for marimba and Chinese orchestra)
Abe: Variations On Japanese Children's Songs
Wind Sketch II for two Marimbas
Piacer D'amor For Solo Marimba
Abe: Mi-Chi
Abe: Dream Of The Cherry Blossoms
Abe: Wind In The Bamboo Grove
Marimba d'amore
Variationen über ein japanisches Kinderlied
Abe: Memories Of The Seashore
Abe: Ancient Vase
Abe: Frogs
Kazak Lullaby
Abe: Little Windows
Tambourin Paraphrase
The Wave Impressions - For Solo Marimba And 2 Percussionists
Abe: Prism
Frogs - Etude for 4 Mal.
Alone - for Solo Marimba -
Reflections on Japanese Children's Songs II
The Dream Of The Cherry Blossoms
Reflections on Japanese Childrens Songs II for two Marimbas
Prism Rhapsody II (Version for 2 Marimbas & Wind Ensemble)
K. Abe: Dream of the cherry blossoms
Time for Marimba
Itsuki Fantasy for Six Mallets
The Wave for Marimba and Four Percussionists
Frogs (marimba solo)
Mirage
Voice Of Matsuri Drums
Prism Rhapsody
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