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Kozaburo Hirai (平井 康三郎, Hirai Kōzaburō, 10 September 1910 – 30 November 2002) was a Japanese composer and professor of music. He was the father of pianist, composer and musicologist Takejiro Hirai and cellist Jyoichiro Hirai.[1]

Kozaburo Hirai
Born	(1910-09-10)10 September 1910  Japan Kochi
Died	30 November 2002(2002-11-30) (aged 92)
Other names	平井 康三郎、平井 保喜
Occupation	Composer
Children	Jyoichiro Hirai (cellist) Takejiro Hirai (pianist)

Works, editions and recordings

• Idyl for clarinet 1941[2]
• Song Nara-yama (平城山, Nara mountain), recorded by Jean-Pierre Rampal (flute) and Ensemble Lunaire. Japanese Folk Melodies transcribed by Akio Yashiro. CBS Records, 1978.
• Song Yuri-kago (ゆりかご, the rocking cradle)

References

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