Toyoko Braun Takami (born January 1, 1945) is a Japanese composer and music educator who teaches music in Germany.[1]

Takami was born in Shimane, Japan,[2] to a family which included a music teacher and a composer. She studied piano as a child, then received a B.A., a music education diploma, and an M.A. at the University of Tokyo.[3]

Takami moved to Germany in 1971, where she studied with Harald Genzmer at the University of Munich. Takami taught music in German schools in Bruhl and Hiirth.[4] Her composition So-Mon won an Honorable Mention in the Sixth International Women Composers’ Competition.[3] Her compositions include:

Chamber

• Quintet (clarinet and string quartet)[4]
• Sextet (four saxophones, marimba and vibraphone)[3]
• So-Mon (flute, bassoon and organ)[5]
• Wind Quintet[5]

Orchestra

• Symphonic Movement[3]
• Two Symphonic Movements[3]

Vocal

• “Four Songs” (baritone and piano)[3]
• “So” (voice, flute, cello and percussion)[3]
• “Three Songs” (baritone and piano)[3]

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