Toshio Mashima
Biography
Toshio Mashima (b. 1949, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan - 21 April 2016) was a Japanese composer.
Mashima first studied engineering. He interrupted this to study music. He graduated from the Kanagawa University and took the Yamaha Band Director course, going on to do his major in technology. He also studied music composition under Bin Kanade and jazz theory under Makoto Uchibori. He graduated in 1971 and went on to play trombone in jazz and pop bands. He then worked as an assistant to Naohiro Iwai and began to focus on making compositions for bands.
His own works, especially for bands, are published in Europe and sold in America. Lately, he has also composed for TV series and movies. He currently serves as an instructor of the Institute of Education, Sobi, as well as working as a special instructor at the Yamaha Music School.
He won an award in the composition section of the 7th Academic Society of Japan for Winds and Percussion bands competition.
Mashima’s musical impetus comes from many genres such as jazz, modem French music, and traditional Japanese music, but his writing style of the last decade and a half blends melody from Japanese traditional modes and European harmony. His first venture,Les trios notes du Japon (2001) has been acclaimed internationally, and the sequel, La danse du phenix (2006) won the Premier Grand prix, Laureat Coups de Vents 2006 at Lille, France.
Works for Winds
- Alfie (as arranger) (1966/1998)
- At the Mambo Inn (as arranger) (/2001)
- Beauty and the Beast Medley (as arranger) (1991/1996)
- Caribbean Sundance (2014)
- Csardas for Marimba and Band (as arranger) (1904/2014)
- Disney Festival (1996)
- Disney Medley III. See: Disney Festival
- Dragon Quest Concert Selection (as arranger) (1986/2010)
- Dream in the Silent Night (as arranger) (1990)
- Formosa (2011)
- From the Sea of NIRAIKANAI (2009)
- Gelato con Caffè (2001)
- Graduation Day March (1989)
- It Don't Mean a Thing (as arranger) (1932/2012)
- Jacobs Ladder to a Crescent (1993)
- La Danse du Phenix (2007)
- Lento Lamentoso (2013)
- Les Trois Notes du Japon (2001)
- L’isle joyeuse (as arranger) (1904/2005)
- Mirage IV (2011)
- Mont Fuji (2014)
- Naval Bleu (2003)
- Omens of Love (as arranger) (1993)
- Overture from "Dragon Quest I" (as arranger) (1986/2000)
- Paris Montmartre (as arranger) (2005)
- Pavane (as arranger) (1899/2001)
- A Prelude to Applause (1989)
- Samba Express (2010)
- Seascape. See: View with a Glimpse of Waves
- Someday My Prince will Come (as arranger) (1937/2000)
- Sousa's Holiday (as arranger) (1896/1997)
- A Symphonic Poem "Taiwan". See: Formosa
- Sweet Breeze in May (1997)
- Takarajima (as arranger) (1986/1987)
- Unforgettable (as arranger) (1951/2006)
- View with a Glimpse of Waves (1985/1988)
- When the Saints Go Marching In (as arranger) (2014)
Resources
- Nicholas, Christopher J. "Mont Fuji." In Teaching Music through Performance in Band. Volume 11, Compiled and edited by Richard Miles, 598-606. Chicago: GIA Publications, 2018.
- Toshio Mashima, Wikipedia
- Toshio Mashima website (Japanese)