Keiko Abe
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Vinony's link graph records 30 inbound references to Keiko Abe, and connects out to Japan, Tokyo and International Standard Book Number.
It is catalogued under topics including 1937 births, 20th-century Japanese classical composers and 20th-century Japanese women composers.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Mokumoku-san
- Marimba d'amore
- Works for Marimba
- Works for Marimba Duo
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- Liverpool
Discography
- Heave-Ho2013
- From Under This Wing2016
- Grand Tour2025
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4,999
- Total plays
- 28,022
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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. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Kei
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Keiko
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Tokyo
- Educated at
- Tokyo Gakugei University
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Instrument
- marimba
- Official website
- www.keiko-abe.jp
- Image
- Keiko Abe.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- name in kana
- あべ けいこ
- name in native language
- 安倍圭子
- date of birth
- 1937-04-18
- Commons category
- Keiko Abe
- married name
- 木村 圭子
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