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Kikuko Kanai

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composer (1911-1986)

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It sits within the topics 1911 births, 1986 deaths and 20th-century Japanese classical composers.

Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.

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Kikuko Kanai (金井喜久子, Kanai Kikuko, March 13, 1906 – 1986) was a composer of classical music, born as Kikuko Kabira (川平喜久子) on Miyako Island, which today belongs to the Okinawa prefecture of Japan. Aged eight she learned to play the koto (a zither), later she studied the biwa (a lute) and violin, too. After graduating from the First Public Women's High School of the Okinawa Prefecture Kanai studied singing at the Japanese Music School in Tokyo. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Kikuko+Kanai">Re

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Instance of
human
Family name
Kanai
Gender
female
Citizenship
Empire of Japan
Place of birth
Okinawa Prefecture
Place of death
Tokyo
Occupation
composer
Languages spoken
Japanese
Genre
opera
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Kanai Kikuko.jpg
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date of birth
1906-01-01
name in kana
かない きくこ
date of death
1986-01-01
name in native language
金井喜久子
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