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| Short Name: | Isao Koizumi |
| Full Name: | Koizumi, Isao, 1907-1992 |
| Birth Year: | 1907 |
| Death Year: | 1992 |
Isao Koizumi (b. 1907; d. 1992) graduated from the Osaka University of Commerce in 1932. For the next ten years he taught at that school, was an organist in Tokyo, and then went on to work in the import-export business. He has served as the conductor of the Tokyo Choral Society and edited various hymnals, including The Hymnal 1954 for the United Church of Christ in Japan, The Sunday School Hymnal (1954), and Hymns of Praise (1967 edition). A writer and translator of books and articles on church music, Koizumi has also composed and arranged hymn tunes. He is considered a leading figure in modern Japanese hymnody.
Bert Polman
Tunes by Isao Koizumi (4) | As | Instances | Incipit |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMAYŌ | Isao Koizumi (Composer) | 1 | 55654 11665 541 |
| KAMITAKATA | Isao Koizumi (Composer) | 4 | 61231 23261 21235 |
| SEED OF LIFE (Koizumi) | Isao Koizumi (Composer) | 2 | 55651 76565 4332 |
| TOKYO | Isao Koizumi (Arranger) | 26 | 65356 16565 35611 |
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