Yuquijiro yocoh biography of michael
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Yocoh, Yuquijiro (1925-25th December 2009)
He was a composer and guitarist born in Hita City, Oita Prefecture, Japan who first came across the guitar when his brother brought one home from school in Kyoto.
He was self-taught and went on to specialise in playing the instrument.
Yuquijiro yocoh biography of michael
His parents enrolled him at the Gyeongseong Dental College but against their wishes he dropped out to concentrate on composing and playing the guitar.
Not long after leaving the college he was sent to serve in Manchuria and after he returned home from the war his mother handed him his guitar, which she had kept safe for him.
He then completed the composition he had started before he went to war which he called Sonatine Dedicated to His Mother.
He performed his first recital in the classical guitar world and in 1959 met the guitarist Andres Segovia when he visited Japan.
He arranged works by many European composers such as Mozart, Bach, Cimarosa and Scarlatti into guitar pieces and at the same time wr