Jiro Nakano (中野二郎 = Nakano Jirō) (10 April 1902 – 10 June 2000) was a Japanese

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Works

Mandolin orchestra

*''Una notte di villaggio pescatori'' *''Capriccio sul canto d'Ainu'' *''Il libro pitture racconti dell antici Giapponese''

Mandolin solo

*2. Fantasia *''Harugakita con variazioni'' *''Preghiera'' *''Il canto delle foglie cadute'' * ''Notturno stellato'' *''Serenata'' *''Rêverie du soir (Notturno)'' *''Tre studi'' *''Terra natale''

Guitar solo

*''Tema e Variazioni (Arirang)'' *''30 Variazioni su un tema di Paganini'' *''Uno fiore'' *''Sentimento de Otono'' *''Canto de la peregrina'' *''Una Gaviota'' *''La iglesia sobre la colina'' *''Le Tour de reclame etincelant'' *''Juego de pelotilla'' *''Minuetto'' *''Pioggia de Maggio'' *''El camino del campo''

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1902 births 2000 deaths 20th-century Japanese classical composers 20th-century Japanese guitarists 20th-century Japanese male musicians Composers for the classical guitar Japanese classical mandolinists Japanese male classical composers {{Japan-bio-stub