was a Japanese classical and

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composer.

Early life

Urato Watanabe was born on March 2, 1909, in Aomori, Japan, his family moved to

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when he was two years old. He studied music at the

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and graduating in 1929. In 1955, Watanabe traveled to

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for the first time to participate in the ''International Folk Music Conference'' in

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Works

Film scores

* '' Shirayuki-sensei to kodomo-tachi'' (1950) *''Song of Love'' (1951) * ''Elegy'' (1951) * ''Bird Hyakusho'' (1951) - Vocials *''

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Television

* ''

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'' (1966) - Soundtrack writer * ''Judgment'' (1962)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Watanabe, Urato 1909 births 1994 deaths 20th-century Japanese classical composers 20th-century Japanese male musicians Japanese film score composers Japanese male classical composers Japanese male film score composers Japanese music educators People from Aomori (city)