Ryō Noda

Ryō Noda (野田 燎, Noda Ryo; born 1948) is a Japanese composer and musician who has written classical works for the saxophone.^[1] He developed Musico-Kinetic Therapy,^[2] a therapy method used in NeuroRehabilitation that blends physiology, medicine, and music.^[3] In 1973, he received the SACEM Composition Prize.^[4]

History

Noda was born in 1948 in Amagasaki, Japan. He graduated from the Osaka College of Music as a saxophonist. He pursued advanced music studies at Northwestern University under Frederick Hemke and at the Bordeaux Conservatory under Jean-Marie Londeix. His compositions include Japanese saxophone music, as well as arrangements of Western works from the baroque, classical, and romantic periods.^[4]

He was twice awarded the Osaka City Art Festival Prize, and in 1986, he won the Osaka Prefecture Gold Award. He received the Grand Prix of the Yamaha Electone Festival in 1989 and the SACEM Composition Prize in 1973.^[4]

Selected Works

Selected saxophone compositions include:

• Improvisation I, II, and III (based on shakuhachi playing)
• Mai, Paris 1975 for solo saxophone
• Phoenix
• Gen – Concerto for Alto Saxophone
• Requiem (Shin Én) for solo saxophone
• Murasaki No Fuchi for saxophone duet (AA or ST)^[4]