{"id":19355,"date":"2021-06-17T07:43:27","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T22:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/makiko-hirohashi.com\/about\/"},"modified":"2024-11-05T20:50:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T11:50:10","slug":"about-makiko-hirohashi-en","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/makiko-hirohashi.com\/en\/about-makiko-hirohashi-en\/","title":{"rendered":"About Makiko Hirohashi"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"19355\" class=\"elementor elementor-19355 elementor-19243\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15a06f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15a06f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 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<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>I was born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan and graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music with a major in music composition. I have been providing music to various artists since I was a student. After graduating, I joined the Bio\u00e7ic Institute of Environmental Music and discovered the joys of healing music. Since then, I have created a unique world of warm and natural sounds with the goal of bringing a sense of peace to my listeners. I have also developed a Relaxing Piano series featuring new and beautiful piano arrangements that have been well-received abroad.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns: auto 41%;\"> <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3b337a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3b337a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-29166\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/makiko-hirohashi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/picmin-maki-new.png?resize=96%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"picmin-maki-new\" width=\"96\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/makiko-hirohashi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/picmin-maki-new.png?w=478&amp;ssl=1 478w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/makiko-hirohashi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/picmin-maki-new.png?resize=191%2C300&amp;ssl=1 191w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/makiko-hirohashi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/picmin-maki-new.png?resize=400%2C627&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Greetings from Japan<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>I was in elementary school when I first thought, <span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u201cBeethoven is so amazing! The whole world knows his dah-dah-dah-DAAAH (Symphony No. 5, Fate)! <br \/> <\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;\">I\u2019m going to be a composer, too!\u201d<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Looking back, I might have told myself not to go overboard.<br \/>My future dream that I wrote in my elementary school yearbook: \u201cbe like Beethoven!\u201d .<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After graduating from music conservatory, <span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;\">I didn\u2019t (or couldn\u2019t) become a performer or teacher of music, but I just kept on composing. <br \/> While I may not have as many pieces as famous composers, I\u2019ve actually composed quite a lot!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Sometimes when I look at my accumulated works, I worry about whether they are useful to anyone, or whether they\u2019ll be unrecognized or forgotten. <br \/>\uff08<\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;\">Sheet music can be taken up and played by someone else, but with CDs, if the audio source vanishes so does the music.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;\">The fear of being \u201cout of print\u201d runs deep.) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: 0px;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>But even if just for a fleeting moment, I still believe that my music can provide at least a little encouragement or comfort for people\u2026<br \/>I\u2019m going to keep on trying to be like Beethoven!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/makiko-hirohashi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Black-logo-no-background-e1561122892156.png?resize=400%2C133&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"133\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u5e83\u6a4b\u771f\u7d00\u5b50 \uff08Makiko Hirohashi\uff09 I was born in Niigata Prefecture, Japan and graduated from the Kunitachi College of Music with a major in music composition. 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