Yoritsune Matsudaira

was a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music. Matsudaira was descended, on his father’s side of the family, from the Matsudaira clan, related to the Tokugawa clan who ruled Japan as shōgun during the Edo period (specifically from the branch of the family which was enfeoffed at the Hitachi-Fuchū Domain), and on his mother’s side of the family from the Fujiwara clan, who were court regents from the 7th to the 12th centuries. His style was influenced by gagaku, the ancient court music of Japan. His music has been frequently performed in Europe. His eldest son, Yoriaki (Yori’Aki) Matsudaira () was also a composer. Works Opera *Genji-Monogatari The Tale of Genji (1990–93) *Uji-jujo The ten Chapters of Uji (1998) Orchestral *Pastorale (1935) *Tema e variazioni sul tema di Etenraku per pianoforte e orchestra (1951) *Figures sonores (1956) *U-mai (1957) *Sa-mai (1958) *Suite di danze nelle stile dell’antico “Bugaku” giapponese (1959) *Sinfonietta (1961) *Bugaku per orchestra da camera (1962) *Tre movimenti per pianoforte e orchestra (1962) *Danza rituale e finale (1963) *Concerto per pianoforte e orchestra (1964) *Concerto da camera per clavicembalo, arpa e strumenti (1964) *Pre