Masao Koga | |
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| Birth name | 古賀正夫 |
| Born | November 18, 1904 Taguchi, Mizuma District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Died | July 25, 1978 (aged 73) Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
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| Years active | 1931–1978 |
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Masao Koga (古賀政男, Koga Masao, November 18, 1904 – July 25, 1978) was a Japanese composer, mandolinist, and guitarist of the Shōwa era who was dubbed "Japan's Irving Berlin" by Universal Press Syndicate.[1] His melancholy style, based upon Nakayama Shimpei's yonanuki scale, was popularly known in Japan as "Koga melody" (古賀メロディー, Koga merodī). He was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure (Fourth Class) and the People's Honor Award for his contributions to Japanese music.[2]
- ^ "New Jazz Wave To Sweep U. S.: Band Leader Vincent Lopez Says Japanese Swing Music on Its Way". The Idaho Statesman. Universal Press Syndicate. July 15, 1937. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "古賀政男". コトバンク (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.