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was a Japanese composer. He is known principally for writing the tune for the Hiroshima Peace Song. == Biography == After graduating from Tokyo Music School's teacher training course in 1936, Yamamoto went to work as teacher in Maebashi Girls' High School〔 (now Maebashi Municipal High School :ja:前橋市立前橋高等学校）, then Hiroshima Normal School〔 :ja:広島師範学校, which in 1951 became ''Shinonome Elementary School and Junior High School Attached to Hiroshima University'' :ja:広島大学附属東雲小学校・中学校 where he stayed until his retirement.〔 Yamamoto was also active in a local educational association, referred to variously as 広島教育音楽連盟 (Hiroshima Education Music Federation)〔 or 広島中等教育音楽協会 (Hiroshima Middle Education Music Association). His speciality was music tuition,〔 and he compiled many textbooks and piano tutors for teacher training students,〔 as well as publishing academic articles on subjects such as how to teach 'tone deaf' children to sing.〔〔研究者・研究課題総覽, 日本学術振興会, 1979 (Volume 1), p619 - "山本秀 YAMAMOTO Minoru 広島文教女大短大部 … 出版社(1974) “声域を中心とした 小学校低学年の歌唱指導に関する一考察”。 広島大学教育学部紀要(第 4 部)"〕 Yamamoto composed nearly 100 school anthems〔 in addition to the Peace Song, and also performed as a choral conductor and in opera.〔 After retiring in 1976,〔 he became an Professor Emeritus of Hiroshima University〔 but continued to teach at Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's University.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minoru Yamamoto」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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