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Yo Tomita (b.1961) is a scholar known internationally for his work on the manuscript sources of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach (esp. the Well-Tempered Clavier II), the Bach Bibliography and musicological font, Bach.
He graduated from the Musashino Academia Musicae in Tokyo specializing in piano and completed an MMus in performance at Leeds University and thereafter PhD in musicology. He initially joined the staff at Queen's in March 1995 as Research Fellow. He was reappointed as Lecturer in 2000, promoted to Reader in 2001 and to Professor in 2007.
Since 2000, he has served as member of the organising committee of the Biennial International Conference on Baroque Music, and chaired the 14th Conference in July 2010 held at Queen's. In November 2007, he also organised the international symposium ‘Understanding Bach’s B-minor Mass’ at Queens. From 2005 to 2009, he served the editorial board of the Journal of Musicological Research. From 2006 to 2009 he became the trustee of the Bach Network UK, and from 2010 became the members of both the council and editorial team of its journal, Understanding Bach. In September 2011 he was appointed Senior Fellow at Bach-Archiv Leipzig. In autumn 2012, he was invited by the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA, to become the third Gerhard Herz Visiting Bach Professor.
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R1781SON: Bach's Well-tempered Clavier, Book II - Composition, Revision and Reception
01/08/2006 → …
Project: Research
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Aspects of the reception of Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier in Chopin’s time: An overview of print and manuscript sources
Tomita, Y., 2019, Bach and Chopin: Baroque traditions in the music of the Romantics. Paczkowski, S. (ed.). Warsaw: The Fryderyk Chopin Institute, p. 171-196 26 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Chopin's Canons: Technical development, chromaticism and its relationship with the aesthetics of his late style
Kato, I. & Tomita, Y., 10 Apr 2018, In: ONgaku Kenkyu: Daigakuin Kenkyu Nenpo.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Passions as a Source of Inspiration? A Hypothesis on the Origin and Musical Aim of Well-Tempered Clavier II
Tomita, Y., 01 Jun 2018, Compositional Choices and Meaning in the Vocal Music of J. S. Bach. Sanders, R. & Peters, M. (eds.). Lexington Books, p. 225-242 17 p. (Contextual Bach Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Bach's quaver notation and performance implications: Study Session
Tomita, Y., Schulenberg, D. & Lewis, D., Jul 2017, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Exploring J. S. Bach's musical thinking and performance intentions through the examination of his quaver-beam notation
Tomita, Y., Mar 2017, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Prizes
Activities
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《ロ短調ミサ》の謎と魅力
Yo Tomita (Invited speaker)
29 Aug 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Discussing Bach (Journal)
Ruth Tatlow (Editor), Yo Tomita (Editor) & Barbara Reul (Editor)
01 Jan 2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Ulster Socety of Organists and Choirmasters Centenary Conference
Desmond Hunter (Organiser) & Yo Tomita (Organiser)
15 Sep 2018Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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出版譜の編集史からみたバッハの《平均律クラヴィーア曲集》
Yo Tomita (Invited speaker)
11 Apr 2018Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier II
Yo Tomita (Invited speaker)
04 Apr 2018Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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Contributor for The London Bach Society
01/01/2004
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities