Taki Rentaro
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Taki Rentaro (滝廉太郎, August 24 1879 - June 29 1903) was a pianist, and one of the most well-known composers of Japan.
He was born in Tokyo, but moved to many places during his childhood, owing to his father's job. He graduated the Tokyo Music School in 1901. One of his famous pieces is Koujounotuki, which was included in the songbook for Junior High School students, along with the HakoneHachiri.
In the same year, he went to Germany to study music further, but fell seriously ill, and came back to Japan. He lived quietly in the country afterwards, but soon died at the age of 23. His posthumous work is a piece called "Urami", which he wrote 4 months before he died. It is said that he laid the meaning of regret in the title of his last piece.ja:滝廉太郎