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Tōru Takemitsu

    8. Oktober 1930 – 20. Februar 1996
    Confronting Silence
    • Confronting Silence

      Selected Writings (Volume 1)

      • 156 Seiten
      • 6 Lesestunden

      In these writings, available here in English for the first time, the distinguished Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu reflects on his contemporaries, including John Cage, Olivier Messiaen, and Merce Cunningham; on nature, which has profoundly influenced his composition; on film and painting; on relationships between East and West; on traditional Japanese music; and on his own compositions.

      Confronting Silence