Article: Toru Takemitsu Japanese composer

Article: Obituary: Toru Takemitsu
The Independent - London;  February 22, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Toru Takemitsu, the Japanese composer, was one of the most distinguished cultural figures to ... extent that he had begun studying privately with the leading Japanese composer of the preceding generation, Yasuji Kiyose, who wrote ...

Encyclopedia entry: Toru Takemitsu
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      541 words ...Toru Takemitsu , 1930-96, Japanese composer, b. Tokyo. Largely self-taught and particularly influenced ... his Confronting Silence (1995); P. Burt, The Music of Toru Takemitsu (2001); C. Zwerin, Music for the Movies: Toru Takemitsu ...

Article: Two recordings of Toru Takemitsu compositions make ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  February 15, 1994 ;     700+ words ...This may have nothing to do with the music of Toru Takemitsu, but the titles this Japanese composer thinks up for his music sure are intriguing. Takemitsu pieces often carry such moody incriptions as ``To the Edge of Dream ...

Article: Toru Takemitsu, Timelessly Contemporary
The Washington Post;  October 11, 2005 ;     597 words ... ... of contemporary music, the works of Toru Takemitsu usually come as a revelation. The Japanese composer's soundscapes -- while utterly contemporary ... Mirror of Field: The Life and Music of Toru Takemitsu," a mini-festival held at the Library ...

Article: Family following ancient tradition; Martin Longley previews ...
The Birmingham Post (England);  October 16, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... Elizabeth Hall date ties in with the current Spirit Garden festival, which is focusing on the legacy of Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu. The second half of tonight's Symphony Hall concert consists of a full performance of his In An Autumn ...

Article: The Music of Toru Takemitsu & Toru ...
Notes;  September 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...The Music of Toru Takemitsu. By Peter Burt. (Music in the ... diagrams, bibliography, index. Toru Takemitsu: A Rio-Bibliography. By James ... bibliography, index. The music of Toru Takemitsu is perhaps the most internationally ...

Article: Toru Takemitsu.(composer)(Obituary)
The Economist (US);  March 2, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... end of the second world war, when Toru Takemitsu, aged 14, was a conscript in a gang ... were being publicly performed. As Toru Takemitsu's international reputation grew he ... his coat- tails. Such music, which Toru Takemitsu saw as a bridge between two cultures ...