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The Music of Toru Takemitsu & Toru Takemitsu: A Rio-Bibliography. (Book Reviews: Music Since 1900).
The Music of Toru Takemitsu. By Peter Burt. (Music in the 20th Century.) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. [x, 294 p. ISBN 0521-78220-1. $64.95.] Music examples, diagrams, bibliography, index.
Toru Takemitsu: A Rio-Bibliography. By James Siddons. (Bio-Bibliographies in Music.) Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2001. [200 p. ISBN 0-313-27237-9. $79.] Discography, bibliography, index.
The music of Toru Takemitsu is perhaps the most internationally famous twentieth-century oeuvre produced by a composer born and raised outside of what is commonly referred to as "the West."
Despite this music's acclaim and high profile in concert halls ...
- Toru Takemitsu.(composer)(Obituary)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) March 2, 1996 700+ words
...of the second world war, when Toru Takemitsu, aged 14, was a conscript in...being publicly performed. As Toru Takemitsu's international reputation grew...coat- tails. Such music, which Toru Takemitsu saw as a bridge between two cultures...
- Toru Takemitsu's world of music
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Richard Dyer, Globe Staff October 23, 1994 700+ words
...French popular song that led to Toru Takemitsu's becoming Japan's leading...the record to us. We cried." Takemitsu, a cosmopolitan figure, has...documentary, "Music for the Movies: Toru Takemitsu," about his work as a film composer...
- Books -- Confronting Silence by Toru Takemitsu
- Magazine article from: The American Music Teacher Hicken, Steve June 1, 1996 700+ words
Confronting Silence, by Toru Takemitsu. Fallen Leaf Press (P.O. Box 10034, Berkeley CA...and assist (or befuddle) critics and analysts. Toru Takemitsu is Japan's foremost composer of Western concert music...
- Obituary: Toru Takemitsu
- Newspaper article from: The Independent - London Julian Anderson February 22, 1996 700+ words
Toru Takemitsu, the Japanese composer, was one of...the only formal instruction in music Takemitsu ever received. Unlike many of his contemporaries...Pierre Boulez, whilst simultaneously Takemitsu developed a lasting interest in electronics...
- Two recordings of Toru Takemitsu compositions make invigorating music....
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Duncan, Scott February 15, 1994 700+ words
...nothing to do with the music of Toru Takemitsu, but the titles this Japanese...his music sure are intriguing. Takemitsu pieces often carry such moody incriptions...meaning. Two new releases use Takemitsu titles to give their discs a dose...
- Toru Takemitsu Japanese composer
- Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel February 23, 1996 700+ words
Toru Takemitsu, a Japanese composer who won worldwide recognition for blending Eastern...Tokyo hospital of pneumonia, his management company reported. Among Takemitsu's best-known works is "November Steps," which premiered in 1967...
- Family following ancient tradition; Martin Longley previews tonight's Symphony...
- Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England) Longley, Martin October 16, 1998 700+ words
...the legacy of Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu. The second half of tonight...ryuteki, etc. According to Shiba, Takemitsu believed that Gagaku music was...Gagaku sound. Shiba thinks that Takemitsu added a new kind of poetic flavour...
- Takemitsu's music takes time to unfold its secrets
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Richard Dyer, Globe Staff October 25, 1994 700+ words
MUSIC BY TORU TAKEMITSU Presented by the New England Conservatory At: Jordan Hall last night. The music of Toru Takemitsu has won passionate admirers and its share...by writing it down, and that's what Toru Takemitsu did.