Takemitsu, Tōru

Confronting silence: selected writings

by Ozawa, Seiji, Takemitsu, Tōru

fromFallen Leaf monographs on contemporary composers

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Although internationally recognized as a major twentieth-century composer, Toru Takemitsu as author is relatively unknown except to Japanese-speaking readers. Since 1960, he has written numerous essays and commentaries, most of which have been published in Japan. Confronting Sil…

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