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Born: October 08, 1930 in Tokyo, Japan
Years Active: 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's
Died: February 20, 1996 in Tokyo, Japan
Genre: Classical

Biography:
Largely self-taught, worked with the Experimental Workshop in Tokyo in early '50s. Guitarist, pianist. Received Italia Prize in 1958. Influenced by John Cage, jazz, serialism, Debussy, ancient Japanese music, and many world cultures. Unique polyrhyth ...More >>

Discography: 1998 Orchestral Works IV: Coral Island for Soprano and Orchestra (1962) 1998 Music of Takemitsu: Death and Resurrection and Funeral Music for strings fr 1998 From Me Flows What You Call Time / Twill by Twilight (In Memory of Morton F 1997 Tsubasa (Wings): A String Around Autumn (1989) for viola and orchestra/An 1997 Orchestral Works III: Autumn (1973)/A Way A Lone II (1981)/I Hear The W More >>

Filmograpy:

1994	Music for the Movies: Toru Takemitsu

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Influenced By: Claude Debussy Alban Berg Olivier Messiaen More >> Followers: Frank Pahl Discus Magical Power Mako More >>

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