Confronting Silence Selected Writings |
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| Author:
| Takemitsu, Toru |
| Foreword by:
| Ozawa, Seiji |
| Preface by:
| Glasow, Glenn
Kakudo, Yoshiko |
| Translator:
| Glasow, Glenn
Kakudo, Yoshiko |
| Series title: | Fallen Leaf Monographs on Contemporary Composers |
| ISBN: | 978-0-914913-31-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1995 |
| Publisher: | Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Fallen Leaf Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $50.95 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.