Confronting Silence Selected Writings |
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| Author:
| Takemitsu, Toru
Kakudo, Yoshiko
Glasow, Glenn
Ozawa, Seiji |
| Series title: | Fallen Leaf Monographs on Contemporary Composers Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-914913-36-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1995 |
| Publisher: | Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $49.00 |
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.