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Tōru Takemitsu (武満 徹 Takemitsu Tōru, October 8, 1930–February 20, 1996) was a Japanese composer of music, who explored the compositional principles of Western classical music and his native Japanese tradition both in isolation and in combination.
Born in Tokyo, Takemitsu first became interested in Western classical music around the time of World War II. He had heard Western music on American military radio while recuperating from a long illness. He also listened to jazz from his father’s ample collection.
Takemitsu was largely self-taught in music. He was greatly influenced by the music of Claude Debussy and Olivier Messiaen. In 1951 he founded the Jikken Kobo, a group which introduced many contemporary western composers to Japanese audiences.
Takemitsu at first had little interest in traditional Japanese music, but later incorporated Japanese instruments such as the shakuhachi (a kind of bamboo flute) into the orchestra. November Steps (1967), a work for shakuhachi and biwa (a kind of Japanese lute) solo and orchestra was the first piece to combine instruments from east and west. In an Autumn Garden (1973-79) is written for the kind of orchestra that would have played gagaku (traditional Japanese court music). Works such as Eclipse, (1966) for shakuhachi and biwa, Voyage (1973), for three biwas should also been mentioned as works that are decidedly derived from traditional genres.
Born in Tokyo, Takemitsu first became interested in Western classical music around the time of World War II. He had heard Western music on American military radio while recuperating from a long illness. He also listened to jazz from his father’s ample collection.
Takemitsu was largely self-taught in music. He was greatly influenced by the music of Claude Debussy and Olivier Messiaen. In 1951 he founded the Jikken Kobo, a group which introduced many contemporary western composers to Japanese audiences.
Takemitsu at first had little interest in traditional Japanese music, but later incorporated Japanese instruments such as the shakuhachi (a kind of bamboo flute) into the orchestra. November Steps (1967), a work for shakuhachi and biwa (a kind of Japanese lute) solo and orchestra was the first piece to combine instruments from east and west. In an Autumn Garden (1973-79) is written for the kind of orchestra that would have played gagaku (traditional Japanese court music). Works such as Eclipse, (1966) for shakuhachi and biwa, Voyage (1973), for three biwas should also been mentioned as works that are decidedly derived from traditional genres.
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TAKEMITSU: Toward the Sea / Rain Tree / Rain…
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TAKEMITSU: Orchestral Works
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Film Music Vols. 1 - 6
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And Then I Knew 'Twas Wind
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Rain Spell
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Solitude Sonore
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A flock descends into the Pentagonal Garden
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Bryce
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No. 2. Black Rain: Funeral Music
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III - Cape Cod
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I - The Night
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deviantpsyche wrote:
just got this Artist's ringtones at www.itsflycell.com. Air is my favorite! love it.
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KZ wrote:
amazing
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boozec wrote:
Intersting.
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TimesOfGrace wrote:
Takemitsu is THE shit.
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WindingNumber wrote:
Here here Alphavillain.
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phylloxr wrote:
Have you ever listened to `Kwaidan` and `Legacy to the Future`(NHK tv series soundtrack)? braethtakingly beautiful!
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mosesxan wrote:
Somebody needs to map this page and this page together.
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Alphavillain wrote:
Along with Morricone, the greatest composer of film soundtracks...and of course so much more besides.
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MiloDC wrote:
Archipelago S!
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be_quiet_peter wrote:
CUNT LASTFM
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marker1953 wrote:
what a discovery. i say thank you to last.fm!
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bogdan_dullsky wrote:
excellent
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Mynameisluca wrote:
this is really really good..
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twisted_finger wrote:
2 SirAlecHendrix: maybe they call it "japanese" because Takemitsu used shakuhachi, biva, taiko drums and other japanese percussion in his orchestral works =)
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John7Kimble wrote:
he owns
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SirAlecHendrix wrote:
new avant-garde group about the future of music : organization of sound - http://www.last.fm/group/organization+of+sound
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SirAlecHendrix wrote:
i'm trying to understand why takemitsu and his music is tagged 'japanese', because after listening to his wonderful music i didn't recognize a specific japanese musical trait. i guess, a japanese composer doesn't need to write 'japanese music', and his music isn't national or culturally restricted in any way. just listen ...
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Debtfromabove wrote:
@ eumaios, no, but I definitely want to. Gonna track down whatever I can found by this guy. He's fantastic!
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Frippgamesh wrote:
Thanks a lot, both were perfect for my project on him :)
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ekkert wrote:
or november steps, which i just discovered today
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