Toru Takemitsu
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Toru Takemitsu was a pioneering Japanese composer renowned for blending Western avant-garde techniques with traditional Japanese musical aesthetics in orchestral, chamber, and film music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toru Takemitsu canonical | 4 |
Statements (102)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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film composer ⓘ human ⓘ music theorist ⓘ orchestrator ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Asahi Prize
NERFINISHED
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Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition NERFINISHED ⓘ Mainichi Film Award for Best Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Ordre des Arts et des Lettres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-10-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-02-20 ⓘ |
| employer | Toho Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName | Takemitsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
chamber music
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film score ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ solo instrumental music ⓘ vocal music ⓘ |
| givenName | Toru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Claude Debussy
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Igor Stravinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese court music ⓘ John Cage NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivier Messiaen NERFINISHED ⓘ gagaku NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional Japanese music ⓘ |
| instrument |
orchestra
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piano ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Japanese ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde
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contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| name | Toru Takemitsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | 武満徹 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea | integration of Western avant-garde and traditional Japanese aesthetics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden
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A String Around Autumn NERFINISHED ⓘ A Way a Lone NERFINISHED ⓘ A Way a Lone II NERFINISHED ⓘ A Way a Lone III NERFINISHED ⓘ A Way a Lone IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ Corona NERFINISHED ⓘ Distance de fée NERFINISHED ⓘ Dorian Horizon NERFINISHED ⓘ Dreamtime NERFINISHED ⓘ From me flows what you call Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Garden Rain NERFINISHED ⓘ Green (November Steps II) NERFINISHED ⓘ In an Autumn Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ Litany NERFINISHED ⓘ Nostalghia NERFINISHED ⓘ November Steps NERFINISHED ⓘ Orion NERFINISHED ⓘ Quatrain NERFINISHED ⓘ Quatrain II NERFINISHED ⓘ Rain Coming NERFINISHED ⓘ Rain Spell NERFINISHED ⓘ Rain Tree Sketch NERFINISHED ⓘ Requiem for Strings NERFINISHED ⓘ Toward the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Tree Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Voice NERFINISHED ⓘ Waves NERFINISHED ⓘ music for the film Black Rain ⓘ music for the film Dodes'ka-den ⓘ music for the film Double Suicide ⓘ music for the film Empire of Passion ⓘ music for the film Harakiri ⓘ music for the film Kwaidan ⓘ music for the film Ran ⓘ music for the film Rikyu ⓘ music for the film Rising Sun ⓘ music for the film Samurai Rebellion ⓘ music for the film The Ceremony ⓘ music for the film The Eel ⓘ music for the film The Face of Another ⓘ music for the film The Funeral ⓘ music for the film The Garden of Women ⓘ music for the film The Inugami Family ⓘ music for the film The Island ⓘ music for the film The Makioka Sisters ⓘ music for the film The Man Without a Map ⓘ music for the film The Pitfall ⓘ music for the film The Profound Desire of the Gods ⓘ music for the film The Sea and Poison ⓘ music for the film The Shadow Warrior ⓘ music for the film The Silent Duel ⓘ music for the film Woman in the Dunes ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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essayist ⓘ film score composer ⓘ music critic ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Japan
NERFINISHED
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Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Tokyo ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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