Toru Takemitsu


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Upcoming concerts

– Fri 4 Jul: Guitar Orchestra Concert Denmead Hampshire
– Thu 10 Jul: A Musical and Visual Tour of Scotland Macphail Theatre, Ullapool, Scotland
– Thu 10 Jul: GUBAIDULINA'S PERCEPTION - IN PARIS,COMPOSER Present Salle Cortot, Paris, France
– Wed 16 Jul: Pops in Outer Space Columbus Park,Stamford, CT
– Thu 17 Jul: Five Centuries of Great Duets East Meadow, NY, USA
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Composer news

– Fitkin to be Composer in Residence in London 16 Jun 2008
– Composer Hay finds back score after 35 years 30 May 2008
– Sibelius plaque unveiled in Berlin 24 Apr 2008
– Lost Bach composition found back 22 Apr 2008
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Today (4 Jul)

Birthdays:
– James Douglas
– Franco Ferrara
– Flor Peeters
– Heinrich Kaminsky
– Maximilian Steinberg
Dying days:
– Astor Piazzolla
– Flor Peeters
– William Byrd
– Philip de Monte
Events:
– (1988) Elliott Carter: Premiere of Birthday Flourish, in San Francisco, USA.
– (1977) Harrison Birtwistle: Premiere of Bow Down, in London, England.

Tomorrow’s events

Latest changes

– Gabriel Erkoreka (17 Jun)
– Miguel Álvarez Fernández (17 Jun)
– Edward Gonçalves Pinto (17 Jun)
– George Frederic Pinto (17 Jun)
– André Miranda (17 Jun)
– Artur Santos (17 Jun)
– Martin Wesley-Smith (17 Jun)
– Arturo Márquez (17 Jun)
– Giorgos Kyriakakis (17 Jun)
– Thomas Brendan Wilson (17 Jun)

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Sheet music for Takemitsu



[details ←] 12 Songs for Guitar Guitar,
[details ←] Requiem
[details ←] Distance Oboe,
[details ←] Green Percussion,
[details ←] Rain Tree Sketch II Piano,
[details ←] A Flock Descends Into The Pentagonal Garden
[details ←] Toward the Sea Guitar, Flute,
[details ←] Voice Vocal, Flute,
[details ←] Folios Guitar,
[details ←] November Steps Percussion,
[details ←] Rain Tree Sketch Piano,
[details ←] Pause Ininterrompue Piano,
[details ←] Bird Came Down The Walk, Viola/Piano Piano, Viola,
[details ←] Hika Piano, Violin,
[details ←] Les Yeux Clos Piano,
[details ←] Far Away (1972) Piano,
[details ←] Toward the Sea III Flute,
[details ←] Masque continu incidental (1959) Flute,

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Born: 8 October 1930 — Japan
Died: 20 February 1996 — Tokyo — Japan
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Many would take issue with the characterization of Takemitsu as mainly a film score composer. Many regard him as Japan’s most important 20th C. classical composer. Altho he did 93 film scores, his more than 130 classical compositions are more substantial.

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8 March 1990: Premiere of Visions, in Chicago, USA.
30 June 1990: Premiere of My Way of Life, in Leeds, England.
14 September 1991: Premiere of Fantasma, in Cardiff, Wales.
13 October 1991: Premiere of Quotation of Dream, in London, England.
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