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.

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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 1930Japan
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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