| Author: | Toru Takemitsu, Yoshiko Kakudo, Glenn Glasow, Seiji Ozawa | ISBN: | 9781461664840 |
| Publisher: | Scarecrow Press | Publication: | January 1, 1995 |
| Imprint: | Scarecrow Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Toru Takemitsu, Yoshiko Kakudo, Glenn Glasow, Seiji Ozawa |
| ISBN: | 9781461664840 |
| Publisher: | Scarecrow Press |
| Publication: | January 1, 1995 |
| Imprint: | Scarecrow Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
