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Tōru Takemitsu was a Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory. He is known for combining elements of oriental and occidental philosophy and for fusing sound with silence and tradition with innovation.
Below is a sortable list of compositions by Tōru Takemitsu. The works are categorized by genre, date of composition, titles and scoring. Scores by Takemitsu are published by Ongaku No Tomo Sha, C.F. Peters, Éditions Salabert, Schott Japan, [1] and Universal Edition.
GenreDateJapanese Title (original Title)English TitleOrchestral1957弦楽のためのレクイエムRequiem [ja]Orchestral1958ソリチュード・ソノールSolitude SonoreOrchestral1961樹の曲Music of TreeOrchestral1962コロナIICorona IINov 4, 2020 · Learn about the life and works of Tōru Takemitsu, a Japanese composer who integrated Western and Eastern musical traditions. Discover how he evolved from a modernist to a tonal style, and how he was influenced by Stravinsky, Cage and Bunraku theatre.
Sep 30, 2020 · Toru Takemitsu was writing “November Steps” for traditional Japanese instruments and the New York Philharmonic, an experiment in authentically bridging East and West in classical music in ways ...
- Mark Swed
- Classical Music Critic
- mark.swed@latimes.com
May 11, 2018 · Widely considered modern Japan's greatest composer in the classical music tradition, Toru Takemitsu (1930–1996) merged Japanese and Western instruments and techniques in his music.
Apr 11, 2022 · Learn about the life and work of Takemitsu Tōru, who united traditional Japanese music and Western modernism in his compositions. Discover how he created masterpieces like November Steps and The Tree, inspired by nature and influenced by Stravinsky.
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Jan 14, 2020 · This essay contemplates one of the underlying Japanese cultural tendencies, an emphasis on the significance of individual parts (as opposed to the whole), and its manifestation in the music of Tōru Takemitsu. Takemitsu’s surface musical language is based on the idioms of European modernism.
