Directory of Takemitsu, Toru Resources

(1930-1996), Tokyo, Japan. A mostly self-taught composer who combined musical ideas and instruments from East and West in his compositions.

Resources in This Category

Mr. Toru Takemitsu

http://www.musicfromjapan.org/resources/mfjc37.htm
Profile by Music from Japan with background information and links to works on file.
Takemitsu, Toru (1930 - 1996), Japan

http://stevenestrella.com/composers/composerfiles/takemitsu1996.html
Notable events, biographical data, recommended CDs, books, and sheet music, bibliography, and links to biographical essays from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
Tôru Takemitsu

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006316/
Filmography at IMDb with composer, writer, and actor credits for film and television, including the series Cosmos and the movie Ran.
Toru Takemitsu

http://musicalics.com/en/node/82329
Brief article championing him as a "serious" as well as a film composer with links. From Musicalics.
Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996)

http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/1020.htm
Brief biographical sketch, summaries of orchestral and chamber music, and Naxos discography.

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