Confronting Silence: Selected Writings

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.

Author: Toru Takemitsu, Yoshiko Kakudo, Glenn Glasow
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 01/01/1995
Pages: 156
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780914913368
ISBN10: 0914913360
BISAC Categories:
- Music | Ethnic