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Francoise Groben

Toru Takemitsu is among the most important of those Japanese composers who have written music in the Western tradition, while preserving a fundamental Japanese identity, bringing his awareness of Japanese music and its traditions into a remarkable and very original synthesis. He makes use of Western or Japanese instruments, either separately or together, creating his own very individual sound.

Orchestral Music

Takemitsu's Requiem for strings made a strong impression on audiences who heard it in 1957. November Steps and Aki (Autumn) were scored for biwa, shakuhachi and orchestra.

Chamber and Instrumental Music

Takemitsu won international success with his brief Le son-calligraphie No. 1, the first of three pieces for two string quartets. He has experimented with other instrumental combinations and with the use of prerecorded tape. For this last there is a series of compositions and he also wrote a number of distinguished film-scores.





Discography

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