Tōru Takemitsu
Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory (1930-1996) · Japan · On the map · Musicians · Died at 65
Tōru Takemitsu was a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music and writer on music. Largely self-taught, Takemitsu was admired for his subtle manipulation of instrumental and orchestral timbre.
Tōru Takemitsu is read about 375 times a day, in 38 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 111 days, one point a day.
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1996Died20 February 19961994Grawemeyer Award for Music CompositionAward1990Maurice Ravel PrizeAward1985Chevalier des Arts et des LettresAward1930Born8 October 1930
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Tatsuya Nakadai Tōru wrote Ran, Harakiri and Kwaidan
Shima Iwashita Tōru wrote Harakiri and Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Rentarō Mikuni Tōru wrote Harakiri, Kwaidan and Rikyu
Hisashi Igawa Tōru wrote Ran and Dodes'ka-den
Yasuji Kiyose Taught Tōru
Jun Hamamura Tōru wrote Samurai Rebellion and Himiko
Tetsurō Tamba Tōru wrote Harakiri, Kwaidan and Silence
Eiji Okada Tōru wrote The Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Eitarō Ozawa Tōru wrote The Ceremony and Assassination
Kin Sugai Tōru wrote Dodes'ka-den and Kwaidan
Keiko Kishi Tōru wrote Kwaidan and The Fossil
Etsuko Ichihara Tōru wrote Samurai Rebellion and Black Rain
Haruko Sugimura Tōru wrote Kwaidan and The Fossil
Sō Yamamura Tōru wrote Doshaburi and The Inheritance
Kunie Tanaka Tōru wrote Dodes'ka-den and The Face of Another
Seiji Miyaguchi Tōru wrote Kwaidan and Twin Sisters of Kyoto
Kyōko Kishida Tōru wrote The Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Taiji Tonoyama Tōru wrote Empire of Passion and Ballad of Orin
Eijirō Tōno Tōru wrote Twin Sisters of Kyoto (1963)
Misako Watanabe Tōru wrote Kwaidan and The Inheritance
Tomoko Naraoka Tōru wrote Dodes'ka-den and Ballad of Orin
Mako Tōru wrote Rising Sun and Silence
Matsumoto Hakuō II Tōru wrote Rikyu and Gô-hime
Takahiro Tamura Tōru wrote Empire of Passion (1989)
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About this person
He is known for combining elements of oriental and occidental philosophy and for fusing sound with silence and tradition with innovation.
Country
Japan
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1930 to 1996 · aged 65
