Artist: Tōru Takemitsu
Tōru Takemitsu's lyrics & chords
Born: October 8, 1931; Japan Died: February 20, 1996; Japan Period: 20th Century Toru Takemitsu was a self-taught Japanese composer who combined elements of Eastern and Western music and philosophy to create a unique sound world. Some of his early influences were the sonorities of Debussy, and Messiaen's use of nature imagery and modal scales. There is a certain influence of Webern in Takemitsu's use of silence, and Cage in his compositional philosophy, but his overall style is uniquely his own. Takemitsu believed in music as a means of or...read more
The night Cape cod Dodesukaden Time within memory Glowing autumn Hymn to a tired man Samurai spy The inheritance Silence The fossil Scattered clouds Dear summer sister Ballad of orin Hanare goze orin Illusion of blood The ceremony November steps for orchestra with shakuhachi and biwa The country boss Black rain Clouds at sunset Bad boys Ai no borei
