Confronting Silence: Selected Writings (Fallen Leaf Monographs on Contemporary Composers): 1

Confronting Silence: Selected Writings (Fallen Leaf Monographs on Contemporary Composers): 1

by Glenn Glasow (Translator)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 178
Publisher: Fallen Leaf Press
Published: 01 Jan 1995

ISBN 10: 0914913360
ISBN 13: 9780914913368

Media Reviews
This fine book...is an excellent introduction to the original and provacative thinking of one of today's most important composers. The translation preserves the color and elegance of his prose. * American Music Teacher *