Toru Takemitsu was a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music and a writer on music, largely self-taught, admired for his subtle handling of instrumental and orchestral timbre. He became the most internationally recognized Japanese composer of his generation, drawing together Western avant-garde technique with elements of traditional Japanese music, most notably in November Steps, which sets a biwa and shakuhachi soloist against full orchestra. He also composed music for more than one hundred films.
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Largely self-taught, Takemitsu was admired for his subtle manipulation of instrumental and orchestral timbre.
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Tōru Takemitsu (武満 徹; pronounced [takeꜜmitsɯ̥ toːɾɯ]; 8 October 1930-20 February 1996) was a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music and writer on music.
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was a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music and writer on music
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