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Confronting Silence: Selected Writings (Fallen Leaf Monographs in Contemporary Composers) - Hardcover
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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"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
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- PublisherFallen Leaf Press,U.S.
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 091491331X
- ISBN 13 9780914913313
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages156
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