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.
- ISBN10 0914913360
- ISBN13 9780914913368
- Publish Date 1 January 1995
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Scarecrow Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 156
- Language English