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Rain spell for flute, clarinet, piano, vibraphone and harp written by toru takemitsu. Throughout his career, he had created exceptionally original pieces that featured the flute and alto flute, such as toward the sea i, ii, iii, for various combinations of alto flute, strings, harp and guitar, voice for solo flutist 1971, i hear the water dreaming 1987 for flute. Rain tree sketch and rain tree sketch ii, written for the piano in 1982 and 1992 respectively, are considered by many to be amongst the finest works for the instrument written in the twentieth century. We also share information on the use of our site with our social media partners, advertising and analytics, which can combine them with other information you have provided to them or collected in your use of their services. Peter burt, in his book the music of toru takemitsu, observes that the first few bars vaguely resemble samuel barbers adagio for strings, and speculates that barbers score may. Toru takemitsu, one of japans leading composers in the western style, writes music which is structured in cycles on a large and small scale and in which silences and the spatial arrangement of the instruments are often critically important. A guide to toru takemitsu s music takemitsu s understated and crystalline compositions combine elements of his own japanese traditions with the western modernism he. Complete works for solo guitar licensed to youtube by believe music on behalf of map golden. Toru takemitsu romance sheet music for piano download. Toru takemitsu piano distance for piano 1961 support this youtube channel. Florida state university libraries electronic theses, treatises and dissertations the graduate school 2008 a performers guide to toru takemitsu s in the woods matthew george dunlap follow this and additional works at the fsu digital library. Adieu a special event with composer david ianni in honour of the grand duke jean of luxembourg.
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