Post-War
Toru Takemitsu
1930 – 1996
About this composer
“Tōru Takemitsu was a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music and writer on music. Largely self-taught, Takemitsu was admired for his subtle manipulation of instrumental and orchestral timbre.”
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There are no upcoming concerts with works by this composer.
Orchestral
November Steps, for shakuhachi, biwa, and orchestra
A String around Autumn, for viola and orchestra
Orion and Pleiades, for cello and orchestra
How Slow the Wind
Aki, for biwa, shakuhachi, and orchestra, "Autumn"
Archipelago S., for 21 players
Asterism, for piano and orchestra
A Way a Lone II, for string orchestra
Cassiopeia
Dream/Window
Dreamtime
Eucalypts 1, for flute, oboe, harp, and strings
Fantasma/Cantos 2, for trombone and orchestra
Green For Orchestra
I Hear the Water Dreaming, for flute and orchestra
Requiem, for string orchestra
Nostalghia, for violin and strings
Quatrain, for clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and orchestra
Quotation of Dream: Say Sea, Take Me!, for 2 pianos and orchestra
Rain Coming
Riverrun, for piano and orchestra
Solitude Sonore
Spirit Garden
Star Isle
Toward the Sea no. 1, for alto flute and guitar
Toward the Sea no. 2, for alto flute, harp and strings
Tree Line, for chamber orchestra
Twill by Twilight
From Me Flows What You Call Time, for 5 percussionists and orchestra
A Flock Descends Into the Pentagonal Garden
Chamber
A Bird Came Down the Walk, for viola and piano
All in Twilight, 4 pieces for guitar
Eclipse, for shakuhachi and biwa
Le son calligraphié, for string octet
Ring, for flute, terzguitar, and lute
Signals from Heaven, 2 antiphonal fantasies for brass ensemble
Toward the Sea I, for alto flute and guitar
Valeria, for 2 piccolos, violin, cello, guitar, and electric organ
Equinox, for guitar
Distance de fée, for violin and piano, SJ1050
Air for solo flute
And Then I Knew 'Twas Wind, for flute, viola, and harp
A Way A Lone, for string quartet
Between Tides, for violin, cello, and piano, SJ1091
Bryce, for flute, 2 harps, and 2 percussionists
Distance, for oboe and sho ad lib
Elegy, for violin and piano
Eucalypts 2, for flute, oboe, and harp
Folios, for guitar
Garden Rain, for 10 brass instruments
In an Autumn Garden, for gagaku ensemble
In the Woods, 3 pieces for guitar
Itinerant, for flute
Toward the Sea III, for alto flute and harp
Landscape, for string quartet
Mori no naka de, for guitar
Paths, for solo trumpet
Rain-Tree, for 3 percussionists
Rain Spell, for flute, clarinet, harp, piano, and vibraphone
Rocking Mirror Daybreak, for 2 violins
Sacrifice, for alto flute, lute, vibraphone, and cymbals
Seasons, for percussion ensemble
Stanza 2, for harp and tape
Tabi, for 3 biwa
The Dorian Horizon, for 17 Strings
The Last Waltz
Voice, for solo flute
Vocal
In the Month of March, "Sangatsu no uta'; Theme Song for the Film 'Saigo no Shinpan"
All Alone, "Potsunen"
All that the Man Left Behind When He Died, "Shinda otoko no nokoshita mono wa"
A Marvelous Kid, "Subarashii Akujo'; Theme Song for the Film 'Subarashii Akujo"
A Song of Circles and Triangles, "Maru to Sankaku no Uta"
I Just Sing, "Utau dake"
In a Small Room, "Chiisana Heya de"
La Neige, "Yuki'; theme song for the film 'Shiro to kuro"
To the Island, "Shima e"
Sayonara
Small Sky, "Chiisana Sora"
Stanza I, for female voice, piano, guitar, harp, and vibraphone
Take off for the Clouds, "Kumo ni mukatte tatsu'; for the TV Drama 'Kumo ni mukatte tatsu"
The Encounter, "Meguriai'; Theme Song for the Film 'Meguriai"
The Game of Love, "Koi no kakurembo"
Unseen Child, "Mienai Kodomo"
Waltz, "Warutsu'; Theme Song for the Film 'Tanin no kao"
Will Tomorrow, I Wonder, Be Cloudy or Clear?, "Ashita ha hare kana, kumori kana"
Wings, "Tsubasa"
Yesterday's Spot, "Sakujitsu no shimi"