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        1. Tōru Takemitsu was a Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory.
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        3. Toru Takemitsu () was a largely self-taught Japanese composer who gained national and international recognition as Japan's leading.
        4. Tokyo born Toru Takemitsu () was first exposed to western classical music during military service in the 40's.
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          Tōru Takemitsu

          Japanese composer and writer (–)

          Tōru Takemitsu

          Born8 October

          Hongō, Tokyo, Japan

          Died20 February () (aged&#;65)

          Minato, Tokyo, Japan

          Occupations

          In this Japanese name, the surname is Takemitsu.

          Tōru Takemitsu (武満 徹, pronounced[takeꜜmitsɯ̥toːɾɯ]; 8 October – 20 February ) was a Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory.

          Largely self-taught, Takemitsu was admired for the subtle manipulation of instrumental and orchestral timbre.[1][2] He is known for combining elements of oriental and occidental philosophy and for fusing sound with silence and tradition with innovation.[3]

          He composed several hundred independent works of music, scored more than ninety films and published twenty books.[3] He was also a founding member of the Jikken Kōbō (Experimental Workshop) in Japan, a group of avant-garde artists who distanced themselves from academia and whose collaborative