Toru Takemitsu : a response to his compositional world through theory and practice

• Main Author: Lim, Mona Lay Im.
• Other Authors: Howard, John
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Visual arts and music::Music
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20329
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This M.A. dissertation is a continuation of my research on the late composer Toru Takemitsu (1930 - 1996). This piece of study is focused more on his compositional techniques and the styles characteristic of the composer, especially his concept of "ma" which embodies the idea of spatial aw...