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1	The Pitch Content of Selected Piano Works of Toru Takemitsu Fukuchi, Hidetoshi 05 1900 (has links) The purpose of this study is to examine the pitch content and compositional techniques of Takemitsu's recent solo piano works, which have not been analyzed by Koozin, and to trace the evolution of his techniques in his solo piano works during his career. It also discusses how Takemitsu projects his philosophy and aesthetics of musical composition through Western musical idioms. Takemitsu, Tōru. -- Piano music. pitch content Western musical idioms
2	Japanese Elements in the Piano Works of Toru Takemitsu Lee, Chung H. (Chung Haing) 08 1900 (has links) Toru Takemitsu's piano works reveal a new scope to the concept of sound in modern piano literature. He achieves originality through his imagination and his Japanese cultural and musical heritage. Subtle Japanese elements, which have been embedded for centuries in Japan's culture and music, lend a unique, but not outwardly Japanese, feeling to this work. Toru Takemitsu 20th century piano music Japanese elements in piano musical analysis Takemitsu, Tōru. -- Piano music.