Musician Dictionary

武満徹

Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory (1930–1996) · composer

DescriptionJapanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory (1930–1996)
Source: Wikidata
Born1930-10-08
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceTokyo Tokyo City
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1996-02-20
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathTokyo Minato
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaJapan
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryJP
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipJapan Empire of Japan
Source: Wikidata
Occupationclassical guitarist composer autodidact film score composer writer pedagogue
Source: Wikidata
Instrumentspiano
Source: Wikidata
Genresimpressionism in music
Source: Wikidata
Record labelsDeutsche Grammophon
Source: Wikidata
Member ofAcademy of Arts of the GDR
Source: Wikidata
AwardsOtaka prize Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition Honorary Member of the International Society for Contemporary Music Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres Glenn Gould Prize Maurice Ravel Prize
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

T. Takemitsu T.Takemitsu Takemitsu Takemitsu Tooru Takemitsu Toru Takemitsu, Tōru Tohru Takemitsu Tore Takemitsu Toru Takemicu Toru Takemitsu Tóru Takemicu Tôru Takemitsu Tõru Takemitsu Töru Takemitsu Tōru Takemitsu Tōru Tekemitsu 武満 徹 武満 徹 武満徹

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Identifiers

mbid: 4e871dff-df89-45f5-857f-28067cdc9d5e · wikidata: Q155467 · isni: 0000000121261638 · ipi: 00030144243 · discogs: 115467 · apple_music: 579849 · spotify: 5p6TCmGe9IygOnvamIaZpA

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