Birth Name:

Tōru Takemitsu

Male

Birth Date:

Wed, Oct 08, 1930

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Hongō, Tokyo, Japan

Age:

94

Zodiac Sign:

Libra

Astrology Data:

Sun

14°

Lib

7'

About Tōru Takemitsu

Tōru Takemitsu (武満 徹, Takemitsu Tōru, October 8, 1930 – February 20, 1996; pronounced [takeꜜmitsɯ̥ toːɾɯ]) 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. He is known for combining elements of oriental and occidental philosophy and for fusing sound with silence and tradition with innovation.

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Toru Takemitsu: Complete Works

• "Complete Takemitsu Edition" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on June 6, 2007.

• Slate article focusing on his film music

• Interview with Toru Takemitsu

• Tōru Takemitsu at IMDb

• "Tōru Takemitsu biography" (in French). IRCAM.

• Excerpts from sound archives of Takemitsu's works.

• Interview with Tōru Takemitsu, March 6, 1990

Birth Chart and Planetary Positions of Tōru Takemitsu

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Tōru Takemitsu: Sun 14 Libra, Moon 17 Aries, Mercury 26 Virgo, Venus 27 Scorpio, Mars 23 Cancer, Jupiter 18 Cancer, Saturn 5 Capricorn, Uranus 13 Aries, Neptune 4 Virgo, Pluto 20 Cancer, Sun Opposition Uranus, Sun Semi Square Venus, Sun Square Jupiter, Mercury Sextile Venus, Mercury Sextile Mars, Venus Trine Mars, Venus Sesquiquadrate Uranus, Mars Conjunct Jupiter, Mars Conjunct Pluto, Jupiter Semi Square Neptune, Jupiter Conjunct Pluto, Saturn Trine Neptune, Neptune Semi Square Pluto

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