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Tōru Takemitsu
Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory (1930–1996).
Born October 8th, 1930 in Tokyo, Hongō-ku. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1996 at 65 years old in Minato-ku, Tokyo (bladder cancer). [ref]
Occupations
autodidact, classical guitarist, composer, film score composer, pedagogue, writer
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