List works of Tōru Takemitsu - SpeedyLook encyclopedia

Chronological catalog

This catalog of works of Tōru Takemitsu is not exhaustive. The dates between bracket correspond to the first execution of works.

The years 1940

1948 - 17 years

Lovesong , for Piano

The years 1950

1950 - 20 years

Lento in Due Movimenti , for piano

1951 - 21 years

Distance from Fairy , for Violin and piano (November 1951)

1952 - 22 years

uninterrupted Pause , for piano

1955 - 25 years

Concerto of Room , for 13 instrumentalists

1957 - 27 years

Requiem for strings , for string orchestra (June 1957), lasted approximate of ten minutes.

1958 - 28 years

Black board , for reciting and Chamber orchestra (July 1958)
/1 - its penmanship I , for 8 instrumentalists with cords (August 1958)
/2 - its penmanship II , for 8 instrumentalists with cords
/3 - its penmanship III , for 8 instrumentalists with cords (April 1960)
sound Loneliness , for orchestra (November 2nd, 1958). It is about a symphonic part created by the orchestra of the NHK under the direction of Hiroyuki Iwaki. It is inspired by an orchestral work of Toshiro Mayuzumi, the Symphonie Nirvana . Its execution requires less than ten minutes.

1959 - 29 years

Scene , for Violoncello and string orchestra (December 1959)
Mask , for 2 flutes (1959 - April 1960)

The years 1960

1960 - 30 years

Landscape , for String quartet (April 1960)
Toilets Music , for magnetic band

1961 - 31 years

Bad Servant boy , for 2 guitars (1961 - 1993)
Boxing ring , for flute, guitar terz and Lute (August 1961). Its name is the acronym of the titles of its four movements ( General topic , Inversion , Noise , Retrograde ) separated by three inteludes, the order of the first being decided by the interpreters. The execution of work requires a little less than one fifteen minutes.
Music off trees , for Orchestre
Piano Outdistances , for piano

1962 - 32 years

Sacrifice , for Flûte viola, lute and Vibraphone
Coral Island , for Soprano and (October 1962)
Corona orchestrates, for piano (S)
Corona II , work graphic for 22 instrumentalists with cords (1971)

1963 - 33 years

Arc for strings , work graphic for variable instrumentation (1963 - April 1964)

1964 - 34 years

Textures , for piano and orchestra

1965 - 35 years

Sounding , for violin, violoncello, guitar, 2 flutes and 2 bandonions, rewritten and famous Valeria in 1969, is divided into four short movements. Its execution requires a little more than five minutes.
Valéria , for violin, violoncello, guitar and electric organ with 2 piccolos (/1969 November 1965)

1966 - 36 years

Wind Horse , for mixed chorus (October 1966)
Eclipse , for Biwa and Shakuhachi (May 1966)
Hika , for violin and piano (November 1966)
The Dorian Horizon , for 17 cords (1966 - February 1967)
Arc Leaves I , for piano and orchestra (May 1966 - January 1977)
Arc Leaves II , for piano and 2 orchestras (July 1966 - January 1977)

1967 - 37 years

Green , for orchestra
November Steps , for biwa, shakuhachi and orchestrates (November 9th, 1967), one duration of a score of minutes. It is about an order for the 125ième birthday of the Philharmonic orchestra of New York and was created by this last.
Asterism , for piano and orchestra (1967 - 1969)

1968 - 38 years

Cross-country race Talk , for 2 bandonions and Magnetic band (June 1968)

1969 - 39 years

Stanza I , for guitar, piano Celesta, toothing-stone, vibraphone and voice of woman (1969 - February 1971) is a short part of a little less than ten minutes IQ is completed by a text extracted the Tractatus logico-philosophicus of Ludwig Wittgenstein.

The years 1970

1970 - 40 years

Crossing , for guitar, toothing-stone, piano/celesta, together of voice of violas and 2 orchestras (March 1970)
Seasons , graphic work for 4 percussionnists or

percussionnist and band (August 1970)

Eucalypts I , for flute, Oboe, toothing-stone and orchestra (November 1970)

1971 - 41 years

Eucalypts II , for flute, oboe, and grips (October 1971)
Cassiopeia , for a percussionnist and orchestrates (June 1971)
Winter , for orchestra (October 1971)
Gemini , for oboe solo, trombone solo and 2 orchestras (1971 - October 15th, 1986). This part is designed for two orchestras separated spacialement. The soloists recipients were Heinz Holliger with the haubois and Vinco Glokobar with the trombone. It is composed of four sections (Stanza - Genesis - Traces - Antistrophe) and its execution asks approximately a half hour.
Voice , for flute alone
Stanza II , for Toothing-stone and magnetic band (October 28th, 1971)

1972 - 42 years

Distance , for oboe OR oboe and Shô (May 1973)
Munari by Munari , for percussionnist

1973 - 43 years

For Away , for piano
Voyage , for 3 biwas (September 1973)
Fall , for biwa, shakuhachi and orchestrates (September 1973)
In year autumn garden , for orchestra of Gagaku (October 1973), full version, for orchestra of gagaku dated September 28th, 1979.

1974 - 44 years

Garden Rain , for 3 biwas (November 1974)
Folios , for guitar

1975 - 45 years

Quatrain , for Clarinet, violin, violoncello, piano and orchestra (September 1975), part in only one duration movement of approximately fifteen minutes, ordered by the company of broadcasting of Tokyo.
Quatrain II , for clarinet, violin, violoncello and piano (March 1977)
Gitimalya , for Marimba and orchestrates (November 1975)

1976 - 46 years

Bryce , for flute, 2 toothings-stone and 2 percussionnists (March 1976)
Waves , for clarinet, horn, 2 trumpets and serious drum (June 1976)
Marginalia , for orchestra (October 1976)

1977 - 47 years

has Flock descend into the Pentagonal Garden , for orchestra (November 1977). It is about a ordering of the Symphony orchestra of San Francisco which created it under the direction of Edo de Waart. Its execution requires a little less than one fifteen minutes.

1978 - 48 years

Parts of piano for the children
Waterways for clarinet, violin, violoncello, 2 toothings-stone and 2 vibraphones

1979 - 49 years

closed eyes , for piano

The years 1980

1980 - 50 years

Far Cal. Coming, far! , for violin and orchestra (May 24th, 1980)

1981 - 51 years

has Way has Lone , as a string quartet (February 23rd, 1981)
has Way has Lone II , for string orchestra (1981 - June 27th, 1982)
Toward the Sea , for alto flute and guitar (May 31st, 1981)
Toward the Sea II , for alto flute, toothing-stone and orchestra (1981 - June 27th, 1982)
Toward the Sea III , for alto flute and toothing-stone (1989)
Rain Tree , for 2 marimbas and vibraphone (May 31st, 1981)
Dreamtime , for orchestra (1981 - June 27th, 1982). It is about a ordering of the theater of Dutch dance. Its orchestral creation was made by the orchestra of Sapporo under the direction of Hiroyuki Iwaki. Its execution requires approximately fifteen minutes.

1982 - 52 years

Rain Tree Sketch , for piano
Star - Isle , for orchestra (October 21st, 1982)
Rain Coming , for orchestra (October 26th, 1982)
Fatty , for chorus of men
Cross-country race Hatch , for marimba

1983 - 53 years

Rain Spell, for flute (fascinating alto flute), clarinet, toothing-stone, piano and vibraphone (January 19th, 1983)
To the Edge off Dream , for orchestra (March 12th, 1983)
Rocking Mirror Daybreak , for duets of violins (November 17th, 1983)
From far beyond Chrysanthemums and November Fog , for violin and piano (December 1983)

1984 - 54 years

Orion , for violoncello and piano (March 21st, 1984)
Orion and Pleiads , for orchestra (May 29th, 1984)
Towards, the rainbow, Palma , for guitar, Oboe de amore and orchestrates (October 2nd, 1984)
Riverrun , for piano and orchestra (1984 - January 10th, 1985)

1985 - 55 years

Dream/Window , for orchestra (September 10th, 1985). Its name derives from the " traduction" patronym of a buddhist monk, Muso (Mu=rêve and so=fenêtre), originator of a certain number of famous gardens. Work lasts approximately fifteen minutes.

1986 - 56 years

Meanwhile , for oboe and string quartet (May 12th, 1986)
Rain Dreaming , for harpsichord

1987 - 57 years

I hear the toilets dreaming , for flute and orchestra (April 3rd, 1987)
Signals from Heaven I - Day Signal, for 2 horn S in F, Trumpet piccolo, 4 trumpets in C, 4 trombones and tuba (July 25th, 1987)
Signals from Heaven II - Night Signal , for 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in C, Horn in sib, 3 trombones and tuba (September 14th, 1987)
Nostalghia - In memory off Andrei Tarkovski, for violin and string orchestra (August 11th, 1987)
Handmade Proverbs , for 6 votes of men
All in Twilight , as a guitar
has Servant boy Named Hiroshima , for 2 guitars

1988 - 58 years

Twill by Twilight - In memory off Morton Feldman, for orchestra (March 8th, 1988)
Tree Line , for orchestra of room (May 20th, 1988)
closed eyes II , for piano

1989 - 59 years

Litany , with the memory of Michael Vyner, as a piano
has String Around Fall , for Violon viola and orchestrates (November 29th, 1989)
Itinerant , for flute alone
Visions for orchestra, made up of two parts: Mystery and closed Eyes . It is about an order for the centenary of the Symphony orchestra of Chicago. They are in fact an orchestration two former parts for piano, inspired by the vision of tables of Odilon Redon exposed to the Chicago Art Institute .

The years 1990

1990 - 60 years

Visions , for orchestra (March 8th, 1990)
My way off Life - In memory off Michael Vyner, for baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra (June 30th, 1990)
From me flows what you cal Time , for 5 percussionnists and orchestra (October 19th, 1990)

1991 - 61 years

Fantasma/Cantos , for clarinet and orchestra (September 14th, 1991)
Fantasma/Cantos II , for trombone and orchestra (June 3rd, 1994)
Quotation off Dream - Say sea, take me! , for 2 pianos and orchestra (October 13rd, 1991)
How slow fox trot the wind , as an orchestra (November 6th, 1991)
has Part for Guitar - For the 60th birthday off Sylvano Bussotti, for guitar

1992 - 62 years

Rain Tree Sketch II , with the memory of Olivier Messiaen for piano
And then I knew 'twas Wind , for flute, viola and toothing-stone (May 12th, 1992)
Ceremonial - Year autumn ode , for orchestra with shô (September 5th, 1992)
Family Tree - Musical Pour for Young People , for Reciting and orchestrates (1992 - April 20th, 1995)

1993 - 63 years

Archipelago S. , for 21 instrumentalists divided into 5 groups (June 18th, 1993)
Between Tides , for violin, violoncello and piano (September 20th, 1993)
Equinox , for guitar

1994 - 64 years

Spirit garden , for orchestra (June 14th, 1994). It is about an order for the international festival of music Hida Furakawa . The first was made by it by the metropolitan symphony orchestra of Tokyo under the direction of Hiroshi Wakasugi. Its execution asks for approximately about fifteen of minutes.
has Bird cam down the Walk , for viola and piano (1994 - October 29th, 1995)
Paths - In Memoriam Witold Lutosławski, for trumpet

1995 - 65 years

Three Film Scores , for string orchestra (March 9th, 1995). First was given by the English chamber orchestra under the direction of William Boughton for the festival of film music of Gstaad. It takes again three extracts of the soundtrack of Jose Torres , Black Rain and Face off Another . Its execution requires a little less than one fifteen minutes.

Spectral Canticle , for violin, guitar and orchestra (June 27th, 1995)

In the Woods , for guitar

Air , for flute solo (January 28th, 1996)

Like the Sculpture of Miró , for flute, toothing-stone and orchestra (unfinished part)

Film music

Takemitsu wrote nearly 90 film musics.

the sentinel of time
the courtesan and the samurai
1961 - Bad Servant boys
1962 - Love at 20 years , of Shintaro Ishihara
1964 - Kwaidan , of Masaki Kobayashi
1964 - Suna No onna (the woman of sands) , of Hiroshi Teshigahara
1970 - Dodeskaden , of Akira Kurosawa
1978 - Empire of passion , of Nagisa Oshima
1985 - '' Ran '', of Akira Kurosawa
1988 - Onimaru , of Kiju Yoshida
1989 - black Rain , of Shohei Imamura (generic only)
1992 - Rising sun , of Philip Kaufman

Arrangements

Tōru Takemitsu wrote a certain number of arrangements of which those for orchestra of works of Erik Satie, but also of arrangements for guitars of popular songs such as Yesterday of the Beatles, or Over the rainbow of Harold Arlen.

External bond

List of works of Tōru Takemitsu

(source: writings of Peter Burt & Alain Poirier)

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