On 8 October 2000 Toru Takemitsu († 1996) would have celebrated his 70th birthday. To mark this anniversary, Schott Japan commissioned the Japanese artist Shinro Ohtake to illustrate the 20 songs published while Takemitsu was still alive; these graphics together with the songs have now been published in an elaborate art book. 20 songs composed by Toru Takemitsu Melody with piano arrange-ment and guitar chords Texts: 17 Japanese language lyrics in original Japanese characters and phoneticized by Roman alphabets.
English text adapted by Ella Louise Rutlidge & Kirsti Kaldro. 
3 songs originally written in German, French and Spanish.
Art Works: 30 works by Shinro Ohtake, in full colour, 136 pages, 
303 x 227 mm, Hard cover binding, in full colored book case

Price:
EUR 75 (incl. 7% VAT for EU residents)
US$ 60 (Non-European Union residents)
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