Toru Takemitsu
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Toru Takemitsu was a pioneering Japanese composer renowned for blending Western avant-garde techniques with traditional Japanese musical aesthetics in orchestral, chamber, and film music.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toru Takemitsu canonical | 13 |
| Takemitsu | 1 |
| Tôru Takemitsu | 1 |
| Tōru Takemitsu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8174978 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Toru Takemitsu Context triple: [Person of Cultural Merit (Japan), hasRecipient, Toru Takemitsu]
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A.
Arvo Pärt
Arvo Pärt is an Estonian composer renowned for his spiritually inspired minimalist style, particularly his distinctive tintinnabuli technique.
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B.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto was a pioneering Japanese composer, musician, and producer known for his influential electronic and film scores, including acclaimed work on movies such as "The Last Emperor" and "The Revenant."
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C.
Nora Pärt
Nora Pärt is the wife and close collaborator of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, known for supporting and helping manage his artistic career.
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D.
György Ligeti
György Ligeti was a pioneering 20th-century Hungarian-Austrian composer known for his innovative use of micropolyphony and influential works such as "Atmosphères" and the "Requiem," which gained wide recognition through their use in Stanley Kubrick’s film "2001: A Space Odyssey."
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E.
Kaija Saariaho
Kaija Saariaho was a Finnish composer renowned for her innovative use of timbre, electronics, and spectral techniques, and for her influential operas and orchestral works in contemporary classical music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Toru Takemitsu Target entity description: Toru Takemitsu was a pioneering Japanese composer renowned for blending Western avant-garde techniques with traditional Japanese musical aesthetics in orchestral, chamber, and film music.
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A.
Arvo Pärt
Arvo Pärt is an Estonian composer renowned for his spiritually inspired minimalist style, particularly his distinctive tintinnabuli technique.
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B.
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto was a pioneering Japanese composer, musician, and producer known for his influential electronic and film scores, including acclaimed work on movies such as "The Last Emperor" and "The Revenant."
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C.
Nora Pärt
Nora Pärt is the wife and close collaborator of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, known for supporting and helping manage his artistic career.
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D.
György Ligeti
György Ligeti was a pioneering 20th-century Hungarian-Austrian composer known for his innovative use of micropolyphony and influential works such as "Atmosphères" and the "Requiem," which gained wide recognition through their use in Stanley Kubrick’s film "2001: A Space Odyssey."
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E.
Kaija Saariaho
Kaija Saariaho was a Finnish composer renowned for her innovative use of timbre, electronics, and spectral techniques, and for her influential operas and orchestral works in contemporary classical music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (102)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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film composer ⓘ human ⓘ music theorist ⓘ orchestrator ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Asahi Prize
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Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition ⓘ Mainichi Film Award for Best Music ⓘ Ordre des Arts et des Lettres ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-10-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996-02-20 ⓘ |
| employer |
Toho Studios
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linked to:
Toho
|
| ethnicGroup | Japanese ⓘ |
| familyName |
Takemitsu
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linked to:
Toru Takemitsu
|
| genre |
chamber music
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film score ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ solo instrumental music ⓘ vocal music ⓘ |
| givenName |
Toru
ⓘ
linked to:
Tōru
|
| influencedBy |
Claude Debussy
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Igor Stravinsky ⓘ Japanese court music ⓘ John Cage ⓘ Olivier Messiaen ⓘ gagaku ⓘ traditional Japanese music ⓘ |
| instrument |
orchestra
ⓘ
piano ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde
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contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| name | Toru Takemitsu ⓘ |
| nativeName | 武満徹 ⓘ |
| notableIdea | integration of Western avant-garde and traditional Japanese aesthetics ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden
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A String Around Autumn ⓘ A Way a Lone ⓘ A Way a Lone II ⓘ
linked to:
A Way a Lone
A Way a Lone III ⓘ
linked to:
A Way a Lone
A Way a Lone IV ⓘ
linked to:
A Way a Lone
Arc ⓘ Corona ⓘ Distance de fée ⓘ Dorian Horizon ⓘ Dreamtime ⓘ From me flows what you call Time ⓘ Garden Rain ⓘ Green (November Steps II) ⓘ In an Autumn Garden ⓘ Litany ⓘ Nostalghia ⓘ November Steps ⓘ Orion ⓘ Quatrain ⓘ Quatrain II ⓘ Rain Coming ⓘ Rain Spell ⓘ Rain Tree Sketch ⓘ Requiem for Strings ⓘ Toward the Sea ⓘ Tree Line ⓘ Voice ⓘ Waves ⓘ music for the film Black Rain ⓘ music for the film Dodes'ka-den ⓘ music for the film Double Suicide ⓘ music for the film Empire of Passion ⓘ music for the film Harakiri ⓘ music for the film Kwaidan ⓘ music for the film Ran ⓘ music for the film Rikyu ⓘ music for the film Rising Sun ⓘ music for the film Samurai Rebellion ⓘ music for the film The Ceremony ⓘ music for the film The Eel ⓘ music for the film The Face of Another ⓘ music for the film The Funeral ⓘ music for the film The Garden of Women ⓘ music for the film The Inugami Family ⓘ music for the film The Island ⓘ music for the film The Makioka Sisters ⓘ music for the film The Man Without a Map ⓘ music for the film The Pitfall ⓘ music for the film The Profound Desire of the Gods ⓘ music for the film The Sea and Poison ⓘ music for the film The Shadow Warrior ⓘ music for the film The Silent Duel ⓘ music for the film Woman in the Dunes ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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essayist ⓘ film score composer ⓘ music critic ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Japan
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Tokyo ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Japan
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Tokyo ⓘ |
| residence | Tokyo ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Subject: Toru Takemitsu Description of subject: Toru Takemitsu was a pioneering Japanese composer renowned for blending Western avant-garde techniques with traditional Japanese musical aesthetics in orchestral, chamber, and film music.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Akira Kurosawa’s film Ran (1985), loosely based on King Lear
linked to: Toru Takemitsu
subject linked to:
Rising Sun (film)
linked to: Toru Takemitsu
linked to: Toru Takemitsu