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Music is a form of prayer.

Toru Takemitsu

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Toru Takemitsu
Age: 65 †
Born: 1930
Born: October 8
Died: 1996
Died: February 22
Autodidact
Classical Guitarist
Composer
Film Score Composer
Pedagogue
Writer
City of Tokyo
Takemitsu Toru
Takemitsu Tōru
Toru Takemitsu
Prayer
Inspirational
Form
Music

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