Among the myriad of writings on Takemitsu, the theme of the Japanese garden, conceptualized here ... more Among the myriad of writings on Takemitsu, the theme of the Japanese garden, conceptualized here as the “Musical Garden”, is not infrequent, but is seldom examined as an aesthetic end in Takemitsu’s works. This essay’s goal will be to provide and conclude on a comprehensive synthesis of previous analysis on the subject, in order to understand the concept of the Musical Garden and how it sheds light on Takemitsu’s music, especially in regards to the listener’s experience. Unlike other publications on Takemitsu which deal with advanced analysis of musical notation, this essay will be focusing mainly on the aesthetic principles which frame both his music and the Japanese garden and give meaning to our encounters and exposure to these artforms. In this study, and in a concern of aesthetic heritage, cultural Japanese specificities will be written in kanji characters. Ultimately, this subject is abstract and metaphorical, and one must not expect a rigorously scientific or demonstrative approach, but rather a free, hypothetical yet strongly supported one.
Among the myriad of writings on Takemitsu, the theme of the Japanese garden, conceptualized here ... more Among the myriad of writings on Takemitsu, the theme of the Japanese garden, conceptualized here as the “Musical Garden”, is not infrequent, but is seldom examined as an aesthetic end in Takemitsu’s works. This essay’s goal will be to provide and conclude on a comprehensive synthesis of previous analysis on the subject, in order to understand the concept of the Musical Garden and how it sheds light on Takemitsu’s music, especially in regards to the listener’s experience. Unlike other publications on Takemitsu which deal with advanced analysis of musical notation, this essay will be focusing mainly on the aesthetic principles which frame both his music and the Japanese garden and give meaning to our encounters and exposure to these artforms. In this study, and in a concern of aesthetic heritage, cultural Japanese specificities will be written in kanji characters. Ultimately, this subject is abstract and metaphorical, and one must not expect a rigorously scientific or demonstrative approach, but rather a free, hypothetical yet strongly supported one.
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