<p>Dear Prof. Hall,</p><p>Thank you very much for this. Here is the link to the
WorldCat
record:</p><p>http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53348108&referer=brief_results</p><p></p><p>Asako</p><p>
At Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:58:40 -0700, Jonathan M. Hall wrote:<br />
<br />
> WorldCat lists the Zenshu in the following Libraries.<br />
><br />
> UNIV OF ARIZONA<br />
> LIBRARY OF CONGRESS<br />
> UNIV OF CHICAGO<br />
> HARVARD UNIV, LOEB MUSIC LIBR<br />
> UNIV OF HONG KONG LIBR<br />
><br />
> The University of California Irvine Library ordered this tremendous<br />
> resource last year--thankfully before the drop in the dollar-- but<br />
> we're still waiting for it to come in.<br />
> This kind of purchase usually needs special approval, so please<br />
> consider submitting it if your local university library has public<br />
> calls for large-item acquisitions.<br />
><br />
> JMH<br />
><br />
><br />
><br />
><br />
> On Apr 24, 2008, at 7:26 AM, Peter Grilli wrote:<br />
><br />
>> Angelo & Asako:<br />
>><br />
>> The 5-volume set called "The Complete Toru Takemitsu"
(Takemitsu <br />
>> Zenshu), referred to by Asako Yoshida, is a superb compilation of <br
/>
>> music, books, letters, essays, film materials, and other <br />
>> information about Takemitsu.<br />
>> It's beautifully packaged in five boxes, published by Shogakkan, <br
/>
>> and it includes 55 CDs of Takemitsu music and five books.<br />
>><br />
>> Unfortunately, however, it's almost totally in Japanese. (There <br
/>
>> are some concert reviews and incidental writings in English -- but
<br />
>> everything else is in Japanese.)<br />
>><br />
>> Angelo, if you read Japanese this is a gold mine!<br />
>> If you don't, you should find someone who does read Japanese, first
<br />
>> to help you select the material directly relevant to your <br />
>> research. Then, beg that person to translate that material for you.<br
/>
>><br />
>> I can send you a catalogue describing the contents of the 5-volume
<br />
>> "Complete Takemitsu" -- but the catalogue itself is also
completely <br />
>> in Japanese. Here's a rough breakdown of the contents of the 5 <br
/>
>> boxed volumes:<br />
>><br />
>> I. Orchestral Works (includes 12 CDs)<br />
>> II. Instrumental Works, Chamber Music, and Choral Music (includes 11
CDs)<br />
>> III. Music for the Movies, 1 (10 CDs) -- This box includes music <br
/>
>> from about 60 films, composed between 1952 and 1969. Since you're
<br />
>> working on Takemitsu's music for New Wave movies, this is the <br />
>> material most relevant to your needs.)<br />
>> IV. Music for the Movies, 2 (10 CDs) -- includes music from Toru's
<br />
>> last 39 film scores (1970-95)<br />
>> V. Popular Music, Tape Music, Incidental Music for Theater Works, <br
/>
>> TV, and Radio, Addenda. (12 CDs)<br />
>><br />
>> I was a member of the editorial advisory group for this project, <br
/>
>> and I lobbied hard for an English version -- or, at least, English
<br />
>> translations of some of the key written materials. But <br />
>> unfortunately I was overruled by budgetary considerations.<br />
>> Still, this is an extremely valuable compilation of Takemitsu music
<br />
>> and information about him and his work (both his musical works and
<br />
>> his theoretical and philosophical writings). It should be part of
<br />
>> every serious academic music library.<br />
>><br />
>> Good luck with your research!<br />
>><br />
>> Peter Grilli<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> -----Original Message-----<br />
>> From: owner-KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu [mailto:owner- <br />
>> KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu]On Behalf Of <br />
>> Asako_Yoshida@Umanitoba.ca<br />
>> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:27 AM<br />
>> To: KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<br />
>> Subject: Re: Toru Takemitsu and the Films of the Japanese New Wave<br
/>
>><br />
>> Hi Angelo,<br />
>><br />
>> I'm a great fun of his music myself. When I Googled, I found an <br
/>
>> interesting 5-volume publication about Takemitsu and his art which
<br />
>> came out in 2002: Takemitsu Toru Zenshu from Shogakkan (http:// <br />
>> www.shogakukan.co.jp/takemitsu/all/05.html).<br />
>><br />
>> The publication tries to gather many unpublished or not well noted
<br />
>> among Japanese audiences in one collection. It, for example, <br />
>> includes an essay by Shinoda, if you can read Japanese. The page <br
/>
>> above includes Table of Contents and indicates that the materials <br
/>
>> written by Donald Richie, Daniel Shmid, and Peter Grilli gathered <br
/>
>> in the collection might be related to his movie music. <br />
>> Unfortunately, worldcat does not include this publication, but you
<br />
>> can draw some hints from the page and search worldcat to see what <br
/>
>> might be available and accessible here. For example, I found a <br />
>> collection of interviews including Takemitsu himself in this DVD <br
/>
>> through worldcat:<br />
>><br />
>> <a target="_blank"
href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/174128399&referer=brief_results">http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/174128399&referer=brief_results</a>,<br
/>
>><br />
>> or VHS:<br />
>> <a target="_blank"
href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/222789680&referer=brief_results">http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/222789680&referer=brief_results</a><br
/>
>><br />
>> Cheers,<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> Asako<br />
>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> At Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:19:49 -0400, Angelo Masucci wrote:<br />
>><br />
>>> Hi, my name is Angelo Masucci and I just signed on. I'm a graduate
student<br />
>>> at the New School University here in New York City and am now<br />
>> taking a class<br />
>>> on Japanese New Wave Film.<br />
>>><br />
>>> I'm about to begin a research paper on the role of Toru
Takemitsu's<br />
>> music in<br />
>>> a few of the films of the Japanese New Wave (Crazed Fruit, Double
Suicide,<br />
>>> and probably Woman in the Dunes). Unfortunately, in doing my
research I'm<br />
>>> discovering that there is little out there on Takemitsu's film
work. The<br />
>>> majority of the books and articles I cam across focus primarily on
his<br />
>>> orchestra pieces which are outside the scope of what I'm looking
to do. I<br />
>>> know there's a short documentary on his film work which is useful,
but I'm<br />
>>> very much in need of some deeper material.<br />
>>><br />
>>> I'm wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of some
materials<br />
>>> that might be useful.<br />
>>><br />
>>> Thank you in advance,<br />
>>><br />
>>> Angelo Masucci<br />
>>><br />
>><br />
>><br />
>> Asako Yoshida<br />
>> Reference Services<br />
>> Elizabeth Dafoe Library<br />
>> University of Manitoba<br />
>> Asako_Yoshida@Umanitoba.ca<br />
>> (204) 474-6591<br />
>><br />
>> "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a
fire."<br />
>> -- William Butler Yeats<br />
>><br />
>> "Banking education treats students as objects of assistance;
problem-posing<br />
>> education makes them critical thinkers."<br />
>> --Paulo Freire<br />
>><br />
>> "He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and
<br />
>> walk and run<br />
>> and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying."<br />
>> "Necessity is not an established fact, but an
interpretation."<br />
>> -- Frederich Nietzsche<br />
>><br />
>> "What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become
something<br />
>> which is only related to objects, and not to individuals, or to
life."<br />
>> -- Michel Foucault<br />
>><br />
>> "The idea that we can manage our world is uniquely twentieth-
century and<br />
>> chiefly American."<br />
>> -- David Weinberger<br />
>><br />
>> "Creators here and everywhere are always and at all times
building upon the<br />
>> creativity that went before and that surrounds them now."<br />
>> -- Lawrence Lessig<br />
>><br />
>> "...in a network, the knowledge is emergent. The knowledge is not
<br />
>> in any given<br />
>> individual, but it's a property of the network as a whole. <br />
>> Consequently, it's a<br />
>> knowledge that cannot, does not, exist in any individual, but only in
the<br />
>> network as a whole. It's emergent."<br />
>> -- Stephen Downes<br />
>><br />
>> "When they develop a design, 'We capture a concrete individual
perspective<br />
>> rather than focusing on an average target image drawn from <br />
>> marketing data'...<br />
>> The design hint resides in specific individuals' perspectives."<br
/>
>> -- "Design matters,because it's all about me," December 18,
2007, <br />
>> Nikkei Design.<br />
>><br />
>> About learning and "information overload": "It's a
river, not a <br />
>> reservoir......<br />
>> filter, sift, select, and organize...."<br />
>><br />
>><br />
<br />
<br />
Asako Yoshida<br />
Reference Services<br />
Elizabeth Dafoe Library<br />
University of Manitoba<br />
Asako_Yoshida@Umanitoba.ca<br />
(204) 474-6591<br />
<br />
"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a
fire."<br />
-- William Butler Yeats<br />
<br />
"Banking education treats students as objects of assistance;
problem-posing<br />
education makes them critical thinkers."<br />
--Paulo Freire<br />
<br />
"He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and
run <br />
and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying." <br />
"Necessity is not an established fact, but an interpretation." <br />
-- Frederich Nietzsche<br />
<br />
"What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something
<br />
which is only related to objects, and not to individuals, or to life."<br
/>
-- Michel Foucault<br />
<br />
"The idea that we can manage our world is uniquely twentieth-century and
<br />
chiefly American."<br />
-- David Weinberger<br />
<br />
"Creators here and everywhere are always and at all times building upon the
<br />
creativity that went before and that surrounds them now."<br />
-- Lawrence Lessig<br />
<br />
"...in a network, the knowledge is emergent. The knowledge is not in any
given<br />
individual, but it's a property of the network as a whole. Consequently, it's
a<br />
knowledge that cannot, does not, exist in any individual, but only in the<br />
network as a whole. It's emergent."<br />
-- Stephen Downes<br />
<br />
"When they develop a design, 'We capture a concrete individual
perspective<br />
rather than focusing on an average target image drawn from marketing data'....<br
/>
The design hint resides in specific individuals' perspectives."<br />
-- "Design matters,because it's all about me," December 18, 2007,
Nikkei Design.<br />
<br />
About learning and "information overload": "It's a river, not a
reservoir......<br />
filter, sift, select, and organize...."<br />
<br />
</p>