Thanks again to everyone for your help.<br><br>Angelo Masucci<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 8:14 PM, <<a href="mailto:Asako_Yoshida@umanitoba.ca">Asako_Yoshida@umanitoba.ca</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<p>Dear Prof. Hall,</p><p>Thank you very much for this. Here is the link to the
WorldCat
record:</p><p><a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53348108&referer=brief_results" target="_blank">http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53348108&referer=brief_results</a></p><p></p><p>Asako</p><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">
<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: <a href="mailto:owner-KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu" target="_blank">owner-KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:owner-" target="_blank">owner-</a> <br>
>> <a href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu" target="_blank">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a>]On Behalf Of <br>
>> Asako_Yoshida@Umanitoba.ca<br>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:27 AM<br>
>> To: <a href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu" target="_blank">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a><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>
>> <a href="http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/takemitsu/all/05.html" target="_blank">www.shogakukan.co.jp/takemitsu/all/05.html</a>).<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 href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/174128399&referer=brief_results" target="_blank">http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/174128399&referer=brief_results</a>,<br>
>><br>
>> or VHS:<br>
>> <a href="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/222789680&referer=brief_results" target="_blank">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></div></div></blockquote></div><br>