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Takehisa Kosugi

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Also known as Kosugi Takehisa

Japanese composer (1938-2018)

Person · Open Library

Born
1938
Works
2

Top works

  • Ongaku no pikunikku
  • Takehisa Kosugi

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Japan
Active from
1938
Active to
2018

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
3,987
Total plays
16,919

Tags

experimentalcontemporary classicaljapanesedroneminimalism

Takehisa Kosugi (小杉武久, Tokyo, Japan, 14 March 1938 - 12 October 2018) was a Japanese composer, violinist and performer working in the field of contemporary classical music. He is associated with the Fluxus movement, worked with John Cage and David Tudor, and has served as music director for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. He was also a member of Taj Mahal Travellers. Kogusi studied musicology at the Tokyo University of Arts, graduating in 1962. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Takehisa+Ko

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Empire of Japan
Place of birth
Tokyo
Place of death
Ashiya
Occupation
printmaker
Languages spoken
Japanese
Instrument
cello
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date of birth
1938-03-14
name in kana
こすぎ たけひさ
date of death
2018-10-12
name in native language
小杉 武久
cause of death
esophageal cancer
has works in the collection
Whitney Museum of American Art
manner of death
natural causes
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