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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
Discography
Member of
- Taj Mahal Travellers1969–1975
- グループ・音楽
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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Empire of Japan
- Place of birth
- Tokyo
- Place of death
- Ashiya
- Occupation
- printmaker
- Educated at
- Tokyo University of the Arts
- 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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