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The title of And then I knew 'twas Wind is from a poem by Emily Dickinson:
Like Rain it sounded till it curved
And then I knew 'twas Wind
It walked as wet as any Wave
But swept as dry as sand.
Takemitsu wrote that the work "has as its subject the signs of the wind in the natural world and of the soul, or unconscious mind (or we could even call it 'dream'), which continues to blow, like the wind, invisibly, through human consciousness." Japanese-born Takemitsu (1930-1996) was largely self-taught and eventually taught music composition at Yale. His musical influences included Debussy, Copland, Shoenberg, and Stockhausen. We are happy to introduce patrons to his work.
Like Rain it sounded till it curved
And then I knew 'twas Wind
It walked as wet as any Wave
But swept as dry as sand.
Takemitsu wrote that the work "has as its subject the signs of the wind in the natural world and of the soul, or unconscious mind (or we could even call it 'dream'), which continues to blow, like the wind, invisibly, through human consciousness." Japanese-born Takemitsu (1930-1996) was largely self-taught and eventually taught music composition at Yale. His musical influences included Debussy, Copland, Shoenberg, and Stockhausen. We are happy to introduce patrons to his work.