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Tōru Takemitsu
Japanese composer and writer on aesthetics and music theory (1930–1996).
Born October 8th, 1930 in Tokyo City.
Died February 22nd, 1996 at 65 years old in Minato (bladder cancer).
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving