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| published = | movements = | scoring = Biwa and shakuhachi | misc = }}''Eclipse'' ((日本語:エクリプス)) is a composition for shakuhachi and biwa by Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu. It was composed in 1966. == Composition == Before Takemitsu started to compose ''Eclipse'', he was reticent to use Japanese traditional instruments, because, as he puts it, their sound "always recalled the bitter memories of war".〔Takemitsu, Tōru, "Contemporary Music in Japan", ''Perspectives of New Music'', vol. 27, no. 2, (Summer 1989), 3.〕 He started to use these instruments in 1962 Masaki Kobayashi's ''Harakiri''. Since this first collaboration, Takemitsu started using these instruments more often, as seen in Shinoda's ''Assassination'' and Masaki Kobayashi's ''Kwaidan''. He finally composed ''Eclipse'' in 1966 and premiered it that same year with Kinshi Tsuruta at the biwa abd Katsuya Yokoyama at the shakuhachi. Kinshi Tsuruta, and the ''shakuhachi'' player, Katsuya Yokoyama.〔Ohtake (1993), p. 56.〕〔Narazaki, Yoko and Kanazawa, Masakata. "Takemitsu, Tōru." Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. 3 Jul. 2008 When Seiji Ozawa played Leonard Bernstein a tape of ''Eclipse'', Bernstein suggested combining the instruments in a composition with the western orchestra. From this recommendation, Takemitsu eventually composed November Steps, to which this composition is strongly associated.〔Takemitsu, Tōru (1989). "Sound of East, Sound of West" in ''Confronting Silence''. Fallen Leaf Press. ISBN 0-914913-36-0. p. 62.〕 This composition was originally performed by the same biwa and shakuhachi performers and, therefore, ''Eclipse'' is regarded as a forerunner to ''November Steps''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eclipse (Takemitsu)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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