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Joji Yuasa

Joji Yuasa has been played on NTS in shows including Merzbow, featured first on 10 April 2017. Songs played include Moment Grand-Guignolesques, Aoi No Ue and Projection Esemplastic For Pianos.

Born in 1929 in Koriyama, Japan, Joji Yuasa is a self-taught composer. He first became interested in music in his boyhood. Yuasa made the acquaintance of Toru Takemitsu (composer), Kuniharu Akiyama (musicologist) and others while a pre-medical student at Keio University in Tokyo. He joined them in forming the "Jikken-kobo" (Experimental Workshop) in 1952, and turned to devote himself to music. Since then, Yuasa has been actively engaged in a…

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Moment Grand-Guignolesques
Joji Yuasa
Edition Omega Point2005
Moment Grand-Guignolesques
Joji YuasaEdition Omega Point2005
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Aoi No Ue
Joji Yuasa
Edition Omega Point2004
Aoi No Ue
Joji YuasaEdition Omega Point2004
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Projection Esemplastic For Pianos
Joji Yuasa
Columbia1970
Projection Esemplastic For Pianos
Joji YuasaColumbia1970
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