RIP Isao Tomita

RIP Isao Tomita

Date	2016-05-10 00:18
From	thorin kerr
Subject	RIP Isao Tomita
	Only just found out. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/05/08/music/isao-tomita-japanese-pioneer-of-synthesizer-music-dies-at-84/ Thorin Kerr Csound mailing list Csound@listserv.heanet.ie https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CSOUND Send bugs reports to https://github.com/csound/csound/issues Discussions of bugs and features can be posted here

Date	2016-05-10 08:27
From	Richard
Subject	Re: RIP Isao Tomita
	What a shame. His 'Snowflakes are dancing' was a perfect match for Debussy and synthesizers... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD-b6mU3SYQ Richard On 10/05/16 01:18, thorin kerr wrote: Only just found out. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/05/08/music/isao-tomita-japanese-pioneer-of-synthesizer-music-dies-at-84/ Thorin Kerr Csound mailing list Csound@listserv.heanet.ie https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CSOUND Send bugs reports to https://github.com/csound/csound/issues Discussions of bugs and features can be posted here

Date	2016-05-10 17:55
From	Steven Yi
Subject	Re: RIP Isao Tomita
	I was very sad to read about his passing. I enjoy a number of his albums and found a lot of his synthesizer work inspiring. Thanks for posting this Thorin. steven On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 7:18 PM, thorin kerr wrote: > Only just found out. > > http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/05/08/music/isao-tomita-japanese-pioneer-of-synthesizer-music-dies-at-84/ > > > Thorin Kerr > > Csound mailing list Csound@listserv.heanet.ie > https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CSOUND Send bugs reports to > https://github.com/csound/csound/issues Discussions of bugs and features can > be posted here Csound mailing list Csound@listserv.heanet.ie https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CSOUND Send bugs reports to https://github.com/csound/csound/issues Discussions of bugs and features can be posted here

Date	2016-05-10 20:28
From	Michael Gogins
Subject	Re: RIP Isao Tomita
	Over the years I listened with pleasure to several of Tomita's albums that I bought. I particularly enjoyed _Canon of the Three Stars_ which under the title "Whistletrain" has a rendering of VIlla-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2: Toccata - Little Train Of The Caipiras. I felt that Tomita played his synthesizer lines with very good phrasing and brought out great feeling from the pieces. RIP Isao Tomita. ----------------------------------------------------- Michael Gogins Irreducible Productions http://michaelgogins.tumblr.com Michael dot Gogins at gmail dot com On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 12:55 PM, Steven Yi wrote: > I was very sad to read about his passing. I enjoy a number of his > albums and found a lot of his synthesizer work inspiring. Thanks for > posting this Thorin. > > steven > > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 7:18 PM, thorin kerr wrote: >> Only just found out. >> >> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/05/08/music/isao-tomita-japanese-pioneer-of-synthesizer-music-dies-at-84/ >> >> >> Thorin Kerr >> >> Csound mailing list Csound@listserv.heanet.ie >> https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CSOUND Send bugs reports to >> https://github.com/csound/csound/issues Discussions of bugs and features can >> be posted here > > Csound mailing list > Csound@listserv.heanet.ie > https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CSOUND > Send bugs reports to > https://github.com/csound/csound/issues > Discussions of bugs and features can be posted here Csound mailing list Csound@listserv.heanet.ie https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CSOUND Send bugs reports to https://github.com/csound/csound/issues Discussions of bugs and features can be posted here

Date	2016-05-11 00:22
From	thorin kerr
Subject	Re: RIP Isao Tomita
	Oh, his phrasing and control were really extraordinary! I recall having a debate with a colleague (an experienced computer musician) who lamented that electronic instruments just can't quite capture the same richness, power and grandeur that a full orchestra can achieve. I played him some parts of Tomita's rendition of The Planets, and at first he simply refused to believe it was totally synthesised (It is of course). Tomita is a good lesson for composers who turn to electronic music. I still tend to forget about all the things a 'performer' does to music, but I'm quickly reminded when it comes out flat and lifeless, and not at all expressive the way Tomita could make it. Thorin On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 5:28 AM, Michael Gogins <michael.gogins@gmail.com> wrote: Over the years I listened with pleasure to several of Tomita's albums that I bought. I particularly enjoyed _Canon of the Three Stars_ which under the title "Whistletrain" has a rendering of VIlla-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras No. 2: Toccata - Little Train Of The Caipiras. I felt that Tomita played his synthesizer lines with very good phrasing and brought out great feeling from the pieces. RIP Isao Tomita. ----------------------------------------------------- Michael Gogins Irreducible Productions http://michaelgogins.tumblr.com Michael dot Gogins at gmail dot com On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 12:55 PM, Steven Yi <stevenyi@gmail.com> wrote: > I was very sad to read about his passing. I enjoy a number of his > albums and found a lot of his synthesizer work inspiring. Thanks for > posting this Thorin. > > steven > > On Mon, May 9, 2016 at 7:18 PM, thorin kerr <thorin.kerr@gmail.com> wrote: >> Only just found out. >> >> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2016/05/08/music/isao-tomita-japanese-pioneer-of-synthesizer-music-dies-at-84/ >> >> >> Thorin Kerr >> >> Csound mailing list Csound@listserv.heanet.ie >> https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CSOUND Send bugs reports to >> https://github.com/csound/csound/issues Discussions of bugs and features can >> be posted here > > Csound mailing list > Csound@listserv.heanet.ie > https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CSOUND > Send bugs reports to > https://github.com/csound/csound/issues > Discussions of bugs and features can be posted here Csound mailing list Csound@listserv.heanet.ie https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CSOUND Send bugs reports to https://github.com/csound/csound/issues Discussions of bugs and features can be posted here Csound mailing list Csound@listserv.heanet.ie https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CSOUND Send bugs reports to https://github.com/csound/csound/issues Discussions of bugs and features can be posted here

Date	2016-05-11 21:29
From	Ffanci Silvain
Subject	Re: RIP Isao Tomita
	What a sad loss. Such lovely synth work and the estetics of the sound design. His sound universe inspired me greatly. Rest in piece, Isao Tomita. Ta-ta ---- Ffanci * Homepage: https://freeshell.de/~silvain * Twitter: http://twitter.com/ffanci_silvain * GitHub: https://github.com/fsilvain Csound mailing list Csound@listserv.heanet.ie https://listserv.heanet.ie/cgi-bin/wa?A0=CSOUND Send bugs reports to https://github.com/csound/csound/issues Discussions of bugs and features can be posted here