The research question stems from a desire to discover what makes the guitar music of Leo Brouwer and Toru Takemitsu so conducive to aesthetic investigation, from the viewpoint of both a listener and performer of their works. The research approach is that of viewing their music through a philosophical lens provided by the notions and attitudes of postmodernism, especially through the aesthetic writings of Jean François Lyotard. Instead of embarking on an analytical investigation in order to prove the aesthetic elements perceived in the music, existing analytical research is consulted and conclusions drawn from this material as it relates to the philosophical ideas of the dissertation .The research question answered is whether there is an aesthetic common ground between Brouwer and Takemitsu that can be linked to the presence of the traditional aesthetic principles of their respective native countries in their guitar...