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A podcast about classical music featuring interviews with guest musicians about music they love. Come hang out with Emma and Chloe, creators of MusicBox, while they explore a new piece episode.
Italian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi talks about ostinato basslines, the similarities between language and musical improvisation, and how the basslines used in Radiohead and My Funny Valentine are a lot older than we think.
Useful links:
Spotify playlist for Francesco’s pieces
Spotify playlist for main pieces
Spotify playlist for final question pieces
More useful links:
Ostinato bassline
Improvisation in music
Bebop jazz
*Correction (23:37): Charlie Parker saxophone solo
The Early Music Movement in Classical music
The harpsichord
The organ
Henry Purcell’s opera, Dido and Aeneas
The Villancico
Video featuring Rhiannon Giddens talking about the history of the minstrel banjo
Support Francesco:
Website: https://www.francescoturrisi.com/
Patreon for Francesco and his partner, Rhiannon Giddens: https://www.patreon.com/rhiannongiddens
Bandcamp: https://francescoturrisi.bandcamp.com/
Buy Francesco’s album based on 17th-century music: https://diatriberecords.bandcamp.com/album/si-dolce-il-tormento
Buy Francesco’s solo piano album: https://francescoturrisi.bandcamp.com/album/northern-migrations
Get in touch with us!
DONATE: PayPal.Me/OutsideMusicBox
Facebook: @OutsidetheMusicBox
Instagram: @outsidethemusicbox
Twitter: @OutsideMusicBox
Email: concerts.musicbox@gmail.com
Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com
Outside the MusicBox
A podcast about classical music featuring interviews with guest musicians about music they love. Come hang out with Emma and Chloe, creators of MusicBox, while they explore a new piece episode.
