i was very lucky to get the very last ticket dor the preformance this year at the proms. berlin phil. Rattle, Aimard, and Murile = wonderful nite! listen on bbc radio 3. 2nd of september cant wait. then his opera there on the sunday GOODIE!!!!
Parts of the Turangalila Symphony were originally written for "By George!", a 1945 Broadway musical portraying the life of the Lancashire-born, ukelele-playing comic singer George Formby. For example, the fully developed 8-note sequence of the Statue Theme was sung to the words of "My Grandad's Flannelette Night Shirt". Koussivitsky saw its potential and asked Messiaen to expand it into a larger-scale orchestral piece. The rest, as they say, is history.
Most amazing piece indeed! Very rewarding watching it live. I remember this was the first piece of Messiaen I heard. When I heard the strings shreik (that cue at 1:12), I thought YIKES!! The toning brass in parallel thirds along with it is known as the "Statue Theme". I always wondered why it's called so. Now I'm thinking maybe Messiaen thought of the magical petrifying transformation when one looks into the Medusa's eyes.
I understand where you're coming from, however the music of Messiaen is written such that a lot of what he wanted in the music is written in the score. Messiaen was such an excellent pianist that he knew what he wanted, so he wrote it!
@Goose4Lu71. Yes indeed. And George's influence didn't stop there. Scholars now believe Messiaen's 1963 work Couleurs de la Cité Céleste was inspired by Formby's catchphrase "It's turned out nice again, hasn't it?"
@TheRaoul76 actually, most of messian's stuff was composed before Vt. II (including this piece, which was composed from 1946-1948). He was interested in ethnomusicology; as a result, decided to spice up his pieces with exotic elements such as additive rhythms of indian music. The Catholic side of him comes into play when you hear plainchant inspiration in some of his other pieces. Remember, he was 20thcentury, so he was on the cutting edge and thus sounds more "out there".
@TheRaoul76 actually, most of messian's stuff was composed before Vatican II, right (including this piece, which was composed from 1946-1948). He was very interested in ethnomusicology; as a result, decided to spice up his pieces with exotic elements such as the additive rhythms of indian music. The Catholic side of him comes into play when you hear plainchant inspiration in some of his other pieces. Remember, he was 20thcentury, so he was on the cutting edge and thus sounds more "out there".
@fremsley001 That's correct. In fact, "Turangalila" can be roughly translated from Sanskrit to mean 'the post I lean from (until a lady walks by). It all makes sense now.
yeah! 3rd movement. You can probably find it here on TY an example of Bartók's so-called 'night music' Enjoy! (by the way ~ the whole thing is great ~ first mvmt is incredible) and one more time: Enjoy!
i will only upload one more movement of this piece (i havent decided which yet [maybe the 8th]). i want people to buy it. check the 5th movt video for the place to buy it.
You're right, Messiaen was a roman Catholic and a composer, AND wrote music for the Church, therefore making him a Catholic composer by any stretch of the definition. However, just to be a stickler, I want to point out that plenty of athiest composers have written music for the Church too. Writing religious music doesn't necessarily make one a religious composer; but in Messiaen's case, he was.
@TheRaoul76 I don't know what you mean. This completely sounds like a natural evolution of Palestrina! The same grace and resolution of discord. And can't you hear all the beautiful bird songs that we know Messiaen incorporated into his music? When I hear this (and other pieces by Messiaen, of course), I feel like I'm experiencing a lovely spring morning out in nature! /sarcasm off Someone called this the "Ninth Symphony" of the twentieth century. Now that's funny.
No, that's not an Ondes Martenot. The Ondes Martenot has a yellowish brown color on this video. You see her at 1:23 and 2:30. At 3:25 you see a celesta playing, and a keyboardglockenspiel not playing.
Ummm, my comment means that they're really, really good. In my neck of the woods, dope = an exclamation used when something is extremely cool, amazing, awesome, or exciting. Chill out man, I was complimenting them.
No, he IS a Catholic composer. This may not be one of the works that reflects that, but he was a hardcore Catholic, that is for sure. Listen to La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jesus Christ (or something along those lines) and you'll know how much of a Catholic composer he was.
I don't know who is worse, the guy complaining about Matt Groening naming a character after this or the guy saying that the quality of music is subjective. Where does this need for extremes come from?
As far as your characterisation goes, it IS ineducated. I take no issue with Captain Kirk, but I think using this music to describe said is ignorance of the profundity of the work. I wouldn't take issue if you were to use, say, a work by Xenakis or Stockhausen to describe a battle (since their works are genuinely charged and are appropriate), but I think you greatly misunderstand the purpose of the Turangalîla.
What do you mean to imply? That my opinion is entirely negated on the account of a typo? You're successful at pulling a red herring, but from this point on anything you say I will not take into consideration with any sincerity. Now can we all shut up and just enjoy the music? This bickering does nothing to contribute to the enjoyment of this wonderful work. Everyone shut up about such trivial nonsense, and let's enjoy Turangalîla.
Call me an uncultured swine, but I only know about this because of the reference. Is it better to not be heard or to be heard of because of a pop culture reference?
I would advice you do a bit more research of the people you wish to attack before you make such strong accusations. The first thing I see when I open his profile is Frank Zappa's debate on American television concerning lyric censorship, along with a video of George Carlin and a fair lot of "plebeian" entertainment. I don't think he's the "conformist wanker" you kindly ascribe.
@TheRaoul76 actually, most of messian's stuff was composed before Vt. II (including this piece, which was composed from 1946-1948). He was interested in ethnomusicology; as a result, decided to spice up his pieces with exotic elements such as additive rhythms of indian music. The Catholic side of him comes into play when you hear plainchant inspiration in some of his other pieces. Remember, he was 20thcentury, so he was on the cutting edge and thus sounds more "out there".
i was very lucky to get the very last ticket dor the preformance this year at the proms. berlin phil. Rattle, Aimard, and Murile = wonderful nite! listen on bbc radio 3. 2nd of september cant wait. then his opera there on the sunday GOODIE!!!!
Parts of the Turangalila Symphony were originally written for "By George!", a 1945 Broadway musical portraying the life of the Lancashire-born, ukelele-playing comic singer George Formby. For example, the fully developed 8-note sequence of the Statue Theme was sung to the words of "My Grandad's Flannelette Night Shirt". Koussivitsky saw its potential and asked Messiaen to expand it into a larger-scale orchestral piece. The rest, as they say, is history.
Most amazing piece indeed! Very rewarding watching it live. I remember this was the first piece of Messiaen I heard. When I heard the strings shreik (that cue at 1:12), I thought YIKES!! The toning brass in parallel thirds along with it is known as the "Statue Theme". I always wondered why it's called so. Now I'm thinking maybe Messiaen thought of the magical petrifying transformation when one looks into the Medusa's eyes.
What an incredible symphony !!!! a Mamut work , bý a big Genius of the 20th Century.
A truly unique work in any kind heard before. Great Performance.
me too! i would love to see it televised. i saw a performance at the walt disney concert hall in LA in january. it is a work not to be missed!
Des anyons aux etioles is another great work by Messiaen. hope its at the proms this year!
I understand where you're coming from, however the music of Messiaen is written such that a lot of what he wanted in the music is written in the score. Messiaen was such an excellent pianist that he knew what he wanted, so he wrote it!
wow this is really majestic performance.. unbeatable.. bravooo
This is such a good video!!!! Please please please please upload more movements!!!!! Especially the last one....haha. And number 8.
oh i didnt know you could buy it! i will definitely buy it eventually :)
yes, i remember when I heard that section for the first time. pretty cool stuff! :)
@Goose4Lu71. Yes indeed. And George's influence didn't stop there. Scholars now believe Messiaen's 1963 work Couleurs de la Cité Céleste was inspired by Formby's catchphrase "It's turned out nice again, hasn't it?"
Those little children are so good musicians its amazing :P
dear god there are so many of them..
@TheRaoul76 actually, most of messian's stuff was composed before Vt. II (including this piece, which was composed from 1946-1948). He was interested in ethnomusicology; as a result, decided to spice up his pieces with exotic elements such as additive rhythms of indian music. The Catholic side of him comes into play when you hear plainchant inspiration in some of his other pieces. Remember, he was 20thcentury, so he was on the cutting edge and thus sounds more "out there".
HOW INCREDILBY AMZAMING!!!
believe it or not, this influenced leela's name from futurama.
Her full name - Turanga Leela
3:18 - That was used as Maleficent's theme from Disney's Sleeping Beauty. This symphony was written in 1948 and I believe Sleeping Beauty was 1959.
@TheRaoul76 actually, most of messian's stuff was composed before Vatican II, right (including this piece, which was composed from 1946-1948). He was very interested in ethnomusicology; as a result, decided to spice up his pieces with exotic elements such as the additive rhythms of indian music. The Catholic side of him comes into play when you hear plainchant inspiration in some of his other pieces. Remember, he was 20thcentury, so he was on the cutting edge and thus sounds more "out there".
I am enthralled by the low brass theme starting at 1:16.
this was directed at the Johnny Greenwood fans, also add in early works by penerecki.
@fremsley001 That's correct. In fact, "Turangalila" can be roughly translated from Sanskrit to mean 'the post I lean from (until a lady walks by). It all makes sense now.
amazing
yeah! 3rd movement.
You can probably find it here on TY
an example of Bartók's so-called 'night music'
Enjoy!
(by the way ~ the whole thing is great ~ first mvmt is incredible)
and one more time:
Enjoy!
Where are the other movements? only 1st and 5th? I need more
i will only upload one more movement of this piece (i havent decided which yet [maybe the 8th]). i want people to buy it. check the 5th movt video for the place to buy it.
For this particular performance the orchestra was double the size it was written for, as far as I am aware.
You're right, Messiaen was a roman Catholic and a composer, AND wrote music for the Church, therefore making him a Catholic composer by any stretch of the definition.
However, just to be a stickler, I want to point out that plenty of athiest composers have written music for the Church too. Writing religious music doesn't necessarily make one a religious composer; but in Messiaen's case, he was.
True. That is because Matt Groening, the creator, is a Messiaen fan.
Bartók's Music for strings percussion and celeste = in the shining ;)
stuunning!!! the part at 4:18 is really one of the most shocking things iv erver heard but i do love it
Yeah, it's almost like the act of sex.
This sounds like it could be placed in 'The Shinning' when the guy goes crazy with the axe. I mean that in the best way possible.
he did? Where? when? Is it in the web? I'd like to see that, it's interesting.
There are 2 keyboardinstruments at 3:25, what are they, a celesta, and...?
Fun fact: this is johnny greenwoods all time favorite peice of music
the instrument is called ondes martenot
I too came here to this song after hearing that Leela from Futurama was named after this.
@TheRaoul76 I don't know what you mean. This completely sounds like a natural evolution of Palestrina! The same grace and resolution of discord.
And can't you hear all the beautiful bird songs that we know Messiaen incorporated into his music? When I hear this (and other pieces by Messiaen, of course), I feel like I'm experiencing a lovely spring morning out in nature!
/sarcasm off
Someone called this the "Ninth Symphony" of the twentieth century. Now that's funny.
@jre58591
I didnt know! Caraca, muito phoda!
How many instruments is this written for? Wow that's a big orchestra!!
the 8 th id great lasts wonderful and the 7 also good.
No, that's not an Ondes Martenot. The Ondes Martenot has a yellowish brown color on this video. You see her at 1:23 and 2:30. At 3:25 you see a celesta playing, and a keyboardglockenspiel not playing.
Messiaen was actually thinking of the large Mexican monuments, such as the famous pyramids, when he wrote this.
i agree ..!
This sounds like the soundtrack to a Chuck Jones cartoon. I keep expecting to hear falling anvils and explosions.
What an erotic, yet chilling, piece of music!
you guys should check out Beethoven's 7th symphony or Verklärte Nacht by Schoenberg
Which NYO year was this?
These kids are dope as fuck.
Fry, play the rest of it. I want to hear how it ends.
i was brought here by turanga leela! ;)
Ummm, my comment means that they're really, really good. In my neck of the woods, dope = an exclamation used when something is extremely cool, amazing, awesome, or exciting. Chill out man, I was complimenting them.
Leela?
sometimes the copper section is a bit late and slow
Frank Zappa stole huge chunks of this piece for "200 Motels. That's how I got into it.
Is the lady keyboardist playing some kind of theremin?
No, he IS a Catholic composer. This may not be one of the works that reflects that, but he was a hardcore Catholic, that is for sure. Listen to La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jesus Christ (or something along those lines) and you'll know how much of a Catholic composer he was.
@jre58591
I have a newfound respect for him!
Turanga Leela!
.... the "ninth" of the XX century....
@fremsley001 Hahaha! That's very funny- thankyou!
me too
Так вот как звучит одноглазая красотка:)
I don't know who is worse, the guy complaining about Matt Groening naming a character after this or the guy saying that the quality of music is subjective. Where does this need for extremes come from?
It's a successful animated sitcom, yes it's crude, but at least they're paying tribute... Sadly, most people don't even know who Messiaen is.
2001
Called a celeste
@MusicaRicercata "ineducated."
how incredibly delicious.
Fururama Leela
Ondes martenot. An electric instrument that has fallen out of favor with the rise of the theremin.
@johnpaddie ondes martenot
LOL it is?????
@oodoodanoo Hah! So true--and here I was expecting a typical musical masterpiece. Kinda disappointed to be honest.
As far as your characterisation goes, it IS ineducated. I take no issue with Captain Kirk, but I think using this music to describe said is ignorance of the profundity of the work. I wouldn't take issue if you were to use, say, a work by Xenakis or Stockhausen to describe a battle (since their works are genuinely charged and are appropriate), but I think you greatly misunderstand the purpose of the Turangalîla.
What do you mean to imply? That my opinion is entirely negated on the account of a typo? You're successful at pulling a red herring, but from this point on anything you say I will not take into consideration with any sincerity.
Now can we all shut up and just enjoy the music? This bickering does nothing to contribute to the enjoyment of this wonderful work. Everyone shut up about such trivial nonsense, and let's enjoy Turangalîla.
I wouldn't call it a tribute...more of an inside-reference
This is all wrong, everyone knows that the Turangalîla Symphonie should be played on the Holophonor....
Call me an uncultured swine, but I only know about this because of the reference. Is it better to not be heard or to be heard of because of a pop culture reference?
*uneducated
Because people love to go insane over trivial typos.
I would advice you do a bit more research of the people you wish to attack before you make such strong accusations. The first thing I see when I open his profile is Frank Zappa's debate on American television concerning lyric censorship, along with a video of George Carlin and a fair lot of "plebeian" entertainment. I don't think he's the "conformist wanker" you kindly ascribe.
the bit in the midlle is atonsihgin.!!! caNT EVEN spell it right!!!!!!!¬
fun fact: you don't even know how to spell the man's name
omg too much voice for me!!!!!!!
i like it - but i don't like it
sooo not a fan of this piece..
@TheRaoul76 actually, most of messian's stuff was composed before Vt. II (including this piece, which was composed from 1946-1948). He was interested in ethnomusicology; as a result, decided to spice up his pieces with exotic elements such as additive rhythms of indian music. The Catholic side of him comes into play when you hear plainchant inspiration in some of his other pieces. Remember, he was 20thcentury, so he was on the cutting edge and thus sounds more "out there".