Proms Interval: Turangalila!
A whistle-stop tour of Olivier Messiaen's epic, joyous and utterly bonkers love song - his Turangalila Symphony - with Tom Service as our guide.
A whistle-stop tour of Olivier Messiaen's epic, joyous and utterly bonkers love song - his Turangalila Symphony. With Tom Service as our guide for this Proms Interval we find out what makes it so special, why it has divided opinion so much, and what it means today. Strap yourself in. We're going for a ride!
Why do we call it 'classical' music?
Tom Service poses a very simple question (with a not-so-simple answer).
Six of the world's most extreme voices
From babies to Mongolian throat singers: whose voice is the most extreme of all?
How did the number 12 revolutionise music?
How Schoenberg opened a new cosmos for composers and listeners to explore.
Why are we all addicted to bass?
Bass is everywhere, but why do we enjoy it? Join Tom Service on a journey of discovery.
Watch the animations
Join Tom Service on a musical journey through beginnings, repetition and bass lines.
When does noise become music?
We like to think we can separate 鈥渘oise鈥� from 鈥渕usic鈥�, but is it that simple?
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The Listening Service
An odyssey through the musical universe, presented by Tom Service
