Show notes
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/rhiannongiddensBandcamp: https://francescoturrisi.bandcamp.com/Buy Francesco’s album based on 17th-century music: https://diatriberecords.bandcamp.com/album/si-dolce-il-tormentoBuy 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: [email protected]Website: www.musicboxconcerts.com