Attending Turangalila

Turangalila is a large-scale piece of orchestral music by Olivier Messiaen that took place in the Schuster Center this past Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 8:00 pm. The event was not what I expected it to be. I thought it was going to be more relaxed and chill music, but it was kind of intense, and I loved it. The sound of the piano was passionate. There was a total of 5 pianos, each of the pianos had a different sound and when the 5 of them played together, the sound was magical and extraordinary. While watching the symphony, I questioned myself the names of some instruments. I knew how they were called in Spanish, but not in English, so when it was over, I asked my Puerto Rican friend the name of the instruments and we googled them and got to learn more about these beautiful instruments. The Symphony expressed love, the lovely sounds of the instruments really make a great piece. I will definitely recommend everyone to attend Turangalila taking into consideration that it is something different that we do not see every day. I am not really interested in music and instruments, but this opportunity made me see that there is something more into music if you interpret correctly the sounds. Therefore, attending Turangalila was not what I expected, it was something magical and entertaining. I will definitely recommend the Symphony to the people I know. Also, reading the background of Olivier Messiaen, the composer really helps understand the music way better.

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