Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2003 im Fachbereich Tontechnik, Note: 2,3, Universität Paderborn (Kulturwissenschaften), Veranstaltung: Geschichte der Tonträger, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Frank Vincent Zappa wurde am 21. Dezember 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland geboren. Im Alter von 23 Jahren übernahm Zappa das Studio eines Freundes und experimentierte mit den damaligen Aufnahmetechniken. Er produzierte eigene Musik sowie örtliche Bands. Durch die Einflüsse seiner ersten Schallplatten (Edgar Varese’ Ionisation, Igor Strawinsky’s Sacre Du Printemps) beschäftigte er sich schon früh mit klassischer Musik, später dann mit der Zwölfton- und serieller Musik. Spätere Arbeiten mit dem London Symphony Orchestra, dem Berkeley Orchestra und dem Kronos Quartett sind weitere Aspekte der unterschiedlichen Ausprägungen in seiner Musik. Erste Erfolge konnte er zwischen 1965 und 1970 mit den „Mothers of Invention“1 verzeichnen. Ab 1970 wechselten die Musiker und Bands häufig um den perfektionistischen Musiker und Komponisten. Mitte der 70iger Jahre begann er mit dem selbst entwickelten Verfahren der Xenocrony zu experimentieren. In den 80iger Jahren widmete sich Zappa außerdem vermehrt seinen Kompositionen am Synclavier2. Wie kaum ein anderer verstand es Zappa die Seriosität der klassischen Komposition mit der Freiheit des Jazz und der Attitüde eines Rockstars zu verbinden. Im Laufe seines Lebens veröffentlichte er über 60 Platten, neun Filme und zwei Bücher. Er starb am 4. Dezember 1993 an den Folgen einer Prostatakrebserkrankung. 1 1966 veröffentlichte Zappa mit den „Mothers of Invention“ das Konzeptalbum „Freak Out!“ – das erste Doppelalbum der Rockmusik. 2 Musikinstrument/Computer; Mischung aus Sequenzer und Sampler; siehe auch 3.1
Barry Miles knew Frank Zappa intimately and was present at the recording of some of his most important albums. This sparkling biography brings the Zappa the musician and composer, Zappa the controversialist and Zappa the family man (despite his love of groupies, he was married for more than 30 years) together for the first time. Barry Miles' biography follows Zappa from his sickly Italian-American childhood in the 1940s (when his father, Frank senior, worked for the US military and was used to test the efficacy of new biological warfare agents) to his death from cancer in the 1990s. Miles shows how Zappa's goal had been to become a classical composer, until he realised that he would starve to death pursuing this ambition in post-war America. In an effort to make music people would actually listen to, in the mid-1960s he joined a noisy new band called 'The Mothers of Invention'. Before long, Zappa had taken over as singer, song writer and lead guitarist and together they exploded on to the San Francisco freak scene. Following the release of recordings such as Freak Out, Absolutely Free, We're Only In It For the Money and Hot Rats, Zappa's reputation in the United States and in Europe, especially the UK, Germany and Holland, took off. When the Berlin wall fell, Frank was surprised to learn that his extravagant music embodied sixties liberty for a generation of dissidents (including Vaclav Havel, who invited Zappa to be his minister for culture). Frank Zappa is an authoritative and hugely enjoyable portrait of a singular man and a vivid evocation of the West Coast scene.
Vom Amateur zum Hightech-Artisten: Rockmusik und Rockmusiker
Author: Anonym
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3638907309
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Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Musikwissenschaft, Note: 1,3, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin (Institut fur Musikwissenschaft: Forschungszentrum Populare Musik), Veranstaltung: Vom Stadtpfeifer zum DJ - Der Musiker im Wandel der Zeiten, 10 Quellen im Literaturverzeichnis, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Frank Zappa hat den Drang, sich den ublichen und bekannten musikalischen Formverpflichtungen zu entziehen und frei zu musizieren. Jedem einzelnen Aspekt seiner Musik widmet sich Zappa akribisch; Metrik und formale Aspekte, Rhythmik, Melodik und Harmonik, Besetzung, Klangkorper und Instrumentation, Arrangements, Produktion und Soundgestaltung machen in ganz spezieller Weise den Horizont der Zappaschen Musik uber Jahrzehnte aus, er wirkt stilpragend in vielen Bereichen. In dieser Arbeit geht es um die Grundlagen der Entwicklung dieser Aspekte sowie um die Bedingungen der technischen und asthetischen Moglichkeiten. Die wesentliche asthetische Dimension der Klang- bzw. Soundgestaltung der Rockmusik zwischen elektrotechnischem Know-how und Kunstfertigkeit soll im Zentrum dieser Arbeit stehen"
Frank Zappa's reputation as one of rock's maverick geniuses has continued to grow since his death in 1993. Revised and updated, Electric Don Quixote is still the most comprehensive chronicle of his extraordinary life and career. Author, Neil Slaven, brings together the complex strands of Zappa's life and work in a book that will please not just Zappa fans but anyone interested in the history of rock music. Fully illustrated and includes a comprehensive discography.
Proceedings of the First International Conference of Esemplastic Zappology (ICE-Z)
Author: Ben Watson,Esther Leslie
Publisher: SAF Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9780946719792
Category: Music
Page: 255
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Frank Zappa always did it differently, and here his fans do too. With delegates from Paris, Rome, Leipzig and Vauxhall, this parodic conference included papers called “‘Arf’: Canine Continuity in the Output Macrostructure” and “The Mental Hygiene Dilemma.” Zen Buddhism, Frankfurt school Marxism, Philip K. Dick and the Zappologically Deranged are used to denounce Madonna, postmodernism, hippies and everything you hold dear. Priceless. Ben Watson, music journalist and longstanding contributor to The Wire, Hi-Fi News and Signal To Noise, is well-known for his deviant and polemical music criticism and is an acknowledged expert on Frank Zappa. Esther Leslie is a reader in humanities at Birkbeck College, University of London.
(Recorded Version (Guitar)). Note-for-note transcriptions with tab for all nine tracks from Zappa's classic 1975 release: Andy * Can't Afford No Shoes * Evelyn, A Modified Dog * Florentine Pogen * Inca Roads * Po-Jama People * San Ber'dino * Sofa No. 1 * Sofa No. 2. Includes an introduction by Steve Vai.
Recounts the life and career of the inventive and controversial rock musician, and includes information on his philosophies on art, his opinions on the music industry, and his thoughts on raising children.
The indispensable consumers' guide to the music of Frank Zappa - the genius of the absurd, and one of the most prolific and unpredictable characters of 20th century music.A thorough analysis of Zappa's complete recorded output, from the early days of the Mothers Of Invention, through his more avant-garde compositions and classical projects to the most recent posthumous releases. The guide features:An album by album analysisA full Zappa bibliographyDetails of when and where the music was recorded, including all collaborating artistsA special section concerning compilation, archive and bootleg releasesSixteen pages of full-colour images
Frank Zappa, Dave Batista, Kelly Clarkson, Elia Kazan, Tina Fey, Jeff Buckley, Betty White, Pete Sampras, List of Gr
Author: Source Wikipedia
Publisher: Booksllc.Net
ISBN: 9781230645339
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 223. Chapters: Frank Zappa, Dave Batista, Kelly Clarkson, Elia Kazan, Tina Fey, Jeff Buckley, Betty White, Pete Sampras, List of Greek Americans, Jennifer Aniston, The Andrews Sisters, Constantine Maroulis, Michael Dukakis, Sasha Grey, James Galanos, Nikos Galis, Mark Ballas, Chris Chelios, Phil Angelides, Nicholas A. Peppas, Spiro Agnew, Olympia Snowe, Christopher George, Alexi Giannoulias, George Tenet, George Stephanopoulos, Peter Philipakos, David Sedaris, Dawn Marie Psaltis, Andy Martin, Harry Markopolos, Neil Papiano, George Pelecanos, John E. Sununu, John Cassavetes, Telly Savalas, Derek Sherinian, Laird Hamilton, Christos Cotsakos, Ted Leonsis, Markos Moulitsas, James G. Stavridis, Tatiana Troyanos, C. A. Patrides, Zach Galifianakis, Gery Chico, Jamie Dimon, Nicholas A. Christakis, John Stamos, Mena Suvari, Maria Menounos, Kalomira, Dee Andros, Marina Sirtis, Alexander Scourby. Excerpt: Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21, 1940 - December 4, 1993) was an American composer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, recording engineer, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrete works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed album covers. Zappa produced almost all of the more than 60 albums he released with the band The Mothers of Invention and as a solo artist. While in his teens, he acquired a taste for 20th-century classical composers such as Edgard Varese, Igor Stravinsky, and Anton Webern along with 1950s rhythm and blues music. He began writing classical music in high school, while at the same time playing drums in rhythm and blues bands; he later switched to electric guitar. Zappa was a self-taught composer and performer, and his diverse musical influences led him to create music that was often difficult to...
Frank Zappa's music has a unique and easily recognisable quality, and is a brilliant synthesis of a wide range of cultural influences. This book focuses on just one of the influences on Zappa's music, namely Jazz.
Eine Untersuchung zu Inhalt, Aussage, verwendeten Motiven und Hintergründen der „Rock-Oper“
Author: Antonia Krihl
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3656070369
Category: Music
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Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Musikwissenschaft, Note: 1,7, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Inhaltsverzeichnis: 1. Einleitung – Musikalische Bisexualität und Fehlinterpretationen ............................................. S. 3 2. Zur Person Frank Zappas ....................................................................................................... S. 4 2.1 Frank Zappa um 1979 – Lebensumstände und weiteres .......................................... S. 6 3. „Joe's Garage“ - Aufbau und Inhalt ......................................................................................... S. 7 3.1 Die (wichtigsten) Protagonisten ................................................................................. S. 8 3.2 Act I ........................................................................................................................... S. 9 3.3 Act II .......................................................................................................................... S. 9 3.4 Act III ....................................................................................................................... S. 10 3.5 Frank Zappas Arbeit – Besonderheiten ................................................................... S. 11 3.5.1 Sozialkritik als politisches Element bei Frank Zappa und erste Vermutungen zu den Hintergründen der Geschichte um „Joe's Garage“ ......... S. 12 3.5.2 Bezug zu Franz Kafka .............................................................................. S. 14 3.5.3 Bezug zu Georg Büchner ......................................................................... S. 16 3.5.4 Bezug zu Scientology ............................................................................... S. 17 4. Stimmen zu „Joe's Garage“ - das beste Zappa-Album aller Zeiten? Thesen, Antithesen und eigene Bewertung ..................................................................................................................... S. 18 5. Bibliographie ......................................................................................................................... S. 21
(Recorded Version (Guitar)). This folio features note-for-note transcriptions with tab for all seven tracks from Zappa's watershed 1973 release: Camarillo Brillo * Dinah-Moe Humm * Dirty Love * Fifty-Fifty * I'm the Slime * Montana * Zomby Woof. Includes a foreword by Zappa guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, also of Missing Persons and Duran Duran fame.
Sein viel zu früher Tod jährt sich im Dezember zum 25. Mal: Frank Zappa war die wohl facettenreichste Ikone der amerikanischen Musikgeschichte. Der schräge Humor seiner anarchischen Auftritte polarisierte. Immer wieder überschritt er Grenzen – zwischen Gattungen und Musikstilen, zwischen E und U. Während er in Amerika vorrangig als Rockmusiker prominent blieb, verfolgte er in Europa eine Karriere als Komponist und arbeitete etwa mit dem Dirigenten Pierre Boulez oder dem renommierten Ensemble Modern zusammen. Ingo Meyer gelingt das Porträt eines Ausnahmekünstlers, der permanent provozierte, dessen Provokationen aber niemals Selbstzweck waren.
Diese erfolgreiche Biographie wurde nun überarbeitet und neu aufgelegt und ist noch immer die umfassendste Chronik der außergewöhnlichen Leben und die Karriere von Frank Zappa.
Since his untimely death from prostate cancer in 1993, the legend of iconoclastic musician Frank Zappa has continued to grow. The years following his passing have seen the publication of numerous books, both sacred and profane, which examine his life and work, but the best, and only, up-close-and-personal account of the man and his music remains the original: Nigey Lennon's Being Frank: My Time with Frank Zappa. Musician/author Lennon maintained a personal and professional relationship with Zappa during the period which is generally agreed to have been the composer's most creative, and she invests her recollections with considerable musical and emotional insight. The fact that Lennon is an accomplished musician and composer in her own right enables her to perceptively analyze Zappa's complex music, and her previous experience as a biographer of Mark Twain and Alfred Jarry is evident as she examines the complex conditions of Zappa's turbulent life. But above all, Being Frank is simply a great read: filled with wry humor, poignancy, and, of course, a plethora of the juicy road stories that Zappa himself didn't dare to include in his own autobiography. The e-book edition of Being Frank is certain to find a new audience for this classic title, which has been in great demand since its third print run sold out several years ago. "Irreplaceable...is the word to describe Being Frank...[Lennon's] memoir is both spiky and musically literate...Lennon's previous books were on Mark Twain and Alfred Jarry, which indicates the kind of cultural perspective required to get a grip on Zappa: something brighter than rock-journo pedantry.a -Ben Watson, author of Frank Zappa: The Negative Dialectics of Poodle Play
For nearly 30 years, Frank Zappa was one of the most influential, innovative, and controversial musicians in rock, despite minimal radio airplay. This biography goes beyond the myths that surround this musical satirist to explore the life, career, and influences of an outrageously gifted composer. Both with his early band, the Mothers of Invention, and in his subsequent solo work, Zappa poked fun at middle-class conformity, hippies, disco, and the Reagan era while breaking musical ground with his combination of jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, social and political parody, and rock and roll. This book traces Zappa's cultural and musical roots to Erik Satie, Arnold Schoenberg, Igor Stravinsky, Charles Ives, and Zappa's true hero, avant-garde composer Edgard Varese.