Francesco Zappa (album)
| Francesco Zappa | ||||
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| Studio album by Frank Zappa | ||||
| Released | November 21, 1984 | |||
| Recorded | UMRK, February – April 1984 | |||
| Genre | Chamber music, electronic | |||
| Length | 37:46 | |||
| Label | Barking Pumpkin | |||
| Producer | Frank Zappa | |||
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
Francesco Zappa is a 1984 album by Frank Zappa. It features chamber music by the Italian composer Francesco Zappa, who composed between 1763 and 1788. This is Official Release #42.
Album origins
David Ocker played a piece of Francesco Zappa's music for Frank Zappa because it was popular with some college music students. Because Francesco Zappa's music was not published and could only be found in the Mormon library, Frank Zappa decided to publish it. He then decided to program some of these pieces into his new Synclavier synthesizer.[2]
Finding the composer's works
Frank Zappa found an entry for Francesco Zappa in the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and then researched his sheet music in the library at UC Berkeley. According to The Real Frank Zappa Book, the two musicians are not related.
Album content
Francesco Zappa was the first album that Frank Zappa used the Synclavier on,[3] but it was not the first one he released, as synclavier pieces performed by him appear on "The Perfect Stranger" and on "Thing-Fish" as well.
Track listing
All selections composed by Francesco Zappa
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Opus I: No. 1 First Movement: Andante" | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Opus I: No. 1 2nd Movement: Allegro con brio" | 1:27 |
| 3. | "Opus I: No. 2 1st Movement: Andantino" | 2:14 |
| 4. | "Opus I: No. 2 2nd Movement: Minuetto grazioso" | 2:04 |
| 5. | "Opus I: No. 3 1st Movement: Andantino" | 1:52 |
| 6. | "Opus I: No. 3 2nd Movement: Presto" | 1:50 |
| 7. | "Opus I: No. 4 1st Movement: Andante" | 2:20 |
| 8. | "Opus I: No. 4 2nd Movement: Allegro" | 3:04 |
| Side two | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 9. | "Opus I: No. 5 2nd Movement: Minuetto grazioso" | 2:29 |
| 10. | "Opus I: No. 6 1st Movement: Largo" | 2:08 |
| 11. | "Opus I: No. 6 2nd Movement: Minuet" | 2:03 |
| 12. | "Opus IV: No. 1 1st Movement: Andantino" | 2:47 |
| 13. | "Opus IV: No. 1 2nd Movement: Allegro assai" | 2:02 |
| 14. | "Opus IV: No. 2 2nd Movement: Allegro assai" | 1:20 |
| 15. | "Opus IV: No. 3 1st Movement: Andante" | 2:24 |
| 16. | "Opus IV: No. 3 2nd Movement: Tempo di minuetto" | 2:00 |
| 17. | "Opus IV: No. 4 1st Movement: Minuetto" | 2:10 |
Personnel
- Performed by The Barking Pumpkin Digital Gratification Consort (Frank Zappa, conductor)
- Produced and orchestrated by Frank Zappa
- Synclavier document encryption: David Ocker
- Engineered by Bob Stone & Mark Pinske
- Cover painting by Donald Roller Wilson
- Collage by Gabrielle Raumberger
- Graphics by New Age Art
References
- ↑ Ruhlmann, W. (2011). "Francesco Zappa - Frank Zappa | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ↑ "The Complete Mark Pinske Interview - Day Three - Part Two". Mixonline.com. 2003-01-01. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- ↑ "The Complete Mark Pinske Interview - Day Two". Mixonline.com. 2003-01-01. Retrieved 2012-07-11.