Zappa's compositions are unmistakable due to a number of different features. The collage-like and often highly complex compositional technique, the rhythmic diversity of compositions that style bonds in many areas of classical and popular music, which repeatedly interwoven musical quotations, the ironic and satirical degree in music and text that elaborate arrangements - all that goes beyond the narrow radius of the defined as rock typical form supply. Here Zappa mounted the various elements in a typical for him related. Zappa's music concept is broader than that in the rock genre usually offered. He composed and arranged not only for the rock band, but also for the jazz-oriented big band and for different assembled orchestra of various cast strength by chamber orchestra up to the symphony. Here Zappa was open to influences of any kind, bonds made in a variety of shapes and materials, used as course elements of different styles and genres. Despite all the differences in the working example of Edgar Varèse one hand, and the songs of R & B groups like the Robins other hand Zappa held both for good music, for him seemed the soul of music from the same universal source to come. Whether doo-wop hit or Stravinsky-rigor, earthy R & B or boisterous Spike Jones slapstick whether Hungarian folklore or crashing hard rock, minimalist John Cage sounds or wild free jazz - united all this and much more Zappa with humor and irony to compositions. He had for his way of working all sorts of advocates - in pop music sector anyway, but also in the field of contemporary music, of which the joint projects with Zubin Mehta, Pierre Boulez or Kent Nagano witness. On behalf of the Kronos Quartet and the Aspen Wind Quintet arose compositions. With the Ensemble Modern he studied under the project The Yellow Shark shortly before his death 19 compositions to show maturity a. Frank Zappa, described by many as the King of Pop, has died from cancer at the age of 52 years. Frank Zappa was born in Baltimore / Maryland / USA, died in Laurel Canyon / California / USA and was buried in the Westwood Memorial Park / Los Angeles / California / USA.

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