Frank Zappa

Satire, virtuosity, studio editing, and compositional control define Frank Zappa’s place in 20th-century music. Working from the USA, he moved between rock, jazz fusion, modern classical writing, doo-wop, and absurd theatre. Albums such as Freak Out!, Hot Rats, Apostrophe, and Joe’s Garage made him one of rock’s most independent composer-bandleaders.

2 articles related to Frank Zappa:

Percussion

First ever composition for solo percussion by Edgard Varèse ionized Zappa to choose a career in music

Edgard Varèse was one of the most innovative composers of the 20th century who not only developed his own concept of... 1 comment
Electric Guitar

Adrian Belew's spellbinding guitar tricks saturate prog music with the sounds of space

American multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Adrian Belew managed to extract entirely extraordinary sounds from his...