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The words and music of Frank Zappa

Title
The words and music of Frank Zappa / Kelly Fisher Lowe.
Author
Lowe, Kelly Fisher.
Publication
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2006.

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Description
xvii, 259 pages; 25 cm.
Summary
"The Words and Music of Frank Zappa moves beyond the details of Zappa's biography toward a focused treatment of the rock and pop songs of this great American composer. Today, Zappa's music can be appreciated as a whole, emerging as a coherent, thoughtful, and innovative - if somewhat daunting - body of work. Author Kelly Lowe has left no aspect of that work unexamined, from Zappa's role as a satirist of the highest order, to his place in the genre of "progressive rock," and his importance as one of the foremost critics of American culture and society. The book includes an official discography and a bibliographic essay that discusses the current state of Zappa scholarship."--BOOK JACKET.
Series Statement
The Praeger Singer-songwriter collection, 1553-3484
Uniform Title
Praeger singer-songwriter collection.
Subject
Zappa, Frank > Criticism and interpretation
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-246), discography (p. [209]-213), and index.
ISBN
  • 0275987795
  • 0313054576
LCCN
  • 2005034613
  • 9780275987794
OCLC
  • OCM62393159
  • SCSB-9093782
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries