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Comment on Example Frank Zappa Master Study by Avo Raup

Avo Raup — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:45:31 +0000

And of course a dissertation by Ulrik Volgsten “Music, Mind and the Serious Zappa”.

http://www.arf.ru/Biblio/mmser.html

I’m looking for this item many years without any success. Probably you can find it in some big library, but never in eBay, abebooks etc.

Comment on Example Frank Zappa Master Study by Avo Raup

Avo Raup — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:41:24 +0000

I would add:

An Original Composition, Symphony No. 1, Pollock and an Analysis of the Evolution of Frank Zappa’s “Be-Bop Tango”

http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-12092003-121423/

Not a dissertation, but an interesting research site is:

Zappa Research

http://researchblog.andremount.net/

Comment on YouTube – Zappa, Resolver ED 2/2 by Avo Raup

Avo Raup — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:55:29 +0000

Please read this:
http://www.afka.net/resolver-brutality.htm

Comment on Masters and PhD Study on the music of Frank Zappa by Richard Hemmings

Richard Hemmings — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:39:13 +0000

I’ve already got a PhD (which included a Zappa chapter) but if you ever need an external examiner, give me a shout… I’m currently teaching a ’sonic art’ module to performing arts students at De Montfort University.

Comment on An Autocratic Approach to Music Copyright?: The potential negative impacts of restrictive rights on a composers legacy – The case of the Zappa Family Trust. by fabiobonillo

fabiobonillo — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:55:42 +0000

wow. congratulations for this BEAUTIFUL piece of work.

Comment on Frank Zappa, Sex and Popular Music by Frank Zappa And Sex | Kill Ugly Radio

Frank Zappa And Sex | Kill Ugly Radio — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:12:06 +0000

[...] ZFT’s agressive copyright policies, has published another paper. This time, the subject is Zappa’s attitude toward sex. The essay closes with a quote from Herbert Marcuse which pretty much hits the nail on the head: [...]

Comment on Grand Rights: How Do They Impact A ‘Tribute’ Performance by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:20:29 +0000

Interesting Paul, and a case in point as to why *all* rights should be statutory, i.e. subject to regulation by the state rather than a matter of the monopoly owner determining price and access to works. What’s going on here is surely an unsavoury, but nevertheless all too common, form of legal threat and intimidation. Irrespective of whether or not ASCAP believe that tribute acts, or other single composer performances, constitute a revue and are therefore outside the purvue of statutory, blanket licencing the key issue must be what the law says. And unless there are any cases on this (neither the Zappa lawyer nor the blogger you mention cite any) then the points made by the Zappa lawyer seem tenuous indeed – the trademark issue is a separate one of course.

The first point to make is that the principles at stake here are exactly the same as when a symphony orchestra tours playing the works of a single composer, still in copyright. There is no question of ‘revue’ status being attributed. Why should this be so be in the present case. As for the proposal made by the lawyer that Zappa’s work is inherently dramatic that seems both difficult to sustain and irrelevant. The question is surely whether the Paul Green School of Rock are using Zappa’s music in a dramatic performance of their own. And prima facie they are not.

Comment on Grand Rights: How Do They Impact A ‘Tribute’ Performance by Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:31:00 +0000

Commenting on my own blog. But how does Zappa relate to people like Bowie who had an ongoing dramatic aspect of his him. I am not aware of any tribute bands being sued regarding Grand Rights

Comment on Zappanale:The Ultimate Music Festival by Mike

Mike — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:39:52 +0000

Hi Paul,

Cracking blog, the Zappafest sounds amazing! Glad you found time to go.

I love Berlin – but a shame that tourism seems to dwell so dominantly on it’s dark history. The powers of Berlin fail to realise that it’s a great modern city with plenty to attract (beer…) and such a vibrant modern culture. No need for every attraction to be war/nazi/hitler related.

Tschüss,

Mike

Comment on Questions for Students by carza

carza — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:31:10 +0000

Thanks Chris

I think the way it is going, it looks like each school will be different. Some of the schools may be large groups, some small, some 11 year olds, some 15 – 16 year olds. I think the practical aspects you mention make sense, but this may be more relevent to the older students. Let’s have a meeting the week after next to talk this through. I will set this up. Thanks for you comments.

Paul