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So, when Frank discovered the Ensemble Modern
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So, when Frank discoveredthe Ensemble Modern, this is a group of musicians that wanted to...

Zappa • 2020
So, when Frank discovered
the Ensemble Modern, this is a group of musicians that wanted to play his music on a level that was yet
to be achieved

Full Transcript

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So, when Frank discovered the Ensemble Modern,
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this is a group of musicians that wanted to play his music
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on a level that was yet to be achieved.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:51:19
Uploaded
May 31, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

An in-depth look into the life and work of musician Frank Zappa.
When the final event is put together, - Zappa 00:09
When the final event is put together,
Okay, so watch, and I'll just move the pitch around the room. - Zappa 00:05
Okay, so watch, and I'll just move the pitch around the...
Put some sort of different vibrato rates on it, you know, - Zappa 00:06
Put some sort of different vibrato rates on it, you know,
He worked lots of different - Zappa 00:05
He worked lots of different
But that shifted when it was becoming more obvious - Zappa 00:07
But that shifted when it was becoming more obvious
And then I think he set up priorities himself. - Zappa 00:04
And then I think he set up priorities himself.
You make decisions about what you can finish, - Zappa 00:11
You make decisions about what you can finish,
I had written a letter that I had hand-delivered - Zappa 00:08
I had written a letter that I had hand-delivered
A letter of love and gratitude... - Zappa 00:04
A letter of love and gratitude...
And not just the world of music - Zappa 00:08
And not just the world of music
I asked him to read it after I would leave. - Zappa 00:04
I asked him to read it after I would leave.
He read it, and he said, um, - Zappa 00:07
He read it, and he said, um,
I didn't expect him to be, but he said, - Zappa 00:08
I didn't expect him to be, but he said,
And he looked like he was in so much pain, - Zappa 00:05
And he looked like he was in so much pain,
Before Frank died, he said, - Zappa 00:05
Before Frank died, he said,
It's hateful, and take, you know, - Zappa 00:11
It's hateful, and take, you know,
I was. I was happier that they did that - Zappa 00:06
I was. I was happier that they did that
And if anybody in the audience ever gave us any trouble, - Zappa 00:06
And if anybody in the audience ever gave us any trouble,
Joe has just worked himself - Zappa 00:11
Joe has just worked himself
He begins to feel depressed now. - Zappa 00:04
He begins to feel depressed now.