Difference between pages "Secret Word" and "Petrushka"

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The concept of '''The Secret Word For Tonight''' meant that at the begin of a concert that word was stated – either by [[Biography|Frank Zappa]] or sometimes by the audience – and could pop up at every moment during the show, being a special challenge for the band and fun for the audiences.
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==List==
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[[Petrushka|Pétrouchka]] (in English [[Petrushka]], in Russian [[Petrushka|Петрушка]]) is a ballet in four tableaux whose music was composed by [[Igor Stravinsky]] in 1910-1911, the plot was inspired from the Russian folklore. A revised edition for a smaller orchestra was written in 1947.
* ''[[Status Back Baby]]'': ''I hear the secret whispers wherever I go...''
 
* Mudshark: [[The Mud Shark]] on [[Fillmore East, June 1971]], [[Live In Melbourne]]
 
* (Plastic Laser Gun): [[Intro - The Yellow Shark|Intro]] on [[The Yellow Shark]]
 
* [[Ring Of Fire]]: [[Heavy Duty Judy]] on [[The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life]]
 
* [[Hi-ho, Silver! Away!]]
 
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[[Category:Conceptual Continuity]]
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The cover by [[Biography|Zappa]] and [[The Mothers|the Mothers]] is listed as "Pétrouska" or "Petroushka" on [['Tis The Season To Be Jelly (BTB)]].<br>
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A short theme from Petrushka is cited in [[Status Back Baby]], as expained by FZ in [[The Real Frank Zappa Book|TRFZB]] (page 167): "I'm Losing Status at the High School jumps into the opening figure of Petrushka".
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==See Also==
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*[[wikipedia:Petrushka (ballet)|Wikipedia article]] about [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky]]'s work
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[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)]]
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[[Category:Favorite Compositions]]
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[[Category:Covers And Musical Quotes]]
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[[Category:Instrumental tracks]]

Latest revision as of 11:40, 22 September 2024

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Pétrouchka (in English Petrushka, in Russian Петрушка) is a ballet in four tableaux whose music was composed by Igor Stravinsky in 1910-1911, the plot was inspired from the Russian folklore. A revised edition for a smaller orchestra was written in 1947.

The cover by Zappa and the Mothers is listed as "Pétrouska" or "Petroushka" on 'Tis The Season To Be Jelly (BTB).

A short theme from Petrushka is cited in Status Back Baby, as expained by FZ in TRFZB (page 167): "I'm Losing Status at the High School jumps into the opening figure of Petrushka".

See Also