Does humor belong in classical music?, by Pierpaolo Romani, Andrea Pennati, music by Frank Zappa.

Does humor belong in classical music?

by Pierpaolo Romani, Andrea Pennati, music by Frank Zappa.

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Debut album of the Italian acoustic duo Inventionis Mater.
Inventionis Mater was born as a project with the encounter between the clarinet player Pierpaolo Romani and the guitarist Andrea Pennati in 2011. Their purpose is to write down Zappa’s great music for a duo so little frequented as the clarinet and guitar duo is. Inventionis Mater certainly does not answer to the question of what meaning Frank Zappa had for rock music and what for classical music of the late twentieth century. But they take the bright and eccentric rock of Frank Zappa and return it back to the audience in a duo transcription reduced to the need of essentiality. A transcription that is translation, never distortion. A trip between stylistic and timbre versatility, from rhythm 'n blues to twelve tones atmospheres. A duo that tells a story in which the protagonist is an American composer who was able to draw from rock music of the XX century what the great romantic composers drew from folk music. One of the few who knew how to use the difficult simplicity resulting from the purification of complexity.
The duo has already played in Italy, in several important Festivals such as the “Festival of the Two Worlds” of Spoleto, “TrentinoInJazz Festival” and abroad inside the “Palacio Foz” of Lisbon (P), at the “Zapperlot Festival” (CH), at the “Moo-ah! Festival” (UK), Gesellschaftshaus of Magdeburg (D), and at the “Zappanale Festival” (D). In the August 2017 The duo has performed in China at the “Suzhou Municipal Center of Public Culture”, “Xi'an Concert Hall”, “Ningbo Cultural Plaza Grand Theatre” and in live streaming on v.qq.com from Beijing.

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1.	Lumpy Gravy Overture 04:14	info	buy track
2.	Brown shoes don't make it 08:17		buy track
3.	Let's make the water turn black 02:07		buy track
4.	Peaches en Regalia 03:05		buy track
5.	Mom & Dad 03:59		buy track
6.	Absolutely free 03:53		buy track
7.	Mother people 02:34		buy track
8.	Sofa Nr.2 03:29		buy track

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"I like the selection I've seen. I appreciate the effort you have put into your performances. Nice "odd" musical duo."- Dweezil Zappa.
Inventionis Mater was born as a project with the encounter between the clarinet player Pierpaolo Romani and the guitarist Andrea Pennati in 2011. Their purpose is to write down Zappa’s great music for a duo so little frequented as the clarinet and guitar duo is. Inventionis Mater certainly does not answer to the question of what meaning Frank Zappa had for rock music and what for classical music of the late twentieth century. But they take the bright and eccentric rock of Frank Zappa and return it back to the audience in a duo transcription reduced to the need of essentiality. A transcription that is translation, never distortion. A trip between stylistic and timbre versatility, from rhythm 'n blues to twelve tones atmospheres. A duo that tells a story in which the protagonist is an American composer who was able to draw from rock music of the XX century what the great romantic composers drew from folk music. One of the few who knew how to use the difficult simplicity resulting from the purification of complexity.
The duo has already played in Italy, in several important Festivals such as the “Festival of the Two Worlds” of Spoleto, “TrentinoInJazz Festival” and abroad inside the “Palacio Foz” of Lisbon (P), at the “Zapperlot Festival” (CH), at the “Moo-ah! Festival” (UK), Gesellschaftshaus of Magdeburg (D), and at the “Zappanale Festival” (D). In the August 2017 The duo has performed in China at the “Suzhou Municipal Center of Public Culture”, “Xi'an Concert Hall”, “Ningbo Cultural Plaza Grand Theatre” and in live streaming on v.qq.com from Beijing.

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released August 20, 2013

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Inventionis Mater Florence, Italy

The Inventionis Mater is an acoustic duo, classical guitar & clarinet(s), involved in Frank Zappa's Music, re-writtene and translated to this small ensemble.

Andrea Pennati, classical guitar.
Pierpaolo Romani, clarinet & bass clarinet. ... more

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