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The composition consists of the artist's transcription of the various punctuation from each line of "Franny and Zooey" to a blank page of manuscript paper. Each color designates a different type of punctuation in the story. For instance, pencil stands in for periods, orange for commas, green for question marks and so on. This system also designates each type of punctuation as a certain type of note (periods equal whole notes, commas equal quarter notes, apostrophes equal grace notes, colons and semi-colons equal dotted half notes, etc.) Alford has been working with musician and pianist, Ron McBain to finalize the composition for piano duet. Together they have added phrasing and dynamics to the piece and transferred the first transcription to readable musical notation. Show Info
“Franny (and Zooey) for Piano Duet”
Performance of Franny, September 20, 2011
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