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Journal Article
A New Lydian Theory for Frank Zappa’s Modal Music
2014
Overview
This article aims to demonstrate the importance of the Lydian scale in Frank Zappa’s modal diatonic music by introducing the concept of a “Lydian system,” loosely adapted from George Russell’s seminal jazz theory known as the “Lydian chromatic concept.” A Lydian system contains a limited series of diatonic modes linked through the Lydian scale. Through analysis of representative passages in Zappa’s music, I examine different ways that the modes of the Lydian system reveal their indebtedness to Lydian, first in their musical realization as static “blocks” and later in the form of pedal substitutions, chord progressions, and modulations between different systems.
