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Notes on the work, Franny and Zooey for Piano Solo
“Franny (and Zooey) for Piano Solo” is a performance of one pianist, performing a musical composition based on every element of punctuation in J.D. Salinger's short stories, "Franny" and "Zooey".
The composition consists of the artist’s transcription of the various punctuation from each line of "Franny" 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.) Marya Alford collaborated with musician and pianist, Ron McBain to finalize the composition for piano solo. Phrasing and dynamics have been added to the piece and the music has been translated to readable musical notation.
This piece was performed by Ron McBain on September 20, 2011 at the Women's Twentieth Century Club in Eagle Rock, CA.
“(Franny) and Zooey for Piano Duet, Cello and Clarinet” is currently being created.