Francesco Zappa
Studio album by Frank Zappa
Released	November 1984
Recorded	UMRK, February – April 1984
Genre	Electronic
Length	37:29
Label	Barking Pumpkin Records
Producer(s)	Frank Zappa
Professional reviews
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Frank Zappa chronology
Thing-Fish (1984)	Francesco Zappa (1984)	The Old Masters Box One (1985)

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Track listing

All selections composed by Francesco Zappa and performed by Frank Zappa on the Synclavier. The New England Digital Synclavier System was a powerful, integrated system for music synthesis and recording, first developed at Dartmouth College by Jon Appleton and colleagues. ...

1. "Opus 1: No. 1 First Movement: Andante" – 3:32
2. "No. 1 2nd Movement: Allegro Con Brio" – 1:27
3. "No. 2 1st Movement: Andantino" – 2:14
4. "No. 2 2nd Movement: Minuetto Grazioso" – 2:04
5. "No. 3 1st Movement: Andantino" – 1:52
6. "No. 3 2nd Movement: Presto" – 1:50
7. "No. 4 1st Movement: Andante" – 2:20
8. "No. 4 2nd Movement: Allegro" – 3:04
9. "No. 5 2nd Movement: Minuetto Grazioso" – 2:29
10. "No. 6 1st Movement: Largo" – 2:08
11. "No. 6 2nd Movement: Minuet" – 2:03
12. "Opus IV: No. 1 1st Movement: Andantino" – 2:47
13. "No. 1 2nd Movement: Allegro Assai" – 2:02
14. "No. 2 2nd Movement: Allegro Assai" – 1:20
15. "No. 3 1st Movement: Andante" – 2:24
16. "No. 3 2st Movement: Tempo Di Minuetto" – 2:00
17. "No. 4 1st Movement: Minuetto" – 2:10

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