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Peter Schickele (/ ˈ ʃ ɪ k əl i /; [1] July 17, 1935 – January 16, 2024) was an American composer, musical educator and parodist, best known for comedy albums featuring his music, which he presented as being composed by the fictional P.D.Q. Bach.
Jan 18, 2024 · Peter Schickele, a Grammy Award-winning composer and wry humorist who presented himself as the world’s leading authority on the rule-fracturing P.D.Q. Bach, the “last and least” of J.S. Bach’s...
Jan 17, 2024 · Peter Schickele, an American composer whose career as a writer of serious concert music was often eclipsed by that of his antic alter ego, the thoroughly debauched, terrifyingly prolific and...
P. D. Q. Bach is a fictional composer created by the American composer and musical satirist Peter Schickele for a five-decade career performing the "discovered" works of the "only forgotten son" of the Bach family.
Peter Schickele is acknowledged as the foremost classical music satirist of all time. He is the sole discoverer of work by the mythical Baroque composer P.D.Q Bach (1807-1742), the “pimple on the face of music” who has earned legions of fans across generations and continents.
Feb 1, 2024 · As self-proclaimed professor of musical pathology at the University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople, Mr Schickele was now on a mission to uncover and promote this mystery composer.
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Jan 26, 2024 · Let's get back to Terry's 1985 interview with Peter Schickele, a serious composer with a less-serious side, which he let loose in the guise of his musical alter ego, P.D.Q. Bach. Schickele died last week at age 88.
