Peter Schickele
American composer, musical educator, and parodist (1935-2024) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 88
Johann Peter Schickele 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. He also hosted a long-running weekly radio program called Schickele Mix.
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2024Died16 January 20242011
Schickele: A Year in the CatskillsAlbum, 19 tracks2007
P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele: The Jekyll & Hyde Tour (Live at Gordon Center, Owings Mills, MD / June 16, 2007)Album, 29 tracks2000
Schickele, P.: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5 / Piano Quintet No. 1Album, 17 tracks1995
PDQ Bach: The Short-Tempered Clavier and Other Dysfunctional Works for KeyboardAlbum, 29 tracks1994
P.D.Q. Bach: Two Pianos Are Better Than OneAlbum, 19 tracks
United Sounds of BassoonAlbum, 199424 tracks1993
Sneaky Pete and the Wolf & Carnival of the AnimalsAlbum, 16 tracks1992
P.D.Q. Bach: Music for an Awful Lot of Winds & PercussionAlbum, 25 tracks1991
P.D.Q. Bach: Classical WTWP Talkity-Talk RadioAlbum, 22 tracks1990
P.D.Q. Bach: Oedipus Tex & Other Choral CalamitiesAlbum, 21 tracks1935Born17 July 1935
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Lived 1935 to 2024 · aged 88