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Fictitious composer
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"
P._D._Q._Bach
The following is a list of works by P. D. Q. Bach, a fictitious Bach family member, the alter ego of composer Peter Schickele. The first section lists
List of compositions by P. D. Q. Bach
List_of_compositions_by_P._D._Q._Bach
American composer, musical educator and parodist (1935–2024)
fictional P. D. Q. Bach. He also hosted a long-running weekly radio program called Schickele Mix. From 1990 to 1993, Schickele's P. D. Q. Bach recordings
Peter_Schickele
1971 compilation album by P.D.Q. Bach
The Wurst of P.D.Q. Bach is a collection of works by Peter Schickele under his comic pseudonym of P.D.Q. Bach originally recorded on the Vanguard Records
The_Wurst_of_P._D._Q._Bach
1965 live album by P.D.Q. Bach
with P.D.Q. Bach (1807–1742)? was the first concert of and the first release of the music of Peter Schickele under his comical pseudonym of P.D.Q. Bach by
Peter Schickele Presents an Evening with P. D. Q. Bach (1807–1742)?
Peter_Schickele_Presents_an_Evening_with_P._D._Q._Bach_(1807–1742)?
1977 studio album by P.D.Q. Bach
Portrait of P.D.Q. Bach was released in 1977 on Vanguard Records. The album features mostly the work of Peter Schickele writing as P.D.Q. Bach, with one
Portrait_of_P._D._Q._Bach
1973 live album by P.D.Q. Bach
The Intimate P.D.Q. Bach is "a live recording of The Intimate P.D.Q. Bach stage show, featuring Professor Peter Schickele and the Semi-Pro Musica Antiqua"
The_Intimate_P._D._Q._Bach
1983 studio album by P. D. Q. Bach (Peter Schickele)
Schickele under the pseudonym he uses for parodies and comical works P. D. Q. Bach. The title of the work refers to the English translation of Mozart's
A_Little_Nightmare_Music
1967 studio album by P.D.Q. Bach
from Hoople: P.D.Q. Bach on the Air was released on Vanguard Records in 1967. It is set up as a radio broadcast of the music of P.D.Q. Bach with Professor
Report from Hoople: P. D. Q. Bach on the Air
Report_from_Hoople:_P._D._Q._Bach_on_the_Air
Book by Peter Schickele
Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach (1807–1742)? is a book by Prof. Peter Schickele chronicling the life of fictitious composer P. D. Q. Bach. Dedication Preface
The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach
The_Definitive_Biography_of_P.D.Q._Bach
1966 live album by P.D.Q. Bach
An Hysteric Return: P.D.Q. Bach at Carnegie Hall is a live recording of a P.D.Q. Bach concert in Carnegie Hall and was released on Vanguard Records in
An Hysteric Return: P.D.Q. Bach at Carnegie Hall
An_Hysteric_Return:_P.D.Q._Bach_at_Carnegie_Hall
1995 studio album by P. D. Q. Bach
Schickele, released in 1995 by Telarc Records under his pseudonym, P. D. Q. Bach. The album contains "works for various types of keyboards, including
The Short-Tempered Clavier and other dysfunctional works for keyboard
The_Short-Tempered_Clavier_and_other_dysfunctional_works_for_keyboard
Oratorio by P. D. Q. Bach
Oedipus Tex is a satirical Western-themed oratorio by P. D. Q. Bach that follows the adventures of Oedipus Tex ("you may have heard of my brother Rex")
Oedipus_Tex
1996 compilation album by P. D. Q. Bach
The Dreaded P. D. Q. Bach Collection is a collection of works by Peter Schickele under the pseudonym of P. D. Q. Bach originally recorded on the Vanguard
The Dreaded P. D. Q. Bach Collection
The_Dreaded_P._D._Q._Bach_Collection
Composition by P. D. Q. Bach
27, is a 1965 work of Peter Schickele composing under the pseudonym P. D. Q. Bach. The work is a parody of the double concerto, a classical music genre
Concerto_for_Horn_and_Hardart
1982 studio album by P. D. Q. Bach
album of music by Peter Schickele writing as P. D. Q. Bach. The album describes itself as "P.D.Q. Bach’s answer to Haydn’s "Farewell" Symphony" and includes
Music You Can't Get Out of Your Head
Music_You_Can't_Get_Out_of_Your_Head
1991 studio album by P. D. Q. Bach
the death of P. D. Q. Bach." The station name WTWP means "Wall to Wall Pachelbel" in which some unusual instruments play his Canon in D. Towards the middle
WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio
WTWP_Classical_Talkity-Talk_Radio
departure of a beloved brother" BWV 992 St Matthew Passion BWV 244 Many of Bach's cantatas contain elements that could be considered programmatic 1712 Overture
List_of_program_music
Whirling aerophone
Biography of P. D. Q. Bach. New York: Random House. p. unpaginated. ISBN 9780394465364. "The Intimate P.D.Q. Bach", Schickele.com. "Bach: Erotica Variations
Whirly_tube
Musical composition written by Peter Schickele
written by Peter Schickele, touted as a composition of the fictional P.D.Q. Bach. It consists of 4 movements, and is intended to be humorous to listen
Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion
Grand_Serenade_for_an_Awful_Lot_of_Winds_and_Percussion
Topics referred to by the same term
American swim coach known as "Bach" Joel Sirkis (1561–1640), Polish posek and halakhist, known as "the Bach" P. D. Q. Bach (1807–1742), a fictitious composer
Bach_(disambiguation)
Musical composition by Pachelbel
The 1991 musical parody album WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio by P. D. Q. Bach is set at a fictional radio station whose call letters stand for "Wall-To-Wall
Pachelbel's_Canon
1992 studio album by P. D. Q. Bach
Peter Schickele writing under his own name and several pieces by him as P. D. Q. Bach. This album won the Grammy Award for best comedy album in 1992. The
Music for an Awful Lot of Winds and Percussion
Music_for_an_Awful_Lot_of_Winds_and_Percussion
1989 classical music comedy album by P.D.Q. Bach
album released in 1989 by Telarc Records. The album contains works by P. D. Q. Bach, the alter ego of Professor Peter Schickele (as well as tracks credited
1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults
1712_Overture_and_Other_Musical_Assaults
Topics referred to by the same term
airline code), United States PDQ Chicken, a Florida based fast food chain P. D. Q. Bach, a fictitious composer This disambiguation page lists articles associated
PDQ
Opera by P. D. Q. Bach
is a "half-act opera" by Peter Schickele in the satirical persona of P. D. Q. Bach. The title is a play on the "stone guest" character in Don Giovanni
The_Stoned_Guest
1968 studio album by Joan Baez
Joan Baez, released in 1968. Composer-conductor Peter Schickele (of P. D. Q. Bach fame) did the orchestration, as he had on Baez's previous albums Noël
Baptism: A Journey Through Our Time
Baptism:_A_Journey_Through_Our_Time
Fictional character
been practiced by artists as diverse as Stan Freberg, Spike Jones, and P. D. Q. Bach. The "slow burn" of one character being annoyed by another, resulting
The_Nairobi_Trio
2007 live album by Peter Schickele
P. D. Q. Bach & Peter Schickele: The Jekyll & Hyde Tour was released in 2007 by Telarc Records. The album contains works by Peter Schickele, sometimes
P. D. Q. Bach and Peter Schickele: The Jekyll and Hyde Tour
P._D._Q._Bach_and_Peter_Schickele:_The_Jekyll_and_Hyde_Tour
Family of notable musicians and composers
Bach) Classical music portal P. D. Q. Bach List of musical families (classical music) Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bach, Johann Sebastian" . Encyclopædia
Bach_family
2006 live album by Peter Schickele
P.D.Q. Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem! is a live performance celebrating 40 years of P. D. Q. Bach. This performance features Professor Peter Schickele
P. D. Q. Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem!
P._D._Q._Bach_in_Houston:_We_Have_a_Problem!
Seven-note rhythm and melody
the missing notes—on a 45, said to be the shortest tune on record. P. D. Q. Bach ends his "Blaues Gras" ("bluegrass") aria with "Shave and a Haircut"
Shave_and_a_Haircut
Small, end-blown flute made of plastic
pretensions"; it is one of the instruments featured in the Gross Concerto by P. D. Q. Bach. This instrument was played by Felix Pappalardi on "Pressed Rat and
Tonette
Composition by P. D. Q. Bach
is a satirical work authored by Peter Schickele under the pseudonym P.D.Q. Bach, whose works and life Schickele purported to study. It is a concerto
Pervertimento for Bagpipes, Bicycle and Balloons
Pervertimento_for_Bagpipes,_Bicycle_and_Balloons
Opera by P. D. Q. Bach
a comic opera in three acts, described as "A Simply Grand Opera by P. D. Q. Bach", by Peter Schickele. It is a parody of opera in general, and the title
The_Abduction_of_Figaro
Raleigh is mentioned in the second "commercial" on P. D. Q. Bach's Report from Hoople: P. D. Q. Bach on the Air (1967), and credited with providing the
Walter Raleigh in popular culture
Walter_Raleigh_in_popular_culture
Italian composer and teacher (1750–1825)
alluded to in a spoof opera titled A Little Nightmare Music (1982), by P. D. Q. Bach. In the opera, Salieri attempts to poison an anachronistic Shaffer but
Antonio_Salieri
Topics referred to by the same term
(1959), opera by Carl Orff Oedipus Tex (1990), satirical oratorio by P. D. Q. Bach This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Oedipus
Oedipus_Rex_(disambiguation)
Hong Kong-born American classical pianist
at Carnegie Hall. He performed with Peter Schickele in The Intimate P. D. Q. Bach stage show. In 2015, he was teaching at Mannes School of Music in the
David_Oei
1972 American science fiction film by Douglas Trumbull
Schickele, a bassoonist who also composed comedy music under the name P. D. Q. Bach. It contains two songs written by Schickele and Diane Lampert, which
Silent_Running
1880 concert overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
it is dedicated to President Hoover. The piece was also parodied by P. D. Q. Bach for the 1989 musical album 1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults
1812_Overture
1970 studio album by P.D.Q. Bach
The Stoned Guest is "the premiere recording of the Half-Act Opera by P.D.Q. Bach", the pseudonym used by Peter Schickele for parodic works. It was released
The_Stoned_Guest_(album)
American actor (1922–2019)
nudity didn't bother me. I'm from Brooklyn." Macy performed on the P. D. Q. Bach album The Stoned Guest (1970). Appreciating Macy's comedic skills off
Bill_Macy
Classical Athenian tragedy by Sophocles
name in Oedipus Tex, a Western-themed oratorio purportedly written by P. D. Q. Bach. It was released in 1990 on the album Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities
Oedipus_Rex
American classical composer
included William Bergsma, Vincent Persichetti and, by his own claim, P. D. Q. Bach, the fictitious spoof character created by American composer Peter Schickele
Conrad_Susa
American radio announcer (1897–1975)
proceedings. Cross was later lampooned in Peter Schickele's album, P. D. Q. Bach: The Stoned Guest. Will Jordan played the role of "Milton Host", the
Milton_Cross
American comedian and actor (born 1969)
Parks and Recreation, Community, Two and a Half Men, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Drunk History, Reno 911!, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Archer, Veep, Justified
Patton_Oswalt
Topics referred to by the same term
(CSI: NY), 2006 Oedipus Rex (disambiguation) Oedipus Tex, oratorio by P. D. Q. Bach This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Oedipus
Oedipus_Hex
American musician (1920–2006)
and the official pianist of radio WQXR, New York. He played with the P. D. Q. Bach performances and the Hoffnung Musical Spoof Concerts. He published with
Leonid_Hambro
American comedian, actor, and singer (born 1961)
released two stand-up specials. Delirious was filmed in 1983 in Washington, D.C. Due to the popularity of Delirious, his concert film, Eddie Murphy Raw
Eddie_Murphy
historically, or aesthetically significant". Peter Schickele, in his P. D. Q. Bach persona, paid 'tribute' to Mozart in several pieces, most notably "Ein
Mozart_in_popular_culture
American actor and comedian (born 1955)
Press. p. 531. OCLC 192019147. Whoopi Goldberg: her journey from poverty to megastardom by James Robert Parish Carol Pub. Group, 1997 – 390, p. 282 "Whoopi-ing
Whoopi_Goldberg
American filmmaker, actor and comedian (born 1926)
Laurel Award". Writers Guild of America. February 3, 2003. McFadden, Robert D. (June 3, 2001). "Imogene Coca, 92, Is Dead; a Partner in One of TV's Most
Mel_Brooks
Schenkerian analyst Peter Schickele – composer, humorist, best known for his P. D. Q. Bach character William Schimmel – composer, accordionist Alan Schneider –
List of Juilliard School people
List_of_Juilliard_School_people
American comedian, actor and artist (1925–2013)
Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his performance as Q.T. Marlens on Life with Bonnie. In 2008, Winters was presented with a Pioneer
Jonathan_Winters
American comedian and actor (born 1979)
Think". Vanity Fair. Retrieved April 1, 2025. Gibbs, Simon (May 20, 2020). "Q&A: Comedian Nate Bargatze talks lifelong Vanderbilt fandom, favorite Commodore
Nate_Bargatze
Musical parodist Peter Schickele created the opera Iphigenia in Brooklyn by P D Q Bach, in which Iphigenia has traveled to the New World. In contemporary music
Greek mythology in popular culture
Greek_mythology_in_popular_culture
(including rapping) Ronnie Schell – piano Peter Schickele, also known as P. D. Q. Bach – various instruments Helge Schneider – piano, trumpet, guitar, drums
List_of_musical_comedians
American comedian and television host (born 1974)
(October 18, 1999). "Not Jerry Seinfeld". New York. New York City: Vox Media. p. 41. Retrieved August 23, 2013. McGoldrick, Debbie (March 14, 2009). "'Night'
Jimmy_Fallon
Medieval English canon
goddamm, Sing goddamm, sing goddamm, DAMM. The song is also parodied by "P. D. Q. Bach" (Peter Schickele) as "Summer is a cumin seed" for the penultimate movement
Sumer_is_icumen_in
musical satirist Peter Schickele created P. D. Q. Bach, a supposedly newly discovered member of the Bach family, whose creative output parodies musicological
Parody_in_popular_music
1979 studio album by P.D.Q. Bach
recording of the music of Peter Schickele under his comic pseudonym of P.D.Q. Bach, featuring the composer and "a bluegrass band with a Baroque orchestra
Black_Forest_Bluegrass
Last extant work of Greek playwright Euripides
2003 novel The Songs of the Kings by Barry Unsworth, as well as the P. D. Q. Bach cantata Iphigenia in Brooklyn. Neil LaBute drew heavily on the story
Iphigenia_in_Aulis
American entertainer (born 1937)
Guardian. Retrieved May 24, 2015. Fiorillo, Victor (November 17, 2014). "Q&A: New Bill Cosby Accuser Joan Tarshis". Philadelphia. Retrieved November
Bill_Cosby
American comedian, actor, musician and writer (born 1945)
addition to two other songs on the lawn of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., at the "Capitol Fourth Celebration" on July 4, 2011. While on tour, Martin
Steve_Martin
1991 award ceremony for music
producer; Robert Shaw, conductor Best Comedy Recording Peter Schickele for P. D. Q. Bach: Oedipus Tex and Other Choral Calamities Best Instrumental Composition
33rd_Annual_Grammy_Awards
American comedian and actor (1933–1998)
featured Wilson in two animated TV specials, Clerow Wilson and the Miracle of P.S. 14 and Clerow Wilson's Great Escape. In 1970, Wilson's variety series,
Flip_Wilson
American actor (1922–2020)
2020. Crump, William D. (2013). The Christmas Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). McFarland. p. 283. ISBN 978-1-476-60573-9. Crump (2013), p. 11. Andreeva, Nellie
Carl_Reiner
Poem by Christopher Marlowe
for Mixed Chorus and Piano Five Hands, written by fictional composer P. D. Q. Bach (Peter Schickele) and performed by the Swarthmore College Chorus in
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
The_Passionate_Shepherd_to_His_Love
Type of musical composition
context of a full-scale symphony.[citation needed] Peter Schickele as P. D. Q. Bach produced a spoof "Sinfonia Concertante" utilizing lute, balalaika, double
Sinfonia_concertante
American comedy musician (born 1959)
"Midnight Star 'Ask Al' Q&As for January, 1995". Archived from the original on June 24, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2007. ""Ask Al" Q&As for May, 2000". Archived
"Weird_Al"_Yankovic
American actor and comedian (1951–2014)
appeared in Lee Daniels' historical drama The Butler as President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In September 2013, CBS started a new series, The Crazy Ones,
Robin_Williams
American comedian and actor (1929–2024)
(May 2, 2011). Chicago Comedy: A Fairly Serious History. The History Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-60949-211-3. Retrieved November 24, 2012. Thorn, Jesse. (May
Bob_Newhart
American film and theatre director (1931–2014)
Cohen, Ronald D. (2002). Rainbow Quest: The Folk Music Revival and American Society, 1940–1970. Amherst: University of Massachusetts press. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-55849-348-3
Mike_Nichols
1997 novel by Thomas Pynchon
pyrotechnically appeals to (the same part that responds to Escher drawings, P. D. Q. Bach, and perspective-switching holograms) is not a part of myself I’m in
Mason_&_Dixon
Sleeve: Naïve Classique. 2007. p. 3. V 5070.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) "P.D.Q. Bach and Peter Schickele: The
2007_in_classical_music
Imitative work created humorously from original work
religion Parody science Persiflage P. D. Q. Bach Satire Subvertising Tom Lehrer "Weird Al" Yankovic Dentith (2000) p.9 J.M.W. Thompson (May 2010). "Close
Parody
Controversial performance by Glenn Gould
P.D.Q. Bach, referred to this concert in his entry for P.D.Q. Bach's Concerto for Piano vs. Orchestra; he then claimed that at the premiere of the P.D
New York Philharmonic concert of April 6, 1962
New_York_Philharmonic_concert_of_April_6,_1962
American comedian and actor (1940–2005)
Belaine, an aspiring actress, met Pryor when he was performing in Washington, D.C., in 1984. The two married in October 1986 and Pryor filed for divorce two
Richard_Pryor
Benjamin Britten: Gloriana Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Austrian composer P. D. Q. Bach (Peter Schickele): A Little Nightmare Music Reynaldo Hahn: Mozart (musical
List of historical opera characters
List_of_historical_opera_characters
Comedy duo
Warzone & Modern Warfare III as a part of a purchasable bundle worth 3,000 CoD Points (equivalent to 30 USD). In this bundle, the player receives both Cheech
Cheech_&_Chong
American comedian (1953–1992)
video, Mötley Crüe (1989) (Cameo) "The Kids Goes Wild" music video, Babylon A.D. (1989) (Voice Over) "The Walk" music video, Cherry St. (1989) (Cameo) "Mississippi
Sam_Kinison
American comedian, actor, and filmmaker (born 1965)
from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016. Dylan P. Gadino (November 3, 2011). "Chris Rock: Why I left Saturday Night Live".
Chris_Rock
Wind instrument with piston
duck calls. The slide whistle is also used in many of the works of P. D. Q. Bach.[citation needed] In the 1930s through the 1950s it was played with
Slide_whistle
1987 film by Barry Levinson
Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2017. Mabery, D.L. (June 6, 1992). "For writer-director Mark Frost, life after David Lynch
Good_Morning,_Vietnam
American comedian and actor (born 1973)
Lorne Michaels, Tiffany Haddish, Aziz Ansari, Sarah Silverman, Neal Brennan, Q-Tip, Mos Def, John Legend, Frederic Yonnet, Erykah Badu, Common, SNL cast
Dave_Chappelle
American stand-up comedian (1937–2008)
Carlin away from RCA Records and recorded a Carlin performance at Washington, D.C.'s Cellar Door in 1971, which was released as the album FM & AM in 1972
George_Carlin
American comedian and actress (born 1960)
Griffin 2010, p. 48 "Performers: KATHY GRIFFIN: Alumni". The Groundlings. Retrieved February 4, 2016. Lovece, Frank (June 18, 2006). "Fast Chat: Q & A with
Kathy_Griffin
Brass instrument
appears in several humorous works of Schickele's fictional composer, P. D. Q. Bach. The modern system has seven chromatic slide positions on a tenor trombone
Trombone
American actress (born 1939)
Shulman, Randy (April 27, 2006). "Lily Tomlin". Metro Weekly. Washington, D.C. Archived from the original on April 12, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2014
Lily_Tomlin
American comedian and actress (born 1979)
Hart, in the comedy Night School, reuniting with Girls Trip director Malcolm D. Lee. In parallel, she starred in the Tyler Perry movie Nobody's Fool with
Tiffany_Haddish
American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor (1919–1972)
Composers, Authors and Publishers. Crump, William D. (2013). The Christmas Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). McFarland. p. 71. ISBN 9781476605739. Alexander, Shana (March
Ross_Bagdasarian
Neighborhood in New York City
1981. "Classical Rap" – This parody by Peter Schickele, on his album P. D. Q. Bach: Oedipus Tex & Other Choral Calamities, describes the travails of living
Upper_West_Side
Phillips Sigurd Rascher Buddy Rich Lionel Richie Peter Schickele ("P. D. Q. Bach") Doc Severinsen Ed Shaughnessy Red Skelton Rickey Smiley Midnight Star
List of Kappa Kappa Psi members
List_of_Kappa_Kappa_Psi_members
1982 film by Godfrey Reggio
chanted "koyaanisqatsi" lyric from the film's title song was parodied in P. D. Q. Bach's "Prelude to Einstein on the Fritz" (itself a pun on the title of the
Koyaanisqatsi
New Zealand musical comedy duo
2018). "Laughter, and Time, Heal All Wounds". The New York Times. New York. p. C11. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 February
Flight_of_the_Conchords
German Protestant church hymn
Seasonings, an oratorio which appeared on An Hysteric Return, a 1966 P. D. Q. Bach album. Chorales appear in Olivier Messiaen's music, for instance in
Chorale
Composition by P.D.Q. Bach
instrumental work written by Peter Schickele under the pseudonym of P.D.Q. Bach, whom Schickele studies as a "scholar". The piece is a sextet intended
Echo Sonata for Two Unfriendly Groups of Instruments
Echo_Sonata_for_Two_Unfriendly_Groups_of_Instruments
American stand-up comedian (1921–2004)
thwart boredom". Journal - Gazette. Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Los Angeles Times. p. 3.D. "Dangerfield Undergoes Brain Surgery". E! Online. April 8, 2003. Retrieved
Rodney_Dangerfield
American folk musician (1938–2024)
Priscilla Herdman, Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, Peter Schickele ("P. D. Q. Bach"), Eric Andersen, Rory Block, Maria Muldaur, Peter Tosh, Rick Danko
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