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Peter Schickele

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Also known as Johann Peter Schickele, P. D. Q. Bach

American composer, musical educator, and parodist (1935-2024)

Person · Open Library

Born
1935
Works
26

Top works

  • Thurber's Dogs - Voices from the Gallery
  • Little Suite for Autumn
  • Oh! Calcutta!
  • The weasel symphony
  • The birth of Christ, from the York cycle of medieval English mystery plays

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1935-07-17
Active to
2024-01-16

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
7,865
Total plays
61,156

Tags

contemporary classicalClassical Satireamericanfunnycomposer

Peter Schickele is a composer who wrote a series of satirical classical pieces under the fictitious pseudonym P.D.Q. Bach. While he's written music under his own name, he is best known for his fictional Bach character. For More Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Schickele http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._D._Q._Bach http://www.last.fm/music/P.D.Q.+Bach <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Peter+Schickele">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Peter
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Ames
Place of death
Bearsville
Occupation
writer
Educated at
Juilliard School
Field of work
musicology
Genre
opera
Instrument
bassoon
Official website
www.schickele.com
Image
Peter Schickele.jpg
Show 5 more facts
date of birth
1935-07-17
pseudonym
P. D. Q. Bach
Commons category
Peter Schickele
date of death
2024-01-16
number of viewers/listeners
572244
Sources (2)

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