Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach

Peter Schickele

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English

Random House USA Inc
12 August 1977

General fiction (Children's&YA)

What little-known son of a famous genius has been called-

""A musical blight""

""A one-man plague""

""History's most justifiably neglected composer""

""The worst musician ever to trod organ pedals"" ""A pimple on the face of music""

In this long-awaited hoax, possibly the most unimportant piece of scholarship in over two thousand years, Professor Peter Schickele has finally succeeded in ripping the veil of obscurity from the most unusual -- to put it kindly -- composer in the history of music- P.D.Q. Bach, the last and unquestionably the least of the great Johann Sebastian Bach's many children.

By: Peter Schickele
Imprint: Random House USA Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 397g
ISBN: 9780394734095
ISBN 10: 0394734092
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 12 August 1977
Recommended Age: 2-12
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

PeterSchickeleis a composer, musician, and author. He studied at Swarthmore and Julliard. Over the course of his career, he has composed more than 100 works, varying from symphonies to film and television scores. His published works includeThe Definitive Biography of P.D.Q Bach. He lives with his wife in New York.

Reviews for Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach

Absolutely grossing reading...I loved every minutiae of it. I recommend it to all with a bent ear. -- Pinchas Zukerman As with all of Peter Schickele's musical musings, this is superb humor reflecting a boundless knowledge of the world of music. -- Victor Borge An eminently readable and vastly enjoyable book. -- Isaac Stern But how can I explain to outsiders the humor so delicate, the mirth evanescent, the je ne sais quoi of this handsome and hilarious book? -- Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times