Bach, P. D. Q.
Period: Classic
Born: Saturday, March 31, 1742 in Leipzig, Germany
Died: Tuesday, May 5, 1807 in Baden-Baden-Baden, Germany
Nation of Origin: Germany
Major Works:
Pervertimento for Bagpipes, Bicycle, and Balloons
The Stoned Guest, a half-act opera
Concerto for Piano versus Orchestra in Bb Major
Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn
Other Information:
Fictional last (and least) child of the great J. S. Bach. The rarely-sober P. D. Q. Bach is an entertaining diversion from the serious study of classical music.
Composer Bibliography:
Schickele, Peter, The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach (1807-1742)?, Random House,
1976, ISBN: 0394465369
General Bibliography:
Blume, Friedrich, with Norton, M. D. (Translator) and Norton, Herter (Translator), Classic and Romantic Music; A Comprehensive Survey, W. W. Norton & Company, November 1970, ISBN: 0393098680
Rosen, Charles, The Classical Style : Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, W. W. Norton & Company, March 1997, ISBN: 0393040208
Slonimsky, Nicolas and Kuhn, Laura; Editors, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Gale Group, December 2000, ISBN: 0028655257
Sadie, Stanley and Tyrrell, John; Editors, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Groves Dictionaries, Inc., January 2004, ISBN: 0195170679
Rutherford-Johnson, Tim, Kennedy, Michael, and Kennedy, Joyce The Oxford Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 6th Edition, 2012, ISBN: 0199578109
Links to essays at other sites:
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Biographical essay from Wikipedia
Biography at the Presser site
Peter Schickele/P.D.Q. Bach site
