The Definitive Biography of P. D. Q. Bach, (1807-1742)? - Softcover

SCHICKELE, Professor Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0394465369 ISBN 13: 9780394465364

Publisher: Random, 1976

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"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

About the Author:

Composer, musician, author, radio host, and satirist PETER SCHICKELE is internationally recognized as one of the most versatile artists in the field of music. P.D.Q. Bach is his fictitious 18th Century alter ego.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random
• Publication date: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0394465369
• ISBN 13: 9780394465364
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 238