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P.D.Q. Bach ( - )

Male Other - United States fictional composer created by musical satirist Peter Schickele

Works (259)

Previous Attribution

  1. Minuet Militaire, S. 1A
  2. Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds & Percussion, S. 1000: II. Simply Grand Minuet
  3. Introduction
  4. Six Contrary Dances, S. 39: I. Maestoso animoso
  5. Six Contrary Dances, S. 39: II. Daintissimo
  6. Six Contrary Dances, S. 39: III. Allegro, but not too mucho
  7. Six Contrary Dances, S. 39: IV. Molto moderato
  8. Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds & Percussion, S. 1000: IV. Rondo Mucho Grando
  9. Introduction
  10. "Dutch" Suite, S. -16: I. Mr. Minuit's Minuet (feat. bassoon: David McGill, tuba: Ronald Bishop)
  11. "Dutch" Suite, S. -16: II. Panther Dance (feat. bassoon: David McGill, tuba: Ronald Bishop)
  12. "Dutch" Suite, S. -16: III. Dance of the Grand Dams (feat. bassoon: David McGill, tuba: Ronald Bishop)
  13. "Dutch" Suite, S. -16: IV. The Lowland Fling (feat. bassoon: David McGill, tuba: Ronald Bishop)
  14. Twelve Quite Heavenly Songs (Arie Proprio Zodicale), S. 16: Pisces ("O holy mackerel")
  15. Twelve Quite Heavenly Songs (Arie Proprio Zodicale), S. 16: Aries ("Once there was a sheep")
  16. Twelve Quite Heavenly Songs (Arie Proprio Zodicale), S. 16: Taurus ("Can you lend me twenty quid?")
  17. Introduction
  18. Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds & Percussion, S. 1000: I. Grand Entrance
  19. Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Winds & Percussion, S. 1000: III. Romance in the Grand Manner
  20. Twelve Quite Heavenly Songs (Arie Proprio Zodicale), S. 16: Virgo ("Virginia, fairest Virginia")
  21. Twelve Quite Heavenly Songs (Arie Proprio Zodicale), S. 16: Libra ("Scales are very handy")
  22. Twelve Quite Heavenly Songs (Arie Proprio Zodicale), S. 16: Scorpio ("When the Lord was handing weapons out")
  23. Twelve Quite Heavenly Songs (Arie Proprio Zodicale), S. 16: Sagittarius ("Come all ye lads and lasses")
  24. Twelve Quite Heavenly Songs (Arie Proprio Zodicale), S. 16: Capricorn ("When Willian the Conqueror was a child")
  25. Twelve Quite Heavenly Songs (Arie Proprio Zodicale), S. 16: Aquarius ("Water bearer")
  26. Introduction: Grand Serenade for an Awful Lot of Wind and Percussion
  27. Liebeslieder Polkas for Mixed Chorus and Piano Five Hands, S. 2/4: Farewell, Ungrateful Traitor
  28. Liebeslieder Polkas for Mixed Chorus and Piano Five Hands, S. 2/4: Who Is Silvia?
  29. Twelve Quite Heavenly Songs (Arie Proprio Zodicale), S. 16: Gemini ("Now Diddle had a twin")
  30. Twelve Quite Heavenly Songs (Arie Proprio Zodicale), S. 16: Cancer ("Henry the crab")
  31. Twelve Quite Heavenly Songs (Arie Proprio Zodicale), S. 16: Leo ("Now Leo the lion")
  32. Introduction
  33. March of the Cute Little Wood Sprites, S. Onesy Twosy
  34. Introduction
  35. Last Tango in Beyreuth (feat. Tennessee Bassoon Quartet)
  36. Closing
  37. Liebeslieder Polkas for Mixed Chorus and Piano Five Hands, S. 2/4: Interlude
  38. Six Contrary Dances, S. 39: V. Vivace cucarace
  39. Six Contrary Dances, S. 39: VI. Moving right alongo
  40. Introduction
  41. Lip My Reeds, S. 32' (feat. Tennessee Bassoon Quartet)
  42. Door Prize Scene / Fanfare for Fred
  43. Liebeslieder Polkas for Mixed Chorus and Piano Five Hands, S. 2/4: To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
  44. Liebeslieder Polkas for Mixed Chorus and Piano Five Hands, S. 2/4: The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
  45. Liebeslieder Polkas for Mixed Chorus and Piano Five Hands, S. 2/4: Why So Pale and Wan Fond Lover?
  46. Liebeslieder Polkas for Mixed Chorus and Piano Five Hands, S. 2/4: It Was a Lover and His Lass
  47. Liebeslieder Polkas for Mixed Chorus and Piano Five Hands, S. 2/4: The Constant Lover
  48. Liebeslieder Polkas for Mixed Chorus and Piano Five Hands, S. 2/4: Song to Celia
  49. 'Listen Here, Tyrannosaurus Rex'
  50. Introduction: Four Folk Song Upsettings
  51. Four Folk Song Upsettings (S.4): Little Bunny Hop Hop Hop
  52. Introduction: Minuet Militaire
  53. Enough Already
  54. Liebeslieder Polkas for Mixed Chorus and Piano Five Hands, S. 2/4: To His Coy Mistress
  55. Macbeth's Soliloquy
  56. Hamlet's Soliloquy
  57. The Three Witches From 'Macbeth'
  58. Juliet's Soliloquy
  59. Funeral Oration From "Julius Caesar"
  60. Introduction to "Listen Here, Tyrannosaurus Rex"
  61. Introduction to O Serpent
  62. O Serpent
  63. If Love Is Real (Two Songs #1)
  64. Introduction to Cyndi
  65. Cyndi (Two Songs #2)
  66. Introduction to Songs From Shakespeare
  67. String Quartet in F 'The Moose' - 4 - Grave e molto deepo, Allegro con brie
  68. Heidi McKinley (Two Rounds #1)
  69. Introduction to D'Indy's Turkey
  70. D'Indy's Turkey (Two Rounds #2)
  71. Introduction to Two PDQ Bach Rounds
  72. The Mule
  73. Introduction: The Musical Sacrifice
  74. The Musical Sacrifice (S.50% off): I. Fuga Meshuga
  75. Introduction: Classical Rap
  76. Classical Rap (S.1-2-3)
  77. Introduction: The Short-Tempered Clavier
  78. The Short-Tempered Clavier: I. C major (S. 3.14159, easy as)
  79. Oedipus Tex: Chorale and Finale
  80. Introduction: Love Me
  81. Love Me
  82. WTWP Station ID
  83. Oo-La-La Introduction
  84. Oo-La-La: Cookin' French Like the French Cook French
  85. 1712 Overture, S. 1712
  86. Introduction: Oedipus Tex
  87. Oedipus Tex: Aria with chorus: 'Howdy There'
  88. Oedipus Tex: Recitative: 'It Wasn't Long'
  89. Oedipus Tex My Heart
  90. Oedipus Tex: Recitative: "When Oedipus Heard"
  91. Es war ein dark und shtormy Night
  92. Introduction to "The Moose"
  93. String Quartet in F 'The Moose' - 1 - Allegro ma non troposphere
  94. String Quartet in F 'The Moose' - 2 - Largo alla Fargo
  95. String Quartet in F 'The Moose' - 3 - Menuetto no sweato
  96. This is Professor Pete
  97. Long Live the King
  98. Introduction to Four Next-to-Last Songs
  99. Das kleines Birdie
  100. Der Cowboykönig
  101. Gretchen am Spincycle

Wrote

  1. Pervertimento for Bagpipes, Bicycle, and Balloons: Allegro moulto

Composed

  1. 1712 Overture, S. 1712
  2. Capriccio "La Pucelle de New Orleans" (The Maid of New Orleans), S. under 18
  3. Prelude to "Einstein on the Fritz", S. e=mt²
  4. The Preachers of Crimetheus, Ballet in One Selfless Act, S. 988: I. Prologue: Bottomless Sorrow - Topless Gaiety
  5. The Preachers of Crimetheus, Ballet in One Selfless Act, S. 988: II. The Lamentations of Jerry Maja
  6. The Preachers of Crimetheus, Ballet in One Selfless Act, S. 988: III. Finale: Special Deliverance
  7. Minuet Militaire, S. 1A
  8. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice
  9. “Erotica” Variations for banned instruments and piano
  10. The Art of the Ground Round for three baritones and discontinuo
  11. Toot Suite for calliope four hands: The O.K. Chorale
  12. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Overture
  13. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Aria: “I am a quaint old innkeeper”
  14. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Aria: “Like a lonely pilgrim”
  15. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Aria: “My name is Hansel Hunter”
  16. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Aria: “I’m the village idiot”
  17. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Aria: “Et expecto”
  18. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Aria: “There’s something about a monk”
  19. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Duet: “Do you love me?”
  20. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Interlude: Medical examination
  21. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Aria: “I hope you’ll take this friendly advice”
  22. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Aria: “Teddy Nice is my name”
  23. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Duet: “Jump not to conclusions”
  24. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Finale: “Just tell me what your name is”
  25. “Erotica” Variations for banned instruments and piano: Theme: Windbreaker
  26. “Erotica” Variations for banned instruments and piano: Variation Ⅰ: Balloons
  27. “Erotica” Variations for banned instruments and piano: Variation Ⅱ: Slide Whistle
  28. “Erotica” Variations for banned instruments and piano: Variation Ⅲ: Slide Windbreaker
  29. “Erotica” Variations for banned instruments and piano: Variation Ⅳ: Lasso D’Amore
  30. “Erotica” Variations for banned instruments and piano: Variation Ⅴ: Foghorn, Bell, Kazoo, Gargle
  31. The Art of the Ground Round for three baritones and discontinuo: Loving is as easy
  32. The Art of the Ground Round for three baritones and discontinuo: Please, kind sir
  33. The Art of the Ground Round for three baritones and discontinuo: Jane, my Jane
  34. The Art of the Ground Round for three baritones and discontinuo: Golly golly oh
  35. The Art of the Ground Round for three baritones and discontinuo: Nelly is a nice girl
  36. The “Sanka” Cantata
  37. Diverse Ayres on Sundrie Notions, S. 99 44/100: “Hear me through”
  38. Concerto for Horn and Hardart: Allegro
  39. Concerto for Horn and Hardart: Tema con variazione
  40. Concerto for Horn and Hardart: Menuetto con panna e zucchero
  41. Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn: Aria
  42. Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn: Trumpet Involuntary
  43. Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn: Recitative
  44. Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn: Ground
  45. Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn: Recitative
  46. Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn: Aria
  47. Sinfonia Concertante: Sehr unruhig mit Schmalz
  48. Sinfonia Concertante: Andante senza moto
  49. Sinfonia Concertante: Presto nicht schleppend
  50. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”
  51. Pervertimento for Bagpipes, Bicycle, and Balloons
  52. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Chorus: “Tarragon of virtue is full”
  53. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Recitative: “And there were in the same country”
  54. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Duet: “Bide thy thyme”
  55. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Fugue for Orchestra
  56. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Recitative: “Then asked he”
  57. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Chorale: “By the leeks of Babylon / There we sat down, yea, we wept”
  58. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Recitative: “Then she gave in”
  59. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Aria: “Open sesame seeds”
  60. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Recitative: “So saying”
  61. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Duet: “Summer is a cumin seed”
  62. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Chorus with Soloists: “To curry favor, favor curry”
  63. Pervertimento for Bagpipes, Bicycle, and Balloons: Romanze II (Adagio Sereno)
  64. Pervertimento for Bagpipes, Bicycle, and Balloons: Minaret and Trio
  65. Pervertimento for Bagpipes, Bicycle, and Balloons: Romanze I (Chi Largo)
  66. Pervertimento for Bagpipes, Bicycle, and Balloons: Presto Changio
  67. The Preachers of Crimetheus, Ballet in One Selfless Act, S. 988
  68. Echo Sonata for Two Unfriendly Groups of Instruments
  69. Diverse Ayres on Sundrie Notions, S. 99 44/100: “Do you suffer?”
  70. Diverse Ayres on Sundrie Notions, S. 99 44/100
  71. Traumarei for unaccompanied piano, S. 13
  72. Schleptet in E-flat major: Larghissimo—Allegro boffo
  73. Schleptet in E‐flat major, S. 0
  74. Schleptet in E-flat major: Menuetto con brio ma senza trio
  75. Schleptet in E-flat major: Adagio saccharino
  76. Schleptet in E-flat major: Yehudi menuetto
  77. Schleptet in E-flat major: Presto hey nonny nonnio
  78. Toot Suite for calliope four hands: Fugue in C minor
  79. Toot Suite for calliope four hands
  80. Diverse Ayres on Sundrie Notions, S. 99 44/100: “If you have never”
  81. Diverse Ayres on Sundrie Notions, S. 99 44/100: Sinfonia
  82. Concerto for Horn and Hardart, S. 27
  83. Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn
  84. Sinfonia Concertante
  85. The Stoned Guest: Overture
  86. The Stoned Guest
  87. The Stoned Guest: Aria: “Let’s face it—I’m lost”
  88. The Stoned Guest: Recitative: “Boy!”
  89. The Stoned Guest: Aria: “Now is the season”
  90. The Stoned Guest: Recitative: “Gesundheit!”
  91. The Stoned Guest: Duet: “Woe”
  92. The Stoned Guest: Recitative: “Hark!”
  93. The Stoned Guest: Aria: “Look at me”
  94. The Stoned Guest: Recitative: “That’s the end”
  95. The Stoned Guest: Trio: “I’m sure I’d be”
  96. The Stoned Guest: Recitative: “I hate to interrupt”
  97. The Stoned Guest: Quartet: “Don Octave”
  98. The Stoned Guest: Finale: “O saviour”
  99. Two Madrigals from The Triumphs of Thusnelda, S. 1601: 1. “The queen to me a royal pain doth give”
  100. Two Madrigals from The Triumphs of Thusnelda, S. 1601
  101. Two Madrigals from The Triumphs of Thusnelda, S. 1601: 2. “My bonnie lass she smelleth”

Lyrics

  1. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice
  2. The Art of the Ground Round for three baritones and discontinuo
  3. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Aria: “I am a quaint old innkeeper”
  4. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Aria: “Like a lonely pilgrim”
  5. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Aria: “My name is Hansel Hunter”
  6. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Aria: “I’m the village idiot”
  7. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Aria: “Et expecto”
  8. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Aria: “There’s something about a monk”
  9. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Duet: “Do you love me?”
  10. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Aria: “I hope you’ll take this friendly advice”
  11. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Aria: “Teddy Nice is my name”
  12. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Duet: “Jump not to conclusions”
  13. Hansel and Gretel and Ted and Alice: Finale: “Just tell me what your name is”
  14. The Art of the Ground Round for three baritones and discontinuo: Loving is as easy
  15. The Art of the Ground Round for three baritones and discontinuo: Please, kind sir
  16. The Art of the Ground Round for three baritones and discontinuo: Jane, my Jane
  17. The Art of the Ground Round for three baritones and discontinuo: Golly golly oh
  18. The Art of the Ground Round for three baritones and discontinuo: Nelly is a nice girl
  19. The “Sanka” Cantata
  20. The Stoned Guest
  21. The Stoned Guest: Aria: “Let’s face it—I’m lost”
  22. The Stoned Guest: Recitative: “Boy!”
  23. The Stoned Guest: Aria: “Now is the season”
  24. The Stoned Guest: Recitative: “Gesundheit!”
  25. The Stoned Guest: Duet: “Woe”
  26. The Stoned Guest: Recitative: “Hark!”
  27. The Stoned Guest: Aria: “Look at me”
  28. The Stoned Guest: Recitative: “That’s the end”
  29. The Stoned Guest: Trio: “I’m sure I’d be”
  30. The Stoned Guest: Recitative: “I hate to interrupt”
  31. The Stoned Guest: Quartet: “Don Octave”
  32. The Stoned Guest: Finale: “O saviour”
  33. Two Madrigals from The Triumphs of Thusnelda, S. 1601: 1. “The queen to me a royal pain doth give”
  34. Two Madrigals from The Triumphs of Thusnelda, S. 1601
  35. Two Madrigals from The Triumphs of Thusnelda, S. 1601: 2. “My bonnie lass she smelleth”
  36. Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn
  37. Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn: Aria
  38. Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn: Recitative
  39. Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn: Ground
  40. Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn: Recitative
  41. Cantata: Iphigenia in Brooklyn: Aria
  42. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”
  43. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Chorus: “Tarragon of virtue is full”
  44. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Recitative: “And there were in the same country”
  45. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Duet: “Bide thy thyme”
  46. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Recitative: “Then asked he”
  47. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Chorale: “By the leeks of Babylon / There we sat down, yea, we wept”
  48. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Recitative: “Then she gave in”
  49. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Aria: “Open sesame seeds”
  50. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Recitative: “So saying”
  51. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Duet: “Summer is a cumin seed”
  52. Oratorio: “The Seasonings”: Chorus with Soloists: “To curry favor, favor curry”
  53. Diverse Ayres on Sundrie Notions, S. 99 44/100: “Do you suffer?”
  54. Diverse Ayres on Sundrie Notions, S. 99 44/100
  55. Diverse Ayres on Sundrie Notions, S. 99 44/100: “If you have never”
  56. Diverse Ayres on Sundrie Notions, S. 99 44/100: “Hear me through”