KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Morning Concert: Peter Schickele on the music of P.D.Q. Bach

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

MC.1972.11.27

Program Series

Morning Concert

Program Length

48 min

Dates

1972-11-27 | broadcast
| 1972-11-27 | created

Description

The eminent musicologist and humorist Peter Schickele, discover of P.D. Q. Bach talks with conductor George Cleve about the works of this obscure, umpteenth child of J. S Bach. Best described as a manic plagiarizer P.D.Q. Bach has been entertaining audiences with his music for decades. The occasion for this broadcast was a preview of a concert Schickele was about to give with the San Jose Symphony Orchestra.

Genres

Orchestral music

Musical Selections

My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth / P.D.Q. Bach -- Quodlibet for Small Orchestra / Peter Schickele -- Iphigenia In Brooklyn / P.D.Q. Bach -- Opera Whiz / Peter Schickele -- The Stoned Guest [final scene] / P.D.Q. Bach

Subjects

Humorous music
Madrigals
Orchestral music
Operas -- Excerpts

Acknowledgment

Funding for the preservation of this program made possible through a grant by Save America’s Treasures, a program of the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.

Related places

Berkeley (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Cleve, George
Schickele, Peter
Bach, P. D. Q.