P.D.Q. Bach P.D.Q. Bach The lasso d'amore is a musical instrument made of corrugated plastic tubing, employed in some P. D. Q. Bach compositions such as the Erotica Variations. Musicologist Peter Schickele gives a tongue-in-cheek explanation of the instrument's evolution: Viennese cowboys twirled "their lariats over their heads with such great speed that a musical pitch was produced. ... The modifications that had made this development possible rendered [the lasso] useless for roping cattle." ...more on Wikipedia about "Lasso d'amore"
P.D.Q. Bach is the pseudonym under which "Professor" Peter Schickele has written a substantial body of satirical music, recorded on the Vanguard and Telarc labels. The music combines takeoffs on musicological scholarship, the conventions of Baroque and Classical music, and a certain amount of slapstick comedy. ...more on Wikipedia about "P. D. Q. Bach"
Peter Schickele – full name Johann 'Peter Schickele', but never used -- (b. July 17, 1935) is an American composer, musical parodist and musical educator. He was born in Ames, Iowa, USA, and graduated with a degree in music from Swarthmore College in 1957. He graduated from the Juilliard School with an M.S. in musical composition. ...more on Wikipedia about "Peter Schickele"
The Abduction of Figaro, described as "A Simply Grand Opera by P. D. Q. Bach," is actually the work of composer ...more on Wikipedia about "The Abduction of Figaro"
This musical work, while touted as " P. D. Q. Bach's Half-Act Opera: The Stoned Guest," is actually the work of Peter Schickele. The title is a play on the subtitle of Don Giovanni by Mozart, "The Stone Guest", as well as the opera The Stone Guest by Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomïzhsky. The work is a parody of classical opera, although some critics consider it to be the equal of many classical works in technical ability. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Stoned Guest"
The tromboon is a musical instrument made up of the reed and bocal of the bassoon attached to the body of a trombone instead of the trombone mouthpiece. The name of the instrument is a portmanteau of "trombone" and "bassoon". The sound quality of the instrument is best described as comical. This instrument is called for in the scores of P. D. Q. Bach in his oratorio The Seasonings as well as the Serenude (for devious instruments). ...more on Wikipedia about "Tromboon"
The University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople is a fictional university that serves as the home institution for " Professor" Peter Schickele, where he is "renowned" as the greatest expert on the life and works of the (similarly "renowned") fictional composer P. D. Q. Bach and serves as a professor in the Musicolology and Musical Pathology departments. ...more on Wikipedia about "USND at Hoople" This text is made for www.shortopedia.com P.D.Q._Bach
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