Short bio Peter Schickele
Full biography Peter Schickele
Peter Schickele is an American composer , musical educator, and parodist who is widely known for his comedy albums featuring his music. Born on July 17, 1935, in Ames, Iowa, Schickele studied at Swarthmore College and the Juilliard School of Music. He is famous for his music that incorporates elements of different genres and musical styles, including jazz, rock, and classical music.
Schickele has composed music for a variety of ensembles, including symphony orchestras, chamber groups, and vocal ensembles. He is also known for his humorous compositions, including works under the pseudonym P.D.Q. Bach, which he created as a parody of Johann Sebastian Bach. Through P.D.Q. Bach, Schickele has written satirical pieces that include elements of classical music and popular culture.
Besides being a composer, Schickele has also been a music educator and lecturer. He has given lectures on classical music, including the music of Bach and Beethoven, and has published articles on music and musicians. He has also hosted a radio show called "Schickele Mix," which features a mix of classical music and light-hearted commentary.
Schickele has received numerous awards for his contributions to music, including four Grammy Awards. He has also written music for film and television, including the score for the science fiction film Silent Running.
In addition to his music career, Schickele has also been an author, writing books such as "The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach" and "The Book of Moronics". Schickele continues to write and perform music up to this day, and his work remains popular among classical and comic music enthusiasts alike.
Compositions featuring Peter Schickele
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spring Forward, for clarinet & spring quartet | 22:11 min | Chamber Music | 2014 |
| 2 | A Year in the Catskills, for woodwind quintet | 21:30 min | Chamber Music | 2009 |
| 3 | Concerto for clarinet & orchestra | 19:23 min | Concerto | 2003 |
| 4 | The Emperor's New Clothes, for narrator & ensemble | 23:17 min | Chamber Music | 2002 |
| 5 | String Quartet No. 5 ("A Year in the Country") | 25:55 min | Chamber Music | 1998 |
| 6 | Bassoon Concerto | 24:21 min | Concerto | 1998 |
| 7 | Piano Quintet No. 2 | 26:22 min | Chamber Music | 1997 |
| 8 | Percussion Sonata No. 2 for percussion ensemble ("Woodstock") | 13:55 min | Chamber Music | 1997 |
| 9 | Piano Quintet No. 1 | 14:49 min | Chamber Music | 1996 |
| 10 | Thurber's Dogs | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1994 | |
| 11 | Sextet, for 2 violins, 2 violas & 2 cellos | 25:05 min | Chamber Music | 1990 |
| 12 | Serenade for Six, for bassoon, piano quartet & double bass | 16:43 min | Chamber Music | 1988 |
| 13 | Dream Dances, for flute, oboe & cello | 12:10 min | Chamber Music | 1988 |
| 14 | What Did You Do Today at Jeffrey's House?, for horn & piano | 5:15 min | Chamber Music | 1988 |
| 15 | Octet for clarinet, bassoon, French horn, string quartet & bass | 17:52 min | Chamber Music | 1988 |
| 16 | String Quartet No. 2 ("In Memoriam") | 22:29 min | Chamber Music | 1988 |
| 17 | Summer Serenade, for bassoon & piano | 11:42 min | Chamber Music | 1983 |
| 18 | Spring Serenade, for flute & piano | Chamber Music | 1983 | |
| 19 | String Quartet No. 1 ("American Dreams") | 26:33 min | Chamber Music | 1983 |
| 20 | Quartet for clarinet, violin, cello & piano | 19:56 min | Chamber Music | 1982 |
| 21 | Bestiary, musical theater piece for renaissance ensemble, Nos 1-10 (complete) | 24:46 min | Show/Musical | 1982 |
| 22 | Songs (3) for a Wedding, for voice & piano | 8:49 min | Vocal Music | 1981 |
| 23 | Dances for Three, for 3 clarinets | 14:24 min | Chamber Music | 1980 |
| 24 | Trio Serenade, for 2 flutes & piano | 14:04 min | Chamber Music | 1979 |
| 25 | Two Meditations for male choir | Choral | 1978 | |
| 26 | Pentangle, songs (5) for horn & orchestra | 25:31 min | Concerto | 1976 |
| 27 | Monocrome III for 9 clarinets | 8:56 min | Chamber Music | 1974 |
| 28 | Elegies for clarinet & piano | 9:04 min | Chamber Music | 1974 |
| 29 | Silent Running, film score | Film Score | 1972 | |
| 30 | Gardens, for oboe & piano | 6:07 min | Chamber Music | 1968 |
| 31 | Windows for viola, flute or clarinet & guitar | 5:54 min | Chamber Music | 1966 |
| 32 | Diversions, for oboe, clarinet & bassoon | 6:28 min | Chamber Music | 1963 |
| 33 | Morning Song, for flute | 3:22 min | Chamber Music | 1961 |
| 34 | Work(s) as "P.D.Q. Bach" | Miscellaneous (Classical) | 1952 | |
| 35 | Listen Here, Tyrannosaurus Rex, song | 1:57 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 36 | Brass Calendar | 14:14 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 37 | Concerto for oboe and orchestra | 22:32 min | Concerto | - |
| 38 | Elegies (3) | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - | |
| 39 | Variations on a Joke (from the opening of Mozart's A Musical Joke) | 4:50 min | - | |
| 40 | Two Songs | Vocal Music | - | |
| 41 | Two Rounds | Vocal Music | - | |
| 42 | Epitaphs for Piano | Keyboard | - | |
| 43 | Hornsmoke (A Horse Opera) | 24:32 min | Opera | - |
| 44 | Last Tango in Bayreuth, for bassoon quartet | 2:43 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 45 | A Zoo Called Earth | 17:08 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 46 | Serenade for Three, for clarinet, violin & piano | 13:28 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 47 | Studies (4) for string quartet | Chamber Music | - | |
| 48 | After Spring Sunset, for chorus | 8:46 min | Choral | - |
| 49 | Music for an Awful Lot of Winds & Percussion, narration | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - | |
| 50 | Piano Concerto No.2 in F major (Olé) | 7:53 min | Concerto | - |
| 51 | A Little Mosey Music | 3:01 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 52 | Bach Portrait for speaker & orchestra | 14:36 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 53 | Spoken Introductions to Works of P.D.Q. Bach | 2:15 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 54 | Songs from Shakespeare | 4:41 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 55 | Pleasant Song No. 1 | 1:12 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 56 | Pleasant Song No. 2 | 1:19 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring Peter Schickele
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Aram Khachaturian, Darius Milhaud, Peter Schickele, Roger J. Henry, Ensemble Next Parallel – Around The World(CD, Album) | 2021 | Héritage |
| 2 |  |
Danielpour, Kernis, Schickele, David Shifrin, Miró, Dover, jasper – Spring Forward: Music For Clarinet And String Quartet(CD, Album) | 2019 | Delos |
| 3 |  |
Larsen • Lieuwen • Schickele • Copland, enhakē – Gulfstream (American Chamber Music)(CD, Album) | 2011 | Naxos |
| 4 |  |
Peter Schickele • Blair Woodwind Quintet • Felix Wang • Melissa Rose – A Year In The Catskills(CD, Album) | 2011 | Naxos |
| 5 |  |
P.D.Q. Bach & Peter Schickele – The Jekyll & Hyde Tour(CD, Album) | 2007 | Telarc |
| 6 |  |
The American Chamber Ensemble, Peter Schickele, Blanche Abram, Naomi Drucker – Plays Peter Schickele(CD, ) | 2004 | Elysium Recordings, Inc. |
| 7 |  |
The Emperor's New Clothes(CD, Stereo) | 2003 | Newport Classic |
| 8 |  |
Terry Riley • Beaser • Tower • Liebermann • Schickele - Alexandra Hawley • Jeffrey McFadden – Cantos Desiertos | 2003 | Naxos |
| 9 |  |
Peter Schickele, The Audubon Quartet – Piano Quintet No. 1; String Quintets Nos. 1 And 5(CD, Album) | 2000 | Centaur Records |
| 10 |  |
Julie Andrews, Peter Schickele, Gena Raps – Mother Goose & More: A Collection Of Stories With Music(CD, Album) | 1999 | Classic Raps |
| 11 |  |
Reicha, Schickele, Glazunov, Chabrier, Prokofiev, Aulos Bläserquintett, Berliner Saxophonquartett, Budapest Brass Quintet, United Sounds Of Bassoon, Serenade Orchestra, Blechschaden – Instruments In Concert - Wind & Brass Ensembles(CD, Compilation) | 1999 | Koch Schwann |
| 12 |  |
Peter Schickele, The Lark Quartet – Schickele On A Lark: Sextet • Quartet No. 2 "In Memoriam" • Quintet No. 2 | 1998 | Arabesque Recordings |
| 13 |  |
Peter Schickele, The Chestnut Brass Company – Hornsmoke(CD, ) | 1998 | Newport Classic |
| 14 |  |
Jean-Michel Defaye, Peter Schickele, Gary Kulesha, Michael Kibbe, Frederick Fox – Trio Indiana(CD, ) | 1996 | Crystal Records (5) |
| 15 |  |
Stephen Paulus, Peter Schickele, ProMusica Chamber Orchestra – Voices From The Gallery / Thurber's Dogs(CD, ) | 1996 | D'Note Classics |
| 16 |  |
Schickele Mix(Cassette, Limited Edition, Promo) | 1994 | Not On Label |
| 17 |  |
Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns, Peter Schickele, Yoel Levi & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – Sneaky Pete And The Wolf - Carnival Of The Animals | 1993 | Telarc Records |
| 18 |  |
The Louisville Orchestra, Norman Dello Joio, Peter Schickele, Vincent Persichetti – Dello Joio/Schickele/Persichetti | 1989 | Albany Records |
| 19 |  |
The Audubon Quartet, Peter Schickele, Ezra Laderman – Quartet No. 1 "American Dreams" / String Quartet No. 6(CD, Album) | 1988 | RCA Victor Red Seal |
| 20 |  |
P.D.Q. Bach – Report From Hoople: P.D.Q. Bach On The Air | 1987 | Vanguard |
| 21 |  |
Sue Ann Kahn Plays Schickele, Rochberg, Riegger, Luening – Sue Ann Kahn Plays Schickele, Rochberg, Riegger, Luening(LP) | 1986 | Composers Recordings Inc. (CRI) |
| 22 |  |
Peter Schickele - Calliope (9), Members of Chamber Music Northwest – Bestiary (A Music Theater Piece For Renaissance Ensemble) / Quartet For Clarinet, Violin, Cello And Piano | 1984 | Vanguard |
| 23 |  |
Sneaky Pete And The Wolf(Cassette, Album, Stereo) | 1983 | Telarc |
| 24 |  |
Addicted to P.D.Q. Bach and Prof. Peter Schickele | 1982 | Vanguard Everyman Classics |
| 25 |  |
Peter Schickele / Kenneth Albrecht / Francis Thorne / Joyce Mekeel / The Louisville Orchestra, Jorge Mester – Pentangle For Horn / Elegy / Vigil(LP, Album) | 1980 | First Edition Records |
| 26 |  |
Music Of Peter Schickele(LP, Stereo) | 1979 | Vanguard |
| 27 |  |
Silent Running Original Soundtrack Album | 1971 | Decca |
| 28 |  |
Silent Running Original Soundtrack Album(Cassette, Stereo) | 1971 | Decca |
| 29 |  |
P.D.Q. Bach With Professor Peter Schickele – The Wurst Of P.D.Q. Bach | 1971 | Vanguard |
| 30 |  |
Peter Schickele / Stanley Walden / Robert Dennis / The Louisville Orchestra, Jorge Mester – Three Views From "The Open Window"(LP) | 1969 | First Edition Records |
| 31 |  |
Good-Time Ticket | 1969 | Vanguard |
| 32 |  |
The Open Window, Peter Schickele • Stanley Walden • Robert Dennis – The Open Window | 1969 | Vanguard |
| 33 |  |
Joan Baez With Orchestra Conducted By Peter Schickele – Joan(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1967 | Vanguard |
| 34 |  |
The Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra, The Okay Chorale – An Hysteric Return - P.D.Q. Bach At Carnegie Hall | 1966 | Vanguard |
| 35 |  |
Peter Schickele Presenting P.D.Q. Bach (1807-1742)? Chamber Orchestra Under The Direction Of Jorge Mester | 1965 | Vanguard |
| 36 |  |
Good Time Ticket / Wild Windy Rooms Of My Home(7", 45 RPM, Promo) | - | Vanguard |
| 37 |  |
Peter Schickele, P.D.Q. Bach – Die Endgültige Biographie Des P. D. Q. Bach (Ein Leben Gegen Die Musik)(CD, Mini) | - | Telarc |
| 38 |  |
Madison Symphony Orchestra, John DeMain, Berlioz, Mozart, Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Verdi, Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky, Schickele, Bartók – Live From The Oscar Mayer Theatre(CD, ) | - | Ion Records (9) |
Videos featuring Peter Schickele
Country: US
Released: 1969
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">Peter Shickele And His Orchestra - Good Time Ticket 1969
From Jeffrey Glenn's Lost Jukebox Volume 46 - 01
Peter Schickele And His Orchestra – Good Time Ticket / Wild Windy Rooms Of My Home
Label: Vanguard – VRS-35096
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Promo
Country: US
Released: 1969
Enjoy My Other Channel The3C'
RAIN by Peter Schickele
Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney. Arrangment by Peter Schickele. http://peterschickelestuff.wikispaces.com/
P.D.Q. Bach (Peter Schickele) - "New horizons in music appreciation" (Beethoven)
This new upload is something unusual but nonetheless interesting. The selection concerns a performance of the very familiar Symphony No. 5 by Ludwig van Beethoven ... as if it were a sporting event complete with a cheering audience, a referee and two comm
Rejoice In The Sun
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Rejoice In The Sun · Peter Schickele · Joan Baez
Silent Running
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1972-03-10
Producer: Gil Rodin
Composer Lyricist: Peter Schickele
Composer Lyricist: Diane Lampert
Much Too Soon
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Much Too Soon · Peter Schickele · Stanley Walden · Robert Dennis
The Open Window
℗ 2015 Window Music
Released on: 2016-04-08
Composer: Peter Schickele
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P.D.Q. Bach: An Hysteric Return: P.D.Q. Bach at Carnegie Hall
Professor Peter Schickele, bicycle, windbreaker, tromboon
The Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra, Jorge Mester, conductor
Lorna Haywood, soprano
Marlena Kleinman, alto
John Ferrante, tenor
William Woolf, bass
The Okay Chorale, John Nelson, director
Maur
I'LL BE BACK by Peter Schickele
Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney. Arrangement by Peter Schickele. http://peterschickelestuff.wikispaces.com
The Space Fleet
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The Space Fleet · Peter Schickele
Silent Running
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1972-03-10
Producer: Gil Rodin
Composer Lyricist: Peter Schickele
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An Hysteric Return - P.D.Q. Bach At Carnegie Hall; Vanguard (VRS-9223)1966
Conductor – Jorge Mester
Liner Notes – Peter Schickele
Orchestra – The Royal P.D.Q. Bach Festival Orchestra
Producer – Stephen Schmidt
The Open Window - 4 AM, JUNE; THE SKY WAS GREEN .1969
THE PRIESTS OF THE RAVEN OF DAWN by The Open Window
Music by Peter Schickele. Lyric by William Blake. Sung by Peter Schickele. The Open Window are: Peter Schickele, Robert Dennis, & Stanley Walden. Peter Schickele said: "William Blake's poem LONDON was written in the 1790s, but there's no need to update it
I CAN'T SHARE LOVE by Peter Schickele
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Rejoice In The Sun (Instrumental)
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Rejoice In The Sun (Instrumental) · Peter Schickele
Silent Running
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1972-03-10
Producer: Gil Rodin
Composer Lyricist: Peter Schickele
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No Turning Back
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No Turning Back · Peter Schickele
Silent Running
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1972-03-10
Producer: Gil Rodin
Composer Lyricist: Peter Schickele
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GOOD-TIME TICKET by Peter Schickele
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WILD BILL HICKOCK RIDES AGAIN by The Open Window
Written & sung by Peter Schickele. The Open Window are: Peter Schickele, Robert Dennis, & Stanley Walden.
TAKE ME WITH YOU by Peter Schickele
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The Open Window - At the Wedding (1969)
Peter Schickele - Stanley Walden - Robert Dennis
Driving Crazy
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Driving Crazy · Peter Schickele
Silent Running
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1972-03-10
Producer: Gil Rodin
Composer Lyricist: Peter Schickele
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Drifting
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Drifting · Peter Schickele
Silent Running
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1972-03-10
Producer: Gil Rodin
Composer Lyricist: Peter Schickele
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Silent Running
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Silent Running · Peter Schickele · Joan Baez
Silent Running
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1972-03-10
Producer: Gil Rodin
Composer Lyricist: Peter Schickele
Composer Lyricist: Diane Lampert
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The Dying Forest
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The Dying Forest · Peter Schickele
Silent Running
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1972-03-10
Producer: Gil Rodin
Composer Lyricist: Peter Schickele
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Tending To Huey
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Tending To Huey · Peter Schickele
Silent Running
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1972-03-10
Producer: Gil Rodin
Composer Lyricist: Peter Schickele
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Saturn
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Saturn · Peter Schickele
Silent Running
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1972-03-10
Producer: Gil Rodin
Composer Lyricist: Peter Schickele
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Getting Ready
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Getting Ready · Peter Schickele
Silent Running
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1972-03-10
Producer: Gil Rodin
Composer Lyricist: Peter Schickele
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Rejoice In The Sun (Reprise)
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Rejoice In The Sun (Reprise) · Peter Schickele · Joan Baez
Silent Running
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 1972-03-10
Producer: Gil Rodin
Composer Lyricist: Peter Schickele
Composer Lyricist: Dia
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