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Peter Schickele Dies: ‘P.D.Q. Bach’ Parodist And Film/Broadway Composer Was 88
Peter Schickele, whose comedic parodies of classical music overshadowed his own strengths as a serious composer, died Tuesday at his home in Bearsville, N.Y. at 88. His daughter confirmed the death…
The composer aimed at breaking down the stuffiness of classical music in the grand tradition of Victor Borge, His compositions included the No-No Nonette, the cantata Iphigenia in Brooklyn, the Unbegun Symphony, and Pervertimento for Bagpipes, Bicycle and Balloon s, among other titles. His work was also performed by the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, and the folk singers Joan Baez and Buffy Sainte-Marie, for whom he wrote arrangements. He earned his fifth Grammy, for best classical crossover album, for Hornsmoke which includes his serious compositions Horse Opera for Brass Quintet, and Piano Concerto No.
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