1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults

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1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults is a classical music album released in 1989 by Telarc Records. The album contains works by P. D. Q. Bach, the alter ego of Professor Peter Schickele (as well as tracks credited to Schickele himself). It is scored "for really big orchestra and some not-quite so big ensembles, plus unique on-location introductions, spoken on the very historical spots where the actual history happened."

Performers

• Professor Peter Schickele, conductor, narrator, pianist, devious instrumentalist and intellectual guide
• The Greater Hoople Area Off-Season Philharmonic, Walter Bruno, conductor
• I Virtuosi di Hoople

Track listing

1. Introduction (1:35)
2. 1712 Overture, S. 1712 (P.D.Q. Bach) (11:33)
   (Parody of the 1812 Overture by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
3. Introduction (1:12)
4. Bach Portrait (Prof. Schickele) (14:32)
   (Parody of Lincoln Portrait by Aaron Copland)
5. Introduction (2:53)
6. Capriccio La Pucelle de New Orleans (The Maid of New Orleans), S. under 18 (P.D.Q. Bach) (3:25)
7. Introduction (1:14)
8. Minuet Militaire, S. 1A (P.D.Q. Bach) (3:41)
9. Introduction (1:33)
10. Prelude to Einstein on the Fritz, S. e=mt² (P.D.Q. Bach) (6:37)
    (A parody on the title of the opera Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass and of Glass's music in general.)
11. Introduction (1:47)

The Preachers of Crimetheus, a ballet in one selfless act, S. 988 (P.D.Q. Bach) (12:27)(A parody on The Creatures of Prometheus by Beethoven)

12. I. Prologue (Bottomless Sorrow; Topless Gaiety) (3:18)
13. II. The Lamentations of Jerry Maja (3:06)
14. III. Finale: Special Deliverance (5:57)

Index 1: Theme (windbreaker) (0:35)

Index 2: Variation 1 (balloons) (0:24)

Index 3: Variation 2 (slide whistle) (1:06)

Index 4: Variation 3 (slide windbreaker) (0:16)

Index 5: Variation 4 (lasso d'amore) (2:31)

Index 6: Variation 5 (foghorn, bells, kazoo) (1:05)

Caution! Digital Sound Effects

"Warning! The balloons on track 2, the special sound effects on track 6, and the foghorn on track 14 index 6, are recorded at a realistically high level. Damage could result to speakers or other components if this program is played back at excessively high levels."

—from the CD liner notes

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
1990	1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults	Best Comedy Album

Sources

• P.D.Q. Bach: 1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults

See also

The Ill-Conceived P. D. Q. Bach Anthology