The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach
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| Author | Prof. Peter Schickele |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Biography, Music |
| Publisher | Random House, New York |
Publication date | 1976 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 238 pp. (hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | 0-394-46536-9 |
| OCLC | 1694191 |
| 813/.5/4 | |
| LC Class | ML65 .S34 |
The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach (1807–1742)? is a book by Prof. Peter Schickele chronicling the life of fictitious composer P. D. Q. Bach.
Table of Contents[edit]
- Dedication
- Preface
- Preface to the English Language Edition
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Author's Note
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Contents
- I. P.D.Q. Bach's Background: Cause or Effect?
- Early Infancy (1742–1745)
- Late Infancy (1745–1766)
- The Lost Years (1766–1777)
- The Turning Point (1777)
- II. The World of P.D.Q. Bach: A Pictorial Essay
- III. Man or Myth?: In Search of P.D.Q. Bach
- IV. "Such a Horrid Clang": An Annotated Catalogue of the Music of P.D.Q. Bach
- The Initial Plunge
- The Soused Period
- Contrition
- Undiscovered Works
- Appendices
- A. A Map of P.D.Q. Bach's Travels
- B. A Map of P.D.Q. Bach's Public Performances
- C. Charles Burney's Account of His Visit to Wein-am-Rhein in 1788
- D. Bibliography
- E. Analysis of the Two-Part Contraption
- F. Discography
- G. Glossary of Unusual Instruments Used by P.D.Q. Bach
- H. The Bach Family Tree
- Index
Publication history[edit]
- 1976, US, Random House, ISBN 0-394-46536-9, Pub date April 1976, Hardcover
- 1977, US, Random House, ISBN 0-394-73409-2, Pub date 12 August 1977, Paperback
- 1996, US, Highbridge Audio, ISBN 1-56511-146-X, Pub date 1 June 1996, Audiobook