The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach
{{Short description|Book by Peter Schickele}}
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| publisher = Random House, New York
| release_date = 1976
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| pages = 238 pp. (hardcover edition)
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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
- 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
- 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
External links
- [http://www.schickele.com The Peter Schickele/P.D.Q. Bach Homepage]
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