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Publication date
  
1976

Dewey Decimal
  
813/.5/4

Author
  
Peter Schickele

OCLC
  
1694191

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Language
  
English

ISBN
  
0-394-46536-9

Originally published
  
1976

Country
  
United States of America

Genres
  
Biography, Music

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Media type
  
Print (Hardcover & Paperback)

Pages
  
238 pp. (hardcover edition)

Publishers
  
Random House, New York City

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.

Contents

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?
    1. Early Infancy (1742–1745)
    2. Late Infancy (1745–1766)
    3. The Lost Years (1766–1777)
    4. 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
    1. The Initial Plunge
    2. The Soused Period
    3. Contrition
    4. 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

    • References

    The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach Wikipedia
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