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Peter Schickele

1935–2024 · Ames, Iowa, USA

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Biography

Peter Schickele (July 17, 1935 – January 16, 2024) was an American bassoonist and composer. He created fictional composer P. D. Q. Bach, which earned him four consecutive Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album (1990 - 1993).

Sound 12

2020s

  1. 2020

    No Turning Back: Scoring Silent Running

    Music

2000s

  1. 2002

    'Silent Running': A Discussion With Bruce Dern 'Lowell Freeman'

    Music

  2. Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now

    Music

  3. 'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull

    Sound

1980s

  1. 1984

    P.D.Q. Bach: The Abduction of Figaro

    Original Music Composer

  2. 1982

    The Man Who Saved the World

    Music

1970s

  1. 1975

    Where the Wild Things Are

    Original Music Composer, Conductor

  2. Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders

    Music

  3. 1973

    Horowitz in Dublin

    Original Music Composer

  4. 1972

    Oh! Calcutta!

    Original Music Composer

1960s

  1. 1967

    Funnyman

    Original Music Composer

Acted in 2

2000s

  1. 2006

    P.D.Q. Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem!

    Professor Peter Schickele

  2. 2001

    Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories

    Movie

Wrote 1

2000s

  1. 2006

    P.D.Q. Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem!

    Writer

Appearances5

2000s

  1. 2000

    The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued

    Self

1980s

  1. 1987

    In The Night Kitchen

    Narrator

  2. 1984

    P.D.Q. Bach: The Abduction of Figaro

    Himself (Orchestra Conductor)