The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach

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.

The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach

Author	Prof. Peter Schickele
Language	English
Genre	Biography, Music
Publisher	Random House, New York
Publication date	1976
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages	238 pp. (hardcover edition)
ISBN	0-394-46536-9
OCLC	1694191
Dewey Decimal	813/.5/4
LC Class	ML65 .S34

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

External links

• The Peter Schickele/P.D.Q. Bach Homepage