Peter Schickele
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- July 17, 1935
- Died
- January 16, 2024 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Ames, Iowa, USA
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).
Known For
Silent Running
The Man Who Saved the World
Where the Wild Things Are
Oh! Calcutta!
Funnyman
Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders
The Captain and Tennille
In The Night Kitchen
Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories
P.D.Q. Bach: The Abduction of Figaro
'Silent Running': A Discussion With Bruce Dern 'Lowell Freeman'
Horowitz in Dublin
Filmography
No Turning Back: Scoring Silent Running
Movie · Music
'Silent Running': A Discussion With Bruce Dern 'Lowell Freeman'
Movie · Music
Douglas Trumbull: Then and Now
Movie · Music
'Silent Running' By Director Douglas Trumbull
Movie · Sound
P.D.Q. Bach: The Abduction of Figaro
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Man Who Saved the World
Movie · Music
Where the Wild Things Are
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Hanuman and the Five Kamen Riders
Movie · Music
Horowitz in Dublin
Movie · Original Music Composer
Oh! Calcutta!
Movie · Original Music Composer
Silent Running
Movie · Original Music Composer
Funnyman
Movie · Original Music Composer
Israel: The Story of the Jewish People
Movie · Music