Sound

Peter Schickele

Born — Died

1935-07-17 — 2024-01-16

Place of birth

Ames, Iowa, USA

Known for

Sound

Credits

8 titles

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

The Mike Douglas Show poster
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The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Captain and Tennille poster
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Hosted by the chart-topping husband and wife team, this 1976-1977 television variety series features a mix of hit music and comedy.

The Captain and Tennille

1976

The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued poster
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A documentary on the making of Fantasia 2000.

The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued

2000

In The Night Kitchen poster
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Mickey falls through the dark into the Night Kitchen where three fat bakers are making the morning cake and so begins an intoxicating dream fantasy in this animated short adaptation of Maurice Sendak's 1970 Caldecott Honor children's picture book.

In The Night Kitchen

1987

Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories poster
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Part of the Scholastic Video Collection, "Where the Wild Things Are... and other Maurice Sendak Stories" brings 3 Maurice Sendak stories to life on the screen. 1- Where the Wild Things Are (Music and Narration by Peter Schickele) 2- The Nutshell Kids (Charming Poems set to music including "Alligators All Around", "Pierre", "One Was Johnny", and "Chicken Soup With Rice") 3- In The Night Kitchen (Narrated by Peter Schickele)

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

2001

P.D.Q. Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem! poster
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Recorded concert movie chronicling many of the works of P.D.Q. Bach

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

2006

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