Sound
Peter Schickele
Born 1935-07-17 · Ames, Iowa, USA
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).
Acting credits
NRA documentary on the making of Fantasia 2000.
The Fantasia Legacy: Fantasia Continued
2000
8.0Mickey 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
6.7Part 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
NRRecorded concert movie chronicling many of the works of P.D.Q. Bach
P.D.Q. Bach in Houston: We Have a Problem!
2006
7.5Chorus, Corpse de Ballet, Orchestra of the Minnesota Opera, the Whole Schmeer, under the direction of Professor Peter Schickele. Based on several of Mozart's most famous Operas including The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi Fan Tutti and making fun of everything from Star Wars to the Maltese Falcon this is an Opera only PDQ Bach could have written.
P.D.Q. Bach: The Abduction of Figaro
1984