The name's Bach ... P.D.Q. Bach. Which is to the iconic composer what Austin Powers in "Goldmember" is to 007 in "Goldfinger." Affectionate, satirical lunacy. "It's a tragic farce," says Marek ...

P.D.Q.'s first work performed onstage in 1965 was called "Concerto For Horn And Hartart." An album was released that same year, launching a parody mini-empire that ended up eclipsing Schickele's more ...

BIANCULLI: But Peter Schickele was best known for concocting, presenting and performing the works of P.D.Q. Bach, whom Schickele claimed was the youngest and oddest of Johann Sebastian Bach's 20-odd ...

PETER SCHICKELE: Well, hello there, everybody. This is your friendly professor, Peter Schickele. BIANCULLI: The composer, musician, author and comedian Peter Schickele died last week. He was 88 years ...