Peter Schickele’s P.D.Q. Bach Jekyll & Hyde Tour
March 3, 2010
A hysterically irreverent examination of the world of classical music as seen through the eyes of Johann Sebastian Bach’s long-forgotten relative, P.D.Q. Bach, and Peter Schickele. Relish such P.D.Q. classics as the recently discovered Four Next-to-Last Songs and the heart-rendering Shepherd on the Rocks, With a Twist, which features Prof. Schickele playing the tromboon (a cross between a trombone and a bassoon). The Jekyll—or is it Hyde?—part of the program features songs by Peter Schickele, including the notorious rock ‘n’ roll settings of famous Shakespeare speeches, as heard on Garrison Keillor’s A Prairie Home Companion.
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P.D.Q. BACH AND PETER SCHICKELE: THE JEKYLL AND HYDE TOUR
Professor Peter Schickele, enabler
Assisted by
Michèle Eaton, soprano
David Düsing, tenor
William Walters, Manager of the Stage
Program
From LITTLE NOTEBOOK FOR “PIGGY” BACH, S. 3 Little
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P.D.Q. Bach
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(1807-1742)?
1. Minuet in 3D Major
2. Chorale Prelude: “Scintilla, Scintilla”
3. Dance of the Various Body Parts
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FOUR NEXT-TO-LAST SONGS, S. Ω-1
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P.D.Q. Bach
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Bach
1. Das kleines Birdie
2. Der Cowboykönig
3. Gretchen and Spincycle
4. Es war ein dark und shtormy Night
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SHEPARD ON THE ROCKS, WITH A TWIST, S. 12 to 1
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P.D.Q. Bach
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Intermission
THREE CANONS
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Peter Schickele
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(b. 1935)
Hedi McKinley
The Brothers Joad
D’Indy’s Turkey
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THREE SONGS
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Peter Schickele
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Dear, If You Change (anonymous lyrics)
Blue Window
If You Will Try It
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ROUNDS
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P.D.Q. Bach
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The Mule
P.D.Q. 3-Step Crab Dinner
O Serpent
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TWO FOR THE ROAD
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Peter Schickele
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Cyndi
Songs from Shakespeare
Macbeth’s Soliloquy
Hamlet’s Soliloquy
The Three Witches from “Macbeth”
Juliet’s Soliloquy
Funeral Oration from “Julius Caesar”
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