Peter Schickele, a Grammy Award-winning composer and wry humorist who presented himself as the world’s leading authority on the rule-fracturing P.D.Q. Bach, the “last and least” of J.S. Bach’s musical ...

» EXPRESS: How did the idea for the festival come about? » SCHICKELE: Well, it was Leonard’s idea, actually. He’s got a great sense of humor, and for a well-known conductor, he’s unusually willing to ...

Peter Schickele, whose comedic parodies of classical music overshadowed his own strengths as a serious composer, died Tuesday at his home in Bearsville, N.Y. at 88. His daughter confirmed the death ...

Schickele, claiming to be a musicologist, would perform premieres of newly unearthed works by P.D.Q. Bach, works which demonstrated both Schickele's talents as a composer and arranger and his ...

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 ...