Oedipus Tex

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Oedipus Tex is a satirical Western-themed oratorio by P. D. Q. Bach that follows the adventures of Oedipus Tex ("you may have heard of my brother Rex") in Thebes Gulch.

[edit] Structure

Oedipus Tex is a dramatic oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra with the following scenes.

• I. Prologue: "Tragedy"

Recitative: "Well"

• II. Aria with chorus: "Howdy there"

Recitative: "And it wasn't long"

• III. Duet with chorus: "My heart"

Recitative: "But"

• IV. Aria: "You murdered your father"

Recitative: "When Billie Jo heard"

• V. Aria with chorus: "Goodbye"

Recitative: "When Oedipus heard"

• VI. Chorus and Finale

Performers:

• Professor Peter Schickele, conductor, bass
• The Greater Hoople Area Off-Season Philharmonic, Newton Wayland, conductor
• The Okay Chorale
• Grandmaster Flab and the Hoople Funkharmonic
• Pamela South, soprano (Billie Jo Casta)
• Dana Krueger, mezzo-soprano (Madame Peep)
• Frank Kelley, tenor
• Brice Andrus, horn

[edit] References

• The Peter Schickele/ P.D.Q. Bach Webpage
• Amazon.com page