The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach

The Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach (1807–1742)? is a book by Prof. Peter Schickele chronicling the life of fictitious composer P. D. Q. Bach.

Table of Contents

• Dedication
• Preface
• Preface to the English Language Edition
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Author's Note
• Acknowledgements
• Table of Contents
• I. P.D.Q. Bach's Background: Cause or Effect?
  1. Early Infancy (1742–1745)
  2. Late Infancy (1745–1766)
  3. The Lost Years (1766–1777)
  4. The Turning Point (1777)
• II. The World of P.D.Q. Bach: A Pictorial Essay
• III. Man or Myth?: In Search of P.D.Q. Bach
• IV. "Such a Horrid Clang": An Annotated Catalogue of the Music of P.D.Q. Bach
  1. The Initial Plunge
  2. The Soused Period
  3. Contrition
  4. Undiscovered Works
• Appendices

  A. A Map of P.D.Q. Bach's Travels

  B. A Map of P.D.Q. Bach's Public Performances

  C. Charles Burney's Account of His Visit to Wein-am-Rhein in 1788

  D. Bibliography

  E. Analysis of the Two-Part Contraption

  F. Discography

  G. Glossary of Unusual Instruments Used by P.D.Q. Bach

  H. The Bach Family Tree

• Index

Publication history

• 1976, US, Random House, ISBN 0-394-46536-9, Pub date April 1976, Hardcover
• 1977, US, Random House, ISBN 0-394-73409-2, Pub date 12 August 1977, Paperback
• 1996, US, Highbridge Audio, ISBN 1-565-11146-X, Pub date 1 June 1996, Audiobook

External links

• The Peter Schickele/P.D.Q. Bach Homepage