Before the creation of this Web site, The Peter Schickele Rag was the
best way to find out the latest news about Peter Schickele and his activities.
This “small but modest newsletter” was generally published twice a year and
contained touring information, crosspuzz wordles, photos, and other
entertainment, kind of like this Web site except that it was sent by post to
discerning subscribers. While the news contained within them may be no
longer the latest, it may be still of interest to historians and collectors.
Several issues have sold out, never to be seen again, but the remaining issues of The
Peter Schickele Rag are available at a cost of $1.25 each. The
following descriptions can help you choose issues of interest.
Issue
Contents
Price
1. Summer 1979
Rounds: Welcome to the First Issue, The
Peter Schickele Rag, People Write Me, So Enjoy. Photos: Prof. Schickele at the
pianoforte. News: record releases, Abduction of Figaro
commission. Miscellaneous: Crossword puzzle.
Pictogram.
Sold Out!
2. Autumn 1979
Rounds: Here I Am, Tell Me, Canone
a 3 voci boozi. Other Music:
Signature Theme.
Photo: “Occupied”. News:
1980 Touring Schedule, new record releases, preview of NY concerts, recent
publications, Hornsmoke on TV. Miscellaneous: A
Well-Defined Puzzle. “A Memorable Fancy.”
$1.25
3. Spring 1980
Canons: The Brothers Joad, Johann
Sebastian Bach (original version), Now I Was Born in
Iowa. Photos: several sets of 25˘ photo booth
pictures. Miscellaneous: Crossword Puzzle.
Attention French Horn Players.
$1.25
4. Fall 1980
Music: Gigging on the Go. Photo:
Card shark. News: 1981 Touring Schedule, preview of NY
concerts, the singer on Pentangle, newly published publications, honorary
doctorate, error in Definitive Biography. Miscellaneous:
Crossword puzzle. Parnassus.
$1.25
5. Spring 1981
Employee of the Month: William Walters. News:
new publications, population of Hoople, Liebelieder Polkas
released. Photos: from the Polkas photo
session, and lots of Mr. Walters. Miscellaneous:
Crossword puzzle, “obscure, but devious”, instructions for Gigging on the Go.
$1.25
6. Fall 1981
Music: You Ask Me How I Feel, When My
Daddy Decided. Art: lots of Russ Ryan
drawings. News: 1981 Touring Schedule, preview of NY
concerts, new publications, Irving Berlin piano explanation. Miscellaneous:
Crossword puzzle, Graffiti from Los Angeles.
$1.25
7. Spring 1982
Employee of the Month: John Ferrante. News:
Fall 1982 Touring Schedule, Chamber Music Northwest concert, Music
You Can’t Get Out Of Your Head released, new publications. Photos:
lots of Mr. Ferrante or his brother. Miscellaneous:
Crossword puzzle.
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8. Fall 1982
Photo: keeping fit while making music. News:
Winter 1982 Touring Schedule, preview of NY concerts, P.D.Q. Bach ski
cap. Miscellaneous: Downtown area. Note:
This issue originally contained a flexible recording on John Ferrante
singing Rossini, Purcell, Hahn, and Quilter.
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9. Spring 1983
Canon: The Charlotte Letter. Photos:
gallery of miscellaneous photos. News: other recordings
available. Miscellaneous: two interlocking crossword
puzzles in one.
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10. Fall 1983
Introducing: David Oei. Photos: large
flute through head picture, lots of or by Mr. Oei. News:
1983-1984 Touring Schedule, preview of NY concerts and Abduction of Figaro
performances, A Little Nightmare Music on LP, P.D.Q. Bach now
on cassette. Miscellaneous: Crossword puzzle, “What is it getting?”,
“A Memorable Fancy.”
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11. Spring 1984
Art: many drawings of Schickele made by audience members
and others. News: new publications, P.D.Q. Bach in
London. Miscellaneous: Crossword puzzle.
$1.25
12. Fall 1984
Round: Dona Nobis Pacem. News:
Winter 1985 Touring Schedule, recent publications, Bestiary and
Quartet recording, Abduction of Figaro to air on PBS,
another London concert, New England Conservatory commission. Miscellaneous:
The Intimate P.D.Q. Bach Crossword Puzzle.
$1.25
13. Spring 1985
Round: Woe is the Singer. News:
Fall 1985 Touring Schedule, publication of Happy Birthday
Bach. Pictures: Happy Birthday Bach
and Bach family picture. Miscellaneous: Happy Birthday
Crossword Puzzle. Grand Contest. 1950 Article by Frank
Sullivan on Johann Wolfgang Hermann Bach.
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14. Winter 1985
Rounds: In My Experience, Results of the
Contest. Photos: Another series of photo booth
pictures and other miscellany. News: Winter 1986
Touring Schedule, preview of NY concerts and Oedipus Tex premiere. Miscellaneous:
Crossword puzzle. Results of the contest. A quote from a
future Web site designer. The words to A Consort of Choral
Christmas Carols. “Why is this man unhappy?”, “In praise of music.”
$1.25
15. Summer 1986
Round: If Music. Photos:
Jeff Ehrhart’s Ravel Agencies. News: preview of the new
edition of The Intimate P.D.Q. Bach show, The Abduction
of Figaro on videotape. Miscellaneous: Crossword
puzzle, “How To, Brute?”
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16. Winter 1986
Pictures: many sheep-related pictures. News:
Winter 1987 Touring Schedule, Far Away From Here, and Scenes From Breughel, preview of NY concerts. Miscellaneous:
Crossword puzzle, more sheep stuff.
$1.25
17. Summer 1987
Round: Here We Have An Issue. Art:
drawing and calligraphy that people have sent in. News:
Spring Serenade recording available. Miscellaneous:
Crossword puzzle, statements found on insurance forms, quotes from grade
school essays on classical music.
$1.25
18. Winter 1987
Photos: many more series of photo booth pictures. News:
Winter 1988 Touring Schedule, preview of NY concerts, new commissions,
premieres, recordings, and commissioned discoveries. Miscellaneous:
Crossword puzzle.
$1.25
19. Summer 1988
Round: Maria. Photos:
concert band of Central High in Fargo, ND 1952, trip to France. Miscellaneous:
Crossword puzzle, more quotes from grade school essays on classical music,
Gerald Tarack’s “English” synopsis of Carmen, request for
knock-knock jokes and long words.
$1.25
20. Fall 1988
Employee of the Month: Dana Kruger. Pictures:
Lots of Ms. Kruger. News: Winter 1989 Touring Schedule,
preview of NY concerts, three books contributed to. Miscellaneous:
Crossword puzzle, follow-up on knock-knock jokes.
$1.25
21. Spring 1989
Photos: Thanksgiving Turkey, Smothers Brothers TV
appearance. News: Cleveland Thanksgiving Turkey
concerts, 1712 Overture CD released, New York Bassoon Quartet
LP now available, new commissions, premieres, publications,
composer-in-residencies, commissioned discovery, remarkable operatic
production. Miscellaneous: Crossword puzzle, attempts
to use word processor and computer music notation.
$1.25
22. Fall 1989
Poetry: rhyming relentlessly. Art:
miscellaneous photos and drawing. News: Winter 1990
Touring Schedule, Composer’s Showcase series, 1712 Overture CD
on the Billboard charts. Miscellaneous: Crossword
puzzle, The Rag’s 10th anniversary, “logosological
breakthrough”, Jeff Ehrhart’s Travel.
$1.25
23. Spring 1990
Art: drawings by Larry Benz of Calliope. News:
Fall 1990 Touring Schedule, Grammy Award, Where the Wild Things
Are videotape, Tyrannosaurus Rex on CD, commissions,
premieres, publications, composer in residence, the end of the tour. Miscellaneous:
Crossword puzzle, hitman haiku, uses of the letters “P. D. Q.,”
Lawrence Widdoes P. D. Q. Bach boarder.
$1.25
24. Fall 1990
Features: letters from students after a visit to an elementary
school, viola jokes, quotes from Eugene Ormandy. Art: miscellaneous music-related artwork. News:
April through June 1991 appearances. Miscellaneous:
Crossword puzzle, “This is nonsense up
with which I will not put,” “Feral powder rooms.”
$1.25
26. Spring 1994
Feature: the report from the FBI’s investigation in Peter
Schickele. Photos: Bassoon road signs. News:
1994 Touring Schedule, Schickele Mix radio station list. Miscellaneous:
Crossword puzzle, “Crime report”, “Signs of our
times”, “Management interns’ final examination.”
$1.25
27. Fall 1995
Feature: collection of lists, including “you are a
redneck if...,” “Musician’s Math Quiz,” “How you can
tell when it’s going to be a rotten day,” “music
education”, “ten nicknames of works used by musicians,” “actual statements found on insurance forms.”
News:
1996 Touring Schedule, preview of NY concerts, two new P.D.Q. Bach
recordings, another season of Schickele Mix. Miscellaneous:
Crossword puzzle.
$1.25
28. Fall 1996
Feature: list of lists, including “The All-New
National Endowment for the Arts Application for Funding,” “In
praise of Syntax (more items from the world of advertising),” quotes
from Lawrence Welk. News: 1997 Touring Schedule,
preview of NY concerts, recent publications, lots of new CD’s. Miscellaneous:
Crossword puzzle, “Olive Free Library,” “Best Street
Advertisement I’ve Seen in a While,” house manager’s report, Roman
Senate complaint.
$1.25
29. Fall 1997
Feature: “The No Bell, No Prize Awards,”
including “Best Investigative Reporting,” “Worst
Slogan,” “News Item Most Worthy of a Separate Box,” “Best, If Least Convincing, Hoax,”
“Best Hollywood Biopic,” “Worst Mixing of Sensory Metaphors.”
News:
1998 Touring Schedule (world premieres). Miscellaneous:
Crossword puzzle, “Words of Note,” “What Exactly Is, Or
Are, The Blues?,” “You might be a theory geek if....”
$1.25
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