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Portrait of P.D.Q. Bach (Vanguard CD-79399, LP-79399): An audio portrait consisting of three works of P.D.Q. Bach, each one representing a different milieu in which the composer spent some time, plus Prof. Schickele’s own quotation piece Eine Kleine Nichtmusik.
Performers
- The New York Pick-Up Ensemble, Professor Peter Schickele, conductor
- John Ferrante, bargain counter tenor
- Harris Poor, basso blotto
- Ransom Wilson and Diva Goodfriend-Koven, tape recorders, hand flutes, corrugahorn, nose flutes
- Early Anderson, trombonus interruptus
- Duh Brooklyn Boys Chorus, James McCarthy, director
- John Solum, flute
- Leonard Arner, oboe
- Lorin Glickman, bassoon
- Theodore Weis, trumpet
- William G. Brown, French horn
- Neal Di Biase, trombone
Track Listing
[1] Introduction
Missa Hilarious, S. N2O (P.D.Q. Bach)
[2] Yriekay
[3] Gloria
[4] Credo
[5] Sanctus
[6] Angus Dei
[7] Introduction
[8] Eine Kleine Nichtmusik (Prof. Schickele)
Allegro
Romanze
Menuetto
Rondo (Allegro)
[9] Introduction
[10] Echo Sonata for Two Unfriendly Groups of Instruments, S. 9999999999 (P.D.Q. Bach)
[11] Introduction
[12] A Consort of Choral Christmas Carols, S. 359 (P.D.Q. Bach)
Throw the Yule Log On, Uncle John
O Little Town of Hackensack
Good King Kong Looked Out
Lyrics
The lyrics for A Consort of Choral Christmas Carols featured on this album are printed in their entirety on a separate lyrics page to enable listeners to follow along and better understand what is being sung, even when everybody’s singing different things at the same time.
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