Schickele, Peter

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Composed 1975. First performance Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, 5 May 1975, The Mostovoy Soloists, Peter Schickele conductor, John Ferrante counter tenor.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Maiden on the moor lay : for counter tenor or contralto and chamber orchestra / Peter Schickele ; text, anonymous English, 14th cent. ; translation [by] Brian Stone. [1975] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54053621

Composed 1958. Awarded Honorable Mention by Gershwin Memorial Foundation, March 1959.--Cf. Fleisher Collection.

From the description of Invention for orchestra / Peter Schickele. 1958. (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 54053618

Moved to Fargo, N.D. in 1947 with his family, his father, Dr. Rainier Schickele taught at North Dakota Agricultural College. Attended Fargo Central High School, graduating in 1954. Graduate of Juilliard School of Music, also a freelance composer. He created a fictional composer named P.D.Q. Bach and presents musical programs based on this charcter. Lives in Bronx, New York City.

From the description of Collection, 1960-1979. (North Dakota State University Library). WorldCat record id: 30330802

Composed in gratitude for the hospitality of Swarthmore College student hosts, Charles A. Miller (bassoonist) and Victor W. Ludewig (flautist). The composer's name on the manuscript is John Peters, a pseudonym for Peter Schickele.

From the description of Four pieces for flute and bassoon : in return for rooming privileges / John Peters [Peter Schickele] [1958 or 1959] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 672336415

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Schickele, Peter. String quartet no. 2 / Peter Schickele. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Schickele, Peter. Serenade for eleven instruments (fl, ob, cl, hn, bsn, 2 vlns, vla, vc, cb & piano) / Peter Schickele. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Hoving, Lucas. "Girl's dance" from "Suite for a summer's day" / choreographer: Lucas Hoving ; composer: Peter Schickele ; notated by Ellen Tittler [and Beatrice Lamb], Juilliard May 1963. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Carson, Wesley. Performance hour [sound recording]. University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library
referencedIn Persichetti, Vincent, 1915-1987. Vincent Persichetti papers, 1901-1996 (bulk 1930-1987) New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Swan, Alfred J. (Alfred Julius), 1890-1970. Papers of Alfred J. Swan collected by his student John Davison, 1894-1955. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Lowd, Stephanie. Performance hour [sound recording]. University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library
creatorOf Guelph Spring Festival Archives. Contracts and agreements, program outline, promotional materials, corresp., concerning presentation of P. D. Q. Bach "An Evening of Madness" with P. Schickele and C. Evens, 1978 - performance file. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Kalyn, James. Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble [sound recording]. University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Semans Library
creatorOf Schickele, Peter. Collection, 1960-1979. North Dakota State University Library
creatorOf Schickele, Peter. On this plain of mist : cantata on Japanese poems for women's chorus, marimba, and bass clarinet : 1961 / Peter Schickele. The Juilliard School, Lila Acheson Wallace Library
creatorOf Schickele, Peter. Four pieces for flute and bassoon : in return for rooming privileges / John Peters [Peter Schickele] [1958 or 1959] Swarthmore College, McCabe Library
referencedIn Atkins, Irene Kahn, 1922-. Major figures in American music [S-Z] : [oral history]. Yale University Library
creatorOf Guelph Spring Festival Archives. P. D. Q. Bach "An Evening of Musical Madness / conducted by Clifford Evens, May 12, 1978 - house program. University of Guelph. McLaughlin Library
creatorOf Schickele, Peter. Invention for orchestra / Peter Schickele. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
creatorOf Schickele, Peter. Maiden on the moor lay : for counter tenor or contralto and chamber orchestra / Peter Schickele ; text, anonymous English, 14th cent. ; translation [by] Brian Stone. Free Library of Philadelphia, Parkway Central Library
referencedIn Juilliard School. Biographical files, [ca. 1920]-1987. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
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associatedWith Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.) corporateBody
associatedWith Guelph Spring Festival Archives. corporateBody
associatedWith Guelph Spring Festival Archives. corporateBody
associatedWith Juilliard School. corporateBody
correspondedWith Persichetti, Vincent, 1915-1987. person
associatedWith Stone, Brian. person
associatedWith Swan, Alfred J. (Alfred Julius), 1890-1970. person
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Fargo (N.D.)
Moorhead (Minn.)
North Dakota--Fargo
Minnesota--Moorhead
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Bassoon and flute music
Cantatas, Secular (Women's voices) with instrumental ensemble
Choruses, Secular (Women's voices) with instrumental ensemble
Concerts
Humorous music
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Music
Orchestral music
Songs (High voice) with chamber orchestra
Songs (Low voice) with chamber orchestra
String quartets
Suites (Instrumental ensemble)
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