Grammy Award-Winning Composer Peter Schickele Dies at 88

Best Known for His Musical Parody Character P.D.Q. Bach, Schickele Leaves a Legacy of Over 100 Compositions

Peter Schickele, a Grammy Award-winning composer and humorist known for his creation of the fictional P.D.Q. Bach, has died at 88.
Schickele's health had been in decline following infections last fall.
Throughout his career, Schickele composed more than 100 symphonic, choral, solo instrumental and chamber works.
Despite his serious compositions, Schickele was best known for his comedic alter ego, P.D.Q. Bach, a character he used to parody classical music.
Schickele's P.D.Q. Bach shows were a blend of faux-history and jokes, and his P.D.Q. Bach repertoire fills more than a dozen albums.